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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Barrister action causing serious damage, says justice minister
Industrial action by barristers in Northern Ireland is causing "serious damage" to the justice system, Stormont's justice ...
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Anger at new UK ‘two-tier’ sentencing rules for minorities
New guidance wants convict’s background, including ethnicity, to be considered when deciding jail terms. Read more at ...