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The Prisons Minister spoke to a range of leaders from across the justice sector to set out the government’s progress in modernising the justice system.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Keith Fraser, Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, talks about today's funding announcement.
Minister of State Victoria Atkins MP has approved the appointment of Colin Allars as the Chair of the Gov Facility Services Limited for three years from 1 April 2022.
Minister of State Victoria Atkins MP has approved the reappointment of Maura Sullivan as a Non-Executive Director of the Gov Facility Services Limited for three years from 1 April 2022.
‘Cyberflashing’ will become a new criminal offence with perpetrators facing up to two years behind bars under new laws to be introduced by the Government.
International Women’s Day marked by recognising just some of the extraordinary Afghan women who have made the UK their home.
The government is calling on landlords with suitable properties to submit offers through a relaunched housing portal.
The Minister for Afghan Resettlement, Victoria Atkins, updated the House of Commons on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and Operation Warm Welcome.
World-leading Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme is now open, with the first family granted indefinite leave.
Ministers have confirmed the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme (ACRS) will open in January.
The contract to manage Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre in Warwickshire has ended by mutual agreement, Prisons Minister Victoria Atkins confirmed today.
Government announces £70 million investment in accommodation and wider support for prison leavers to cut crime.
A ground-breaking Local Partnership Agreement has been signed by the Department for Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS).
Four new prisons are to be built across England over the next six years.
Minister of State Lucy Frazer QC MP has made a statement on preparedness to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in prisons.
Robert Buckland QC spoke at the Modernising Criminal Justice Conference in his first keynote speech as the Minister of State for Justice.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Competition launched to appoint a framework of prison operators from which the operator of new prisons can be selected.
Prisons Minister Rory Stewart's statements responding to POA action.
The Ministry of Justice has today taken over the running of HMP Birmingham for an initial six-month period.
Ex-prisoners are integral to the government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy. Justice Minister Rory Stewart blogs about a new pilot to help equip them for life after prison.
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