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First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A predator who told a woman he met online to sexually assault two young children has his sentence increased by more than two years.
A paedophile who sexually assaulted 2 children under the age of 13 will serve a longer prison sentence.
The most vulnerable will be better supported to access justice despite the rising cost of living thanks to new proposals published today (7 March) to reform the government ‘Help with Fees’ scheme.
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See below for a statement from the Solicitor General, Michael Tomlinson KC MP, on the case of David Carrick.
Oxfordshire water contamination "reckless failure" - judge
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The interest rates were increased for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts on 13 February 2023.
CEO Nick Goodwin responds to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the HMCTS Reform Programme.
A persistent and aggressive robber has had his sentence increased by two years and six months after his case was referred under the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
Drug dealer who supplied heroin and cocaine in the Worcester area will spend longer in prison.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of 8 Court Examiners for 5 years from 1 March 2023.
Nightingale Courts across England and Wales are being kept open for another year to reduce waiting times and deliver swift justice for victims.
A further update on work MOJ is doing to respond to the CJEU judgment of November 2018 in O’Brien No.2 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller of December 2019.
Members of an organised crime group which smuggled more than a dozen Middle Eastern nationals into the UK have been jailed for a combined 26 years.
Additional features to make Common Platform easier for defence professionals to use.
Dartford debris dump 'planned and cynical' says judge as victims pay for clean-up.
Legal professionals must submit and complete all applications for financial remedy online using MyHMCTS.
Reviewing the fees that enforcement agents (bailiffs) can recover when enforcing debts and fines.
For some minor offences, companies can now be prosecuted without the need to go to court.
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