Skip to main content
  1. Home

News and communications

Skip to results

560 results

Skip to results
560 results sorted by Updated (newest)
From Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
  • Search begins to find best organisations to tackle high reoffending rates

    A competition was launched today with more than 700 organisations from across the world looking to turn offenders’ lives around, as part of an annual £450 million package of rehabilitation contracts across England and Wales.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Legal Aid cheats to have cars seized to pay costs

    From today criminals who deliberately cheat the system and leave taxpayers to foot their legal aid bill, despite being able to pay, face having their cars seized.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New appointments to Youth Justice Board

    Four new board members have been appointed to the Youth Justice Board with effect from July 2013.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP - Judges Dinner 2013

    Speech given by Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 70 resettlement prisons announced for England and Wales

    A crucial step forward in transforming the way offenders are rehabilitated was mapped out today as Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced a nationwide network of resettlement prisons.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Justice Secretary updates on competitive tendering for criminal legal aid

    Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has written to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee on competitive tendering for criminal legal aid.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New prison creates major boost to Welsh economy

    The Justice Secretary has announced that a new prison that could hold around 2,000 prisoners will be built in north Wales, delivering a significant and rapid investment to the Welsh economy.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family mediation video launched

    We have launched a public information video to help raise awareness of how family mediation can help separating couples.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Crime in Context speech

    Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP's 'Crime in Context’ speech.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mentoring Scheme reduces reoffending

    A scheme to mentor and rehabilitate prisoners sentenced to less than 12 months has reduced re-conviction rates, figures published today show.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reappointment of Independent Assessor of Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice

    Dame Janet Smith DBE has been reappointed as the Independent Assessor of Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice – a position she has held since July 2011.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 12 months supervision for all prisoners on release

    Radical reforms to the way criminals are rehabilitated will mean every offender leaving prison must serve a minimum of 12 months under supervision in the community.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grayling: No more using judicial review as a cheap delaying tactic

    The culture of using meritless judicial review applications to delay immigration decisions and hold up development will be attacked by new controls announced today by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Toughening up prisoner privileges

    Major new changes to the way prisoners receive privileges will be implemented over the next six months.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greater protection for homeowners from today

    Greater protection for homeowners as the Crime and Courts Bill gains Royal Assent.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Action on time-wasting judicial reviews

    New controls will tackle the soaring number of judicial review applications being made in England and Wales.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Education in the youth estate

    Education should be at the heart of the youth justice system, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said in a keynote speech.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making legal aid fairer for taxpayers - consultation launched

    Plans to improve public confidence in the legal aid system, tackle towering bills and make the system more efficient.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making legal aid fairer for the taxpayer

    Plans to boost public confidence in the legal aid system and tackle towering bills have today been put out to consultation.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Justice Data Lab launched

    A pioneering new service giving charities and voluntary organisations more information about what works to reduce reoffending has launched.

    • Updated:

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government