Rayner and Cooper criticised cuts in ‘tense’ UK cabinet meeting
Darren Jones, Treasury chief secretary, is leading a spending review — to conclude in June — which will cover three years of ...
London Evening Standard2d
What is probate? Government cuts wait times by half in six months
The Ministry of Justice’s Court and Tribunals Service has slashed the average wait times for probate to just over four weeks in December 2024. At the end of 2023, this was around 12 weeks and ...
Daily Express on MSN12d
New plan revealed to kick foreign prisoners out of country as 10,000 still in UK jails
There are more than 10,000 foreign national offenders (FNOs) in British jails. They make up around 12% of the total prison ...
BBC on MSN7d
HMP Highpoint set to become 'UK's largest jail'
A rural prison is to increase its capacity by more than 50% to become "the UK's largest" jail, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ...
Foreign criminals to be deported quicker to free up space in UK’s overcrowded prisons
Foreign criminals will be deported quicker as part of an immigration crackdown aimed at freeing up spaces in crowded prisons. A new crack squad will see specialist staff sent to 80 prisons in England ...
Sentencing body to review 'two-tier' justice objections
The Sentencing Council will look again at arguments against its new guidelines after critics said they would create a ...
The Independent2d
‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: “Our thoughts remain with the families of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe. “Public protection is our first priority. “After careful ...
Justice Committee on the Work of the Ministry of Justice
Coverage of the Justice select committee session on the work of the Ministry of Justice, from Tuesday 4 March.
London Evening Standard3d
Shabana Mahmood: Serco’s performance fitting electronic tags ‘not good enough’
Serco has repeatedly come under fire for delays in fitting offenders with tags since it took over the Ministry of Justice’s tagging contract in 2023. Serco’s performance on tagging offenders ...