09 February 2012
Individuals and businesses will find it cheaper, quicker and less daunting to resolve their disputes in civil courts, through new measures announced today.
09 February 2012
Individuals and businesses will find it cheaper, quicker and less daunting to resolve their disputes in civil courts, through new measures announced today.
06 February 2012
Children and families in England and Wales will benefit from major reforms to the family justice system, which will tackle delays and streamline processes.
06 February 2012
Children and Families in England and Wales will benefit from major reforms to the family justice system which will tackle delays, streamline processes and rebuild trust.
03 February 2012
New plans to support the rehabilitation of offenders and the reduction of reoffending were outlined today by Justice Minister Lord McNally.
01 February 2012
Courts across England and Wales have started using a new interpreter service which is expected to save taxpayers more than £18m a year.
01 February 2012
Courts across England and Wales have started using a new interpreter service which is expected to save tax-payers more than £18m a year.
30 January 2012
An overhaul of victims' services could see up to £50m generated from offenders to help create a speedier, more supportive system for victims of serious crime.
30 January 2012
In an overhaul of victims’ services, up to £50 million would be generated from offenders to help create a speedier, more supportive system for victims of serious crime.
25 January 2012
A new approach to managing offenders on community sentences will be trialled by two Probation Trusts Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today.
25 January 2012
A revolutionary approach to managing offenders on community sentences to cut reoffending will be trialled by two Probation Trusts, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today.
24 January 2012
Community projects that tackle female offending have been awarded £3.5m in funding, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today.
24 January 2012
The Ministry of Justice has published a new online tool that lets people see the length of time cases take in courts across England and Wales.
23 January 2012
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has urged separating couples to consider mediation when they separate or divorce, instead of turning to the courts.
23 January 2012
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has today urged separating couples to consider mediation when they separate or divorce, instead of turning to the courts.
17 January 2012
The Forestry Commission (FC) has been recognised for its cost-effective schemes helping ex-offenders secure careers in forestry on their release from prison.
13 January 2012
New standards defining acceptable behaviour for bailiffs across the country were today unveiled by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly.
13 January 2012
Updated National Standards to define acceptable behaviour for bailiffs were today unveiled by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly.
12 January 2012
A new set of court statistics published today support the case for a comprehensive reform programme across the justice system.
12 January 2012
A new set of court statistics published today supports the case for a comprehensive reform programme across the justice system.
10 January 2012
The second part of a three part documentary presented by the Bishop to Prisons was aired on BBC Radio 4 last night.
09 January 2012
Kenneth Clarke visited a community centre in London to see first-hand how areas of the capital are already benefiting from hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.
06 January 2012
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly is encouraging families to consider mediation in the New Year as an alternative to going to court.
06 January 2012
New Year is the peak time for couples to consider divorce or separation - but Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly is encouraging families to consider mediation as an alternative to going to court.
04 January 2012
Michael Todd QC, the Chairman of the Bar Council, explains why we have a legal services sector to be proud of and why he believes we can all invest in its future.
03 January 2012
From today UK consumers and businesses will find solicitors’ firms more competitive, more accessible and more efficient following reforms to legal services.
03 January 2012
UK consumers and businesses will find solicitors’ firms more competitive, more accessible and more efficient following new reforms to legal services.
01 January 2012
The Ministry of Justice has announced today that there were 57 apparent self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales in 2011.
30 December 2011
Government records from 1981 have been made available online for the first time by The National Archives (TNA).
20 December 2011
A small quantity of heroin has been unearthed in an 80-year-old file at The National Archives - the latest in a long line of unusual discoveries at the archives.
14 December 2011
Plans to lower the £84 million cost to the taxpayer, and relieve pressure on businesses, through the introduction of fees for employment tribunals were announced today by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly.
09 December 2011
Justice Secretary and International Anti-Corruption Champion, Kenneth Clarke, has welcomed UN International Anti-Corruption Day.
08 December 2011
People who murder disabled or transgender people in hate crime attacks will face life sentences with a starting point of 30 years, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.
08 December 2011
People who murder disabled or transgender people in hate crime attacks will face life sentences with a starting point of 30 years, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today.
07 December 2011
The largest specialist centre for the resolution of financial, business and property disputes anywhere in the world was formally opened by Her Majesty The Queen today.
