What's new
Correctional Services Accreditation Panel annual report 2009/10
03 February 2011
A summary of the work completed by the panel, whose main work is to accredit programmes for offenders which are designed to reduce reoffending.
Modular courts piloted to meet soaring workloads
03 February 2011
Temporary courtrooms are being used to extend a busy crown court and help it to meet its increased workload.
Consolidated accounts of the local probation boards 2009-2010
31 January 2011
The consolidated accounts of the 34 local probation boards 2009-10
Nearly £30million to help most vulnerable victims of crime
28 January 2011
Vulnerable victims of crime will be helped by £29.4 million of dedicated funding over the next three years, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.
Offender Management Statistics Quarterly Bulletin
27 January 2011
A quarterly publication providing key statistics relating to offenders who are in prison or under Probation Service supervision.
Dedicated drug court: process evaluation
27 January 2011
A process evaluation study of dedicated drug courts, their implementation and factors underpinning the potential for DDCs to reduce drug use and associated offending.
Reappointment of chair of the Youth Justice Board
26 January 2011
Frances Done CBE has been reappointed as the Chair of the Youth Justice Board and will continue her position from 1 February 2011, the Secretary of State for Justice announced today.
Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals
24 January 2011
The first annual report to be presented to Parliament on the extent to which Law Commission proposals have been implemented by the Government.
Youth justice statistics
20 January 2011
Statistics on Youth Justice Board workload
WWII pillbox cleared by offenders
14 January 2011
A piece of history is being preserved by offenders serving Community Payback sentences.
Changes to the prison estate
13 January 2011
Plans to close Lancaster Castle and Ashwell prisons and re-role Morton Hall prison to an Immigration Removal Centre, have been announced today.
Opening up public bodies to public scrutiny
07 January 2011
New plans to extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) to open up Government and other bodies to public scrutiny, were unveiled by the Ministry of Justice today.
Clampdown on claims marketing
06 January 2011
Firms that offer cash incentives to attract people to make compensation claims through them – including for personal injuries - will be stopped under new proposals.
Offenders cook Christmas meal for lunch club
29 December 2010
Offenders on community payback donned aprons and chefs’ hats as they prepared and served Christmas fayre at a lunch club for the elderly.
Virtual courts pilot: outcome evaluation report
20 December 2010
The report presents findings from the virtual court pilot evaluation, looking at the cost effectiveness, speed and justice outcomes of the pilot sites compared to the traditional courts.
