Ministry of Justice news
- ‘Cheaper, quicker and less daunting’ justice
9 February 2012, 10:45 am
Individuals and businesses will find it cheaper, quicker and less daunting to resolve their disputes in civil courts, through new measures announced today. - Major overhaul to reform family justice system
6 February 2012, 11:05 am
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. - New reforms to help reduce reoffending
3 February 2012, 11:00 am
New plans to support the rehabilitation of offenders and the reduction of reoffending were outlined today by Justice Minister Lord McNally. - New interpreter services to save time and money
1 February 2012, 11:45 am
Courts across England and Wales have started using a new interpreter service which is expected to save taxpayers more than £18m a year. - New funding to tackle female offending
24 January 2012, 12:15 pm
Community projects that tackle female offending have been awarded £3.5m in funding, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today. - New online tool in transparency drive
24 January 2012, 11:15 am
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. - Clarke: mediation the future for separating families
23 January 2012, 1:00 pm
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has today urged separating couples to consider mediation when they separate or divorce, instead of turning to the courts. - Forestry Commission champions rehabilitation work
17 January 2012, 11:00 am
The Forestry Commission (FC) has been recognised for its cost-effective schemes helping ex-offenders secure careers in forestry on their release from prison. - Minister unveils bailiff reform
13 January 2012, 12:00 pm
New standards defining acceptable behaviour for bailiffs across the country were today unveiled by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly. - Bailiff rules tightened in first step of reform
13 January 2012, 10:00 am
Updated National Standards to define acceptable behaviour for bailiffs were today unveiled by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly. - New court data published
12 January 2012, 3:00 pm
For the first time, quarterly court statistics show the average length of civil and family cases at every County Court, and the duration of criminal cases at every Crown Court and local magistrates’ court group. - Justice reform – new data published
12 January 2012, 3:00 pm
A new set of court statistics published today supports the case for a comprehensive reform programme across the justice system. - Dump divorce day and make mediation a resolution instead – Djanogly
6 January 2012, 11:15 am
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. - Michael Todd QC on UK legal services
4 January 2012, 1:30 pm
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. - Djanogly: Reform to solicitors to give UK consumers greater choice
3 January 2012, 1:15 pm
UK consumers and businesses will find solicitors’ firms more competitive, more accessible and more efficient following new reforms to legal services. - National Archives release records from 1981
30 December 2011, 9:15 am
Government records from 1981 have been made available online for the first time by The National Archives (TNA). - Offenders cook festive feast for the elderly
21 December 2011, 10:00 am
Offenders sentenced to Community Payback in Kent cooked a Christmas lunch with all the trimmings at a lunch club for the elderly. - Unusual discovery at The National Archives
20 December 2011, 3:30 pm
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. - Employment tribunal fees to benefit business and taxpayers
14 December 2011, 9:45 am
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. - Hate crime laws extended
8 December 2011, 3:55 pm
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. - A royal opening for the Rolls Building
7 December 2011, 4:30 pm
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke saw a team of Community Payback offenders brightening up an underpass blighted by graffiti today. - Ken Clarke visits ‘Never Ending Mural’
5 December 2011, 4:30 pm
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke saw a team of Community Payback offenders brightening up an underpass blighted by graffiti today. - Offender scoops award for helping prison dads
30 November 2011, 5:55 pm
An ex-prisoner who turned his life around has won a national award helping offenders behind bars record bedtime stories for their children. - Flying the flag for UK legal services
1 January 1970, 12:00 am
David Wootton is the new Lord Mayor of the City of London. A lawyer by profession, he explains why it’s important to help the UK legal sector flourish and promote London as a global centre for dispute resolution. - International Bar Association – interview with Kenneth Clarke
1 January 1970, 12:00 am
In a wide-ranging interview with the International Bar Association, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke laid out his plans for the Prison Service as well as his thoughts on the sentences handed out following this summer’s disturbances. - Virtual courts brings swifter justice
28 November 2011, 10:30 am
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. - Digital technology delivers more swift and effective justice
28 November 2011, 10:15 am
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. - Minister praises payment by results
25 November 2011, 4:15 pm
Payment by results is a smarter approach to offender management, Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt said today. - Justice data opened up
25 November 2011, 4:15 pm
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. - Prison officer named Guardian public servant of the year
24 November 2011, 4:30 pm