07 December 2011
Her Majesty The Queen today formally opened the Rolls Building - the world's largest specialist centre for the resolution of financial, business and property disputes.
05 December 2011
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke saw a team of Community Payback offenders brightening up an underpass blighted by graffiti today.
30 November 2011
An ex-prisoner who turned his life around has won a national award helping offenders behind bars record bedtime stories for their children.
28 November 2011
Increased use of virtual courts and live links technology is making justice quicker and more effective, Justice Ministers Nick Herbert and Jonathan Djanogly said today.
28 November 2011
More victims and witnesses are benefiting from swift and effective court hearings and valuable police hours are being saved thanks to the expansion of virtual courts and live links technology.
25 November 2011
Payment by results is a smarter approach to offender management, Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt said today.
24 November 2011
More than 1.2million anonymised court records have been published for the first time today in the latest stage of the Government’s ambitious plan to open up the justice system.
24 November 2011
A community liaison prison officer at HMP Norwich has been named Guardian public servant of the year 2011.
23 November 2011
Young people from Halton and Warrington Youth Offending Team (HWYOT) were given the royal seal of approval for a project which restored an abandoned youth centre.
21 November 2011
Sweeping new proposals that will reform, modernise and improve the diversity of judicial appointments were announced by the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, today.
21 November 2011
Julie Townsend is deputy chief executive of Brake, a charity that campaigns for safer roads and justice for people bereaved and seriously injured in road crashes.
17 November 2011
Easy to use online maps that give a local breakdown of reoffending have been published for the first time by the Ministry of Justice.
11 November 2011
Minister Crispin Blunt went to see an innovative scheme at Peterborough Prison that aims to stop offenders returning to a life of crime after prison.
11 November 2011
As the country marks Armistice Day, The National Archives is publishing online around 15,000 First World War nursing files, in one of the largest ever collections of women’s records.
07 November 2011
The UK is actively supporting anti-corruption activities at home and abroad, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today.
07 November 2011
The UK takes on the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe today for six months.
04 November 2011
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly praised mediators in Ipswich for helping separating families resolve their differences outside courts.
03 November 2011
Ipswich mediators have been praised by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly for giving separating families the opportunity to resolve their differences without resorting to court.
03 November 2011
The Family Justice Review panel today announce a package of recommendations aimed at tackling delays in the family justice system and to make sure that children and families are given the service they deserve.
01 November 2011
The public can now request information from three new bodies under the Freedom of Information Act.
28 October 2011
Strong legal services will help put the UK on a path to long-term growth, Justice minister Lord McNally said yesterday.
26 October 2011
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today announced a new sentencing regime.
26 October 2011
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced tough measures to better protect people from intruders, dangerous criminals and excessive no-win no-fee legal costs.
21 October 2011
The extension of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act has improved openness in Government, Lord McNally said.
20 October 2011
Victims’ Commissioner publishes findings from research with victims of crime about their experiences of court and sentencing.
19 October 2011
New proposals allowing secret intelligence to be used in courts were announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today.
17 October 2011
The Probation Service has scooped an excellence award for continually improving the quality of its services
13 October 2011
As a new 'payment by results' pilot is launched at Doncaster Prison the prison’s director, John Biggin explains how the four-year scheme will provide innovative rehabilitation services both within the prison and 'through the gate' in the community.
12 October 2011
Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, thanks Louise Casey for her valuable work as she announces her resignation as Commissioner for Victims & Witnesses.
12 October 2011
Justice Minister Crispin Blunt spoke to BBC Radio 4's PM programme about reducing reoffending and the launch of a new 'Payment by Results' pilot at Doncaster Prison.
12 October 2011
Louise Casey announces her resignation as Commissioner for Victims & Witnesses
07 October 2011
Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend longer in jail thanks to a new criminal offence, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.
07 October 2011
Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend up to five years in jail thanks to a new criminal offence, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.
07 October 2011
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly said it was a 'landmark day' for the legal industry as new business structures were launched - opening up the legal services market for lawyers and non-lawyers for the first time.
06 October 2011
The public are set to benefit from modern, joined-up legal services after Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly announced the start of radical changes to the sector today.
