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First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Thousands of troubled teens to benefit from cash boost to local sports groups.
The number of people tagged has reached record highs following the government’s drive to use technology to make streets safer.
Children born as a result of rape will be officially recognised as victims of crime and receive better support under changes announced by the government today (19 January 2023).
Victims are seeing significant improvements in the criminal justice system’s response to rape, a new report has revealed today (15 December 2022).
Thousands more immigration cases will be heard over the next few months, speeding up decisions on removing people with no right to be in the UK.
Victims of rape across England and Wales will have access to round-the-clock support as a new 24/7 Support Line is launched today (7 December 2022).
Criminal legal aid lawyers will receive the biggest boost to their pay in decades thanks to wide-ranging reforms announced by the government today (30 November 2022).
Helen Pitcher OBE announced as preferred candidate for next Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Victims will be better protected from abusers who share intimate images without their consent, under a raft of changes to the law announced today (25 November 2022).
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak writes to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
Government funding will unlock project while creating a new state-of-the-art court in Blackpool
Thousands of troubled youngsters will be put back on the right track thanks to a new £5 million fund for crime-cutting sports schemes, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today (4 November 2022).
The construction of a state-of-the-art combined court is underway in the heart of London’s legal centre as part of Salisbury Square, a new development on Fleet Street.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Full text of a speech given by the Lord Chancellor, Brandon Lewis MP, at the Approbation ceremony for the new Lord Mayor of London
Full text of the speech given by Brandon Lewis MP as he was sworn in as the Lord Chancellor at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Brandon Lewis reaches agreement with Criminal Bar Association.
Construction is under way at the country’s first secure school – a brand new custodial facility for young people with education at its heart and helping to turn young offenders away from a life of crime.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Broadcast news channels will air judges’ sentencing remarks from the Crown Court for the first time tomorrow (28 July), following a change in the law.
New prison wings designed to get offenders clean will receive funding thanks to the government’s 10-year strategy to tackle drug-fuelled crime.
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