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From Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
  • 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

  • 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

  • Offenders to pay back society more visibly under £90 million plan

    Offenders’ community punishments will be better focused on paying back society under a £93 million expansion plan.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Tens of thousands more criminals to be tagged to cut crime and protect victims

    Almost 26,000 extra offenders will be tagged over the next 3 years under an ambitious £180 million plan to expand the use of electronic monitoring to cut crime.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Dominic Raab’s Speech at the Opening of the Legal Year 2021

    Speech delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary at Westminster Hall to mark the Opening of the Legal Year.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New courtroom protections for victims of rape piloted in London and North East

    More victims of rape and sexual violence will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a scheme rolled out to a further 4 Crown Courts today (30 September 2021).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Justice Secretary outlines immediate action to improve Chelmsford prison

    New action plan details measures to improve standards over the coming months.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Lord Chancellor Swearing-in Ceremony: Lord Chancellor's speech

    Lord Chancellor's speech at his Swearing-in Ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice on 23 September 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Lord Chancellor addresses the Cambridge Economic Crime Symposium

    The Lord Chancellor spoke during the 38th annual Symposium held at Jesus College, University of Cambridge – to give an update on the government’s progress and plans in relation to economic crime.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government