06 October 2011
Community groups and voluntary organisations are crucial to making the Government's 'rehabilitation revolution' a reality, Justice Minister Lord McNally said.
06 October 2011
Separating couples in Liverpool are resolving their disputes more cheaply, quickly and less stressfully following new rules introduced by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly.
03 October 2011
A prison in Bristol is piloting increasing the number of hours inmates work in its workshops by 50 per cent.
29 September 2011
A new civil mediation directory will replace the National Mediation Helpline from 1 October.
28 September 2011
Westminster Magistrates’ Court, a state of the art building with first class facilities, located on the site of the old Marylebone Magistrates' Court, opens for business today.
27 September 2011
Kenneth Clarke is spending three days in Delhi this week highlighting the mutual benefits of increasing the levels of legal business between the UK and India.
27 September 2011
A new era of business relations between the UK and India is in the best interests of both countries, Kenneth Clarke will tell Indian political and business leaders.
26 September 2011
Up to £1million a year will be seized from prisoners’ pay packets and used to fund victim support services, the Ministry of Justice announced today as the Prisoners’ Earnings Act comes into force.
26 September 2011
The Ministry of Justice along with other government departments has today published its second Statement of New Regulation (SNR2).
26 September 2011
Up to £1million a year is to be seized from prisoners’ pay packets and used to fund victim support services, the Ministry of Justice announced today.
14 September 2011
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has reaffirmed his commitment to promoting the UK’s legal services to a worldwide audience, during a speech to legal and business leaders in London today.
12 September 2011
Justice Minister Lord McNally has been seeking business leaders’ views on how best to promote the UK’s legal services abroad.
09 September 2011
Referral fees for personal injury cases will be banned to help tackle rising insurance costs, as part of the Government’s commitment to curb compensation culture.
09 September 2011
Rising insurance costs will be tackled by a ban on referral fees, announced today as part of the Government’s commitment to curb compensation culture.
08 September 2011
Offenders at a prison in Hertfordshire are working alongside musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) in a music rehabilitation project designed to help them learn instruments and put together a creative arts performance.
06 September 2011
The ban on filming in law courts will be overturned to improve public understanding of the justice system, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has announced.
06 September 2011
You can help shape the future of our public services by taking part in a government consultation called Open Public Services.
06 September 2011
Reforms to the coroner system will ensure that inquests are more timely, more efficient and more effective, Minister Jonathan Djanogly said.
05 September 2011
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has appointed Nigel Newcomen CBE as the next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales.
01 September 2011
Custody providers, including prisons, secure hospitals, police and juvenile detention facilities, will be covered by corporate manslaughter laws from today.
26 August 2011
Britons who are victims of crime in another EU country will get a guaranteed level of support, Justice Minister Nick Herbert said today.
25 August 2011
The Annual Youth Justice Convention is the leading policy and networking event for all those committed to tackling youth crime.
24 August 2011
Offenders will be made to do a full five-day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences outlined by Minister for Prisons and Probation, Crispin Blunt.
24 August 2011
Offenders will be made to do a full five day week of hard work and job-seeking, under new proposals for community sentences confirmed today by Minister, Crispin Blunt.
17 August 2011
As the courts deal with offenders following the recent riots across the UK, the Ministry of Justice explains how our sentencing system works.
17 August 2011
Announcement of the forthcoming publication of the fifth summary bulletin of coroners' reports to prevent future deaths and responses.
12 August 2011
Offenders carrying out Community Payback are helping to clear up the rubbish created by the riots in Manchester.
12 August 2011
Minister Jonathan Djanogly praised staff across the justice system who are working around the clock to fast-track the hearings of people charged over the recent riots.
04 August 2011
Care charities and other not-for-profit organisations are being asked whether they think they can provide 'deputyship' services for people lacking mental capacity.
02 August 2011
Offenders supervised by Northumbria Probation Trust took on vital conservation work in a national park.
29 July 2011
Record numbers of unscrupulous or unauthorised claims management companies have been shut down by the Ministry of Justice in the last year.
27 July 2011
Lord McNally said restorative justice was 'not a soft option', after visiting a probation trust and a prison in Norwich to see how offenders there are being made to face up to their crimes.
