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Correspondence relating to the Crime and Policing Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025.
Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP Minister of State for Policing and Crime…
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Richard Wright KC as a non-judicial member of the Sentencing Council.
Survivors of domestic abuse across North Wales will be better protected due to the further expansion of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Alexandra Marks CBE as the Chair of the Parole Board.
The Ministry of Justice's response to the Victims' Commissioner's report into the impact of the Crown Court backlog.
Businesses will save time and money on repetitive legal action thanks to new international rules coming into force across the UK on 1 July.
Frontline officers and young people in custody will be better protected under plans to equip specially selected and trained staff with synthetic pepper spray, the Government has announced today (24 April).
The first prisoners have been locked up at a new jail that will create nearly 1,500 prison places, helping to cut crime and make streets safer today as part of the Government’s Plan for Change (23 April).
Former senior circuit judge, Her Honour (HH) Deborah Taylor, has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to chair the statutory inquiry into the Nottingham attacks.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Mark Rawlinson as the Ministry of Justice Lead Non-Executive Director.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State has approved the extension of the tenure of Rohan Sivanandan as a member of the Board of Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass).
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Rebecca Hilsenrath KC (Hon) as a member of the Civil Justice Council.
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has today (4 April) launched the Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders.
Justice Minister Sarah Sackman has joined home-grown lawtech firms in Chicago this week to showcase how the UK legal sector is putting AI at the front and centre of its services.
The government will introduce new legislation to stop Sentencing Council's guidelines coming into effect
Victims can attend the parole hearings of their perpetrators from today (1 April) as part of the Government's Plan for Change.
“Public safety must never be put at risk again by the failure to have enough prison places”, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood said as she opened a new nearly 1,500-place prison in Yorkshire.
The Lord Chancellor wrote to the Sentencing Council to reiterate the government’s opposition to the 'differential treatment' introduced by new sentencing guidelines.
Lord Chancellor’s speech at the 2025 King’s Counsel appointment ceremony, recognising those who have been formally appointed to the rank of KC and Honorary KC.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Robert Edwards as a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.
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