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The Ministry of Justice is sharing further information on the next stage of planning for a new prison near Market Harborough, next to HMP Gartree.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This Call for Evidence is seeking evidence from all parties with an interest in Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs) to better understand the challenges that LCJBs face and how they can best be supported.
HMI Probation's thematic inspection of IPP recall decisions.
The Ministry of Justice is seeking views from all interested parties on the Government’s proposals to increase the use of mediation in the civil justice system.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Impact assessments relating to the Criminal Justice Bill.
A consultation on storage and retention of wills and other documents submitted in applications for probate.
An opportunity to comment on the mechanism for surrender of dormant funds in the Court Funds Office which remain unclaimed for 30 years or more.
This consultation seeks views on proposals for introducing coronial investigations of stillbirth cases in England and Wales.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government has introduced the Sentencing Bill into Parliament.
We are seeking views on the sentencing starting point for murders preceded by controlling or coercive behaviour against the murder victim and all murders committed with a knife or other weapon.
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Huntercombe Prison in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is consulting on proposed replacement legislation for the Vagrancy Act.
This consultation seeks views on whether the UK should sign and ratify Hague 2019.
The government has introduced the Arbitration Bill into Parliament.
The government is consulting on a proposal to include the claimant’s name in entries about money judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines.
This report explores the set up and early implementation of the Flourish Wellbeing Hub.
The final grant report covers the findings of the Legal Support for Litigants in Person (LSLIP) grant.
HM Prison and Probation Service action plan for Sudbury Prison in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection.
This report sets out the government’s position on the implementation of human rights judgments from the European Court of Human Rights and our domestic courts.
In July 2023, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner published a report into the Family Court’s response to domestic abuse. The government has now responded to the recommendations within this report.
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