22 July 2011
A garden designed and created by young offenders supervised by Southend Youth Offending Service has scooped a prize at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
20 July 2011
The Lord Chancellor has reappointed the board members of the Legal Services Commission (LSC).
19 July 2011
Records showing the full extent of British involvement in the Spanish Civil War have been put online by The National Archives to mark the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the war in 1936.
19 July 2011
A public consultation on the future shape of the youth secure estate was launched today by the Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board.
18 July 2011
The Parole Board today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2010/11, reporting on its performance against business plan targets, statistics for determinate sentence and indeterminate sentence prisoners and accounts for the year.
13 July 2011
A competition strategy for the management of nine prisons and the closure of two prison sites has been announced today by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Kenneth Clarke
13 July 2011
A new crime of squatting has been proposed by Justice Minister Crispin Blunt as part of a range of proposals designed to protect both home and business property owners from the problem.
12 July 2011
Vulnerable victims of crime across England and Wales will benefit from £30m of Government funding, over the next three years, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.
08 July 2011
Volunteers who are using mediation to heal community rifts have featured on national television.
08 July 2011
Manchester volunteers have been hailed by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly after their work healing local community rifts attracted star billing on national television.
06 July 2011
Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has announced an additional £500,000 to help victims of homicide, following the publication of the Victims Commissioner's report today.
06 July 2011
The Victims' Commissioner, Louise Casey, will today call for a new law which will put into statute rights for families bereaved by homicide.
01 July 2011
Britain will play its full part in the international clampdown on corruption as the Bribery Act comes into force today.
29 June 2011
Right Honourable Dame Janet Smith DBE has been appointed to succeed Lord Brennan of Bibury QC as the independent Assessor for miscarriages of justice compensation for England and Wales.The Assessor is appointed under schedule 12 of the Criminal Justice
29 June 2011
Squatters will no longer get legal aid to fight home owners trying to evict them from their properties, under proposals set out in the Sentencing, Legal Aid and Punishment of Offenders Bill which has its second reading in the House of Commons today.
28 June 2011
The Government has today published a consultation paper proposing that some decisions on straightforward applications to the Court of Protection are taken by authorised court officers.
28 June 2011
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has today been explaining reforms to tackle the problem of 'no win, no fee' legal schemes and fears of a compensation culture.
27 June 2011
New laws to help make it easier for children and vulnerable victims and witnesses to give evidence in court come into force today.
23 June 2011
The Government will lead by example by committing to using better, quicker and more efficient ways of resolving legal disputes, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly announced today.
23 June 2011
The National Archives (TNA) has released new online files to the public, including records of a review of the Order of the British Empire during 1933.
22 June 2011
A legal loophole that could allow those who physically abuse children or vulnerable adults to escape justice is to be closed, the Government announced today.
22 June 2011
Special units to help prisoners kick their drug addictions are launching in five prisons as part of the Government's plans to reform sentencing.
21 June 2011
Louise Casey, Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, has welcomed the Government's response to its 'Breaking the Cycle' Green Paper.'
21 June 2011
A radical plan to reduce reoffending, an improved sentencing framework and reform of the legal aid system were outlined by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today.
17 June 2011
New Crown Court facilities at the courthouse in Amersham were officially opened today by the Honourable Mr Justice Fulford.
16 June 2011
Justice Minister Lord McNally visited the Midlands to see how one local authority is leading the way in transparency and Freedom of Information.
13 June 2011
A number of Ministry of Justice staff, including those working in prisons, courts and probation services, joined celebrities such as entertainer Bruce Forsyth and actor Colin Firth on the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2011.
13 June 2011
The Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, Louise Casey, has welcomed a new report calling for reform of the prison work regime.
13 June 2011
Channel 4's 'Dispatches' goes behind the scenes of an integrated offender management scheme, tackling persistent criminals who say they want to change.
09 June 2011
Do you want to know more about tracing your family tree or looking at state records?
06 June 2011
Less than a week remains before the Government's consultation on its draft Defamation Bill closes, and everyone is being urged to get involved.
06 June 2011
Probation staff in Northumbria have helped score top marks for keeping offenders on the straight and narrow.
03 June 2011
Children are the most important people in the family justice system and their voice needs to be heard in proposed reforms, a panel set up to review the system said.
