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The government will invest a further £4 million to tackle the scourge of knife crime, the Home Secretary has announced.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has today summoned the Chinese Ambassador Zheng Zeguang following allegations of foreign interference on UK soil, contrary to the National Security Act 2023.
The government will place 6 new synthetic opioids under the strictest level of control.
Legal and technology professionals on opposite sides of the world are set to benefit from bolstered connections between the UK and Australia through the UK Government’s GREAT Legal Services campaign’s latest programme of eve…
Prisoners who break the rules while behind bars face new community payback-style punishments like repair work and litter picking, under tough prison rules to be set out this week.
Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk congratulated winners at the Times Law Awards 2024.
Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure collapsed.
More female offenders than ever recorded before are in work 6 months after their release from prison as a direct result of government action – cutting crime and keeping the public safe.
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved that the tenure of Colin Allars, as Chair of Gov Facilities Services Limited, can be extended.
Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.
International law must remain in lockstep with the changing 21st century world and the needs of citizens or face irrelevance the Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, will stress to the G7’s justice leaders today (9 May 2024).
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kerry Smith as our new Assistant Chief Constable (ACC).
First-of-its-kind counselling and 24/7 support for jurors following difficult cases.
The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the reappointment of Dr Gary Kildare as a lay member of the Legal Services Board.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
A new document focusing on the forthcoming tender and content of the 2025 contract.
The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the reappointments of Helen Jones, Professor Eileen Munro and Rohan Sivanandan as members of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service Board.
A bogus immigration lawyer with no licence to practise has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for exploiting at least 19 victims for huge financial gain.
Recruitment for new Chief Inspector of HMCPSI launched.
PC Ady Bebb successfully broke the Guinness World Record for ‘Fastest Marathon dressed as a Road Vehicle’ during the London Marathon recently.
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