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From The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
  • Magistrates’ Courts given more power to tackle backlog

    Magistrates are to have their sentencing powers increased in order to reduce pressure on the Crown Courts and speed up justice, it was confirmed today (18 January 2022).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Family mediation scheme to help thousands more parents

    Thousands more separating parents will avoid stressful courtroom battles as the Government boosts its landmark family mediation scheme with an additional £1.3 million.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Recruitment drive to ensure offenders pay back for their crimes

    Extra 500 staff to oversee 3 million more hours of Community Payback each year.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Video-witnessed wills legalisation extended

    Extension gives vulnerable people peace of mind that their wills will be legally-recognised.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Domestic abuse victims in England and Wales to be given more time to report assaults

    New measures targeted directly at keeping women and girls safer will be added to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill today (4 January) the Government has announced.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New Queen’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor

    Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 101 new Queen's Counsel.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plan to reform Human Rights Act

    The Human Rights Act will be revised under plans unveiled by the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab today (14 December).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Landmark reforms for victims

    Victims of crime will be better heard, served and protected under wide ranging reforms set out by the government today (9 December 2021).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New prison strategy to rehabilitate offenders and cut crime

    White Paper sets out path to modern, innovative jails that protect the public and reform prisoners.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Tougher penalties for child cruelty through ‘Tony’s Law’

    Child abusers will face more time behind bars after the Government confirmed plans to increase the maximum penalties for a range of cruelty offences.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government to introduce 'Harper’s Law'

    Emergency workers will receive greater protection from violent criminals after the Government confirmed ‘Harper’s Law’ would be added to the statute book.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Offenders to be banned from drinking to cut alcohol-fuelled crime

    Offenders released from prison face being banned from drinking from today (17 November 2021) under world-first plans to curb alcohol-fuelled crime.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plan to help families access Child Trust Funds

    Proposed new scheme to help families access funds belonging to loved ones who lack mental capacity without need to go to court.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Immediate action to improve Oakhill

    Prisons Minister Victoria Atkins has today (11 November 2021) outlined urgent action to address ‘unacceptable’ failings at a secure training centre run by G4S.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Deputy Prime Minister attends topping out ceremony for new prison at Glen Parva

    The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, spoke at a ceremony to mark the last phase of major construction work at the new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire – about his plans for state-of-…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK’s greenest and most innovative prison unveiled

    Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has unveiled the greenest and most innovative jail in the country.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Largest funding increase in more than a decade for justice system

    Victims, courts and prisons will benefit from the Ministry of Justice’s largest funding increase in more than a decade, awarded in yesterday’s Spending Review.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Dominic Raab hosts offender employment summit

    The Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary talked to businesses about how plugging skills gaps with prisoners and ex-offenders can help us to bring down crime.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Giving an ex-offender a second chance can be a win-win for business, says Deputy Prime Minister

    Deputy Prime Minister sets out step-change in how prisons help offenders into work.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Over 10,000 attempts to smuggle contraband thwarted by X-ray body scanners

    X-ray body scanners have stopped 10,000 attempts to smuggle contraband including drugs, weapons and phones into prisons in just over a year.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government