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Nearly £30million to help most vulnerable victims of crime

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.

Reappointment of chair of the Youth Justice Board

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.

Changes to the prison estate

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

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

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.

Statement on disturbance at HMP Ford

Statement on disturbance at HMP Ford

03 January 2011

A disturbance at HMP Ford in Sussex, which started around midnight on 1 January, has been successfully resolved by specially trained prison staff.

Deaths in prison custody 2010

Deaths in prison custody 2010

02 January 2011

The Ministry of Justice has announced today that there were 58 apparently self- inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2010.

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