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The Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, gave a statement to the House of Commons on criminal justice in England & Wales.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has announced new measures that will allow the government to rent prison cells overseas to ensure dangerous offenders can be locked up for longer.
More than 750 graduates have now swapped university halls for prison walls as demand for the Unlocked Graduates scheme reached new heights.
Hundreds of victims of domestic abuse will be better protected as perpetrators who still pose a risk once they are released from prison will be made to wear electronic monitoring tags.
Cowardly criminals who try to evade the final moment of justice will be ordered into the dock to attend their sentencing – and will face longer behind bars if they refuse to appear.
Inquiry will cover actions of police, prosecutors and appeals review body.
The Crown Court will work at maximum capacity for the third year running to reduce waiting times to deliver access to justice, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has today (11 August 2023) announced.
We are stepping up action to support regulatory action and prosecution of unscrupulous lawyers, with a new dedicated taskforce and tougher sentences.
Wrongly convicted people will no longer face having “saved living costs” deducted from compensation payments following an update to guidance made today (Sunday 6 August).
Victims of rape and sexual violence will be better supported following a £26 million investment in specialist services across England and Wales announced today (3 August).
The Lord Chancellor has written to the Chair of the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority following the Mail’s investigation.
Controlling ex-partners who lash out at the end of their relationship will face longer than ever behind bars under new government plans to tackle domestic homicide.
At this annual event for HM Judges the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP spoke about the importance of the rule of law both internationally and domestically.
Government delivers on pledge to return number of cases reaching court to 2016 levels.
Justice Secretary to join international efforts to assist Ukraine in re-building of justice system.
The United Kingdom and Japan have signed the first-ever Memorandum of Cooperation on Justice issues in Tokyo today (6 July 2023).
One million pleas have now been made online in the criminal courts since 2014, helping to speed up the processing of minor crimes.
HMP Fosse Way opens - key milestone in 20,000-place building programme.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a Lord Justice of Appeal to serve as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of a new Chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales.
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