01 June 2011
You are invited to nominate people for appointment as Queen’s Counsel ‘honoris causa’ (honorary silk). Nomination forms must be returned to us by Friday 29 July 2011.
31 May 2011
A new court building specialising in financial, business and property dispute resolution is set to open for business in the autumn.
27 May 2011
The first report into the Social Impact Bond pilot at HMP Peterborough will 'inform our continued progress in payment by results' schemes to reduce reoffending, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said.
26 May 2011
Europe is in danger of making the wrong choices on new data protection rules, Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke said.
26 May 2011
New Criminal Justice Statistics – published for the first time today – show a dramatic increase in the number of criminals who persistently reoffend.
25 May 2011
The Parole Board today published its first ever Welsh Language Scheme, prepared in accordance with statutory guidelines issued under Section 9 of the Welsh Language Act 1993
25 May 2011
Heddiw, cyhoeddodd y Bwrdd Parôl ei Gynllun Iaith Gymraeg cyntaf erioed, sydd wedi’i baratoi yn unol â'r canllawiau statudol a gyhoeddwyd dan Adran 9 Deddf yr Iaith Gymraeg 1993.
20 May 2011
A film showcasing the ways in which young people who offend can make amends for their crimes has been officially launched by the chair of the Youth Justice Board (YJB).
20 May 2011
The Government has launched a report outlining plans to break the cycle of reoffending by giving offenders better access to skills that employers demand.
19 May 2011
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke will be a panel member on the BBC's Question Time tonight when it is broadcast from inside a prison for the first time.
17 May 2011
A new education programme to help young people better understand the justice system and the role they might play in it has been launched in London.
16 May 2011
Plans to strengthen the UK's reputation as a world leader in legal services were unveiled by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke and Minister for Trade and Investment Lord Green today.
16 May 2011
Plans to strengthen the UK’s reputation as a world leader in legal services were unveiled by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke and Minister for Trade and Investment Lord Green today.
16 May 2011
The Lord Chancellor has re-appointed two members of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (AJTC) with the agreement of the Scottish and Welsh Ministers.
12 May 2011
The Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, Louise Casey, has welcomed a renewed emphasis on the impact of burglaries on victims, as part of the sentencing process.
11 May 2011
The Chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) has congratulated Wolverhampton’s Youth Offending Service (YOS) on a positive inspection report.
11 May 2011
Work to address women's offending can continue at 26 community projects thanks to a one off £3.2m funding deal between the National Offender Management Service and the Corston Independent Funders' Coalition.
11 May 2011
Families who have lost loved ones under terrible circumstances are facing costs of £37,000 on average as they struggle to pick up the pieces, according to figures released today.
11 May 2011
Separating couples in Manchester are resolving their disputes more cheaply, quickly and less stressfully following new rules introduced by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly.
10 May 2011
Intelligent sentences which target the root causes of crime are the right way to tackle reoffending Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today following the publication of the 2011 Reoffending Compendium.
10 May 2011
Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire this week sees benefactor Piers Linney go undercover in a prison for young offenders in Wolverhampton.
09 May 2011
Prison life is back under the TV spotlight with Strangeways, a new documentary series filmed at HMP Manchester.
09 May 2011
The Government and other members of the Judicial Diversity Taskforce today re-emphasised their commitment to a more diverse and representative judiciary.
09 May 2011
Adult victims of human trafficking will be helped to recover from sexual exploitation and forced labour by a £2-million-a-year government support service headed up by The Salvation Army.
06 May 2011
The National Archives (TNA) will publish an international online catalogue of looted art taken by the Nazis for the first time.
27 April 2011
The preferred candidate to be the next Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales has been announced today.
26 April 2011
Victims’ Commissioner Louise Casey has welcomed new action by the government to tackle domestic homicide following cases where someone has been killed by their current or former partner.
26 April 2011
The European Court of Human Rights should pay proper regard to the democratic role of national Parliaments and the decisions of domestic courts, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke will today tell a European ministerial conference.
20 April 2011
The National Archives will take over leadership of UK archives next year following the closure of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
14 April 2011
Minister Jonathan Djanogly said the legal industry already makes a 'huge contribution' to the UK economy, but has the potential to boost growth further.
14 April 2011
A new Chairman and two non-executive members have taken up their positions on the Board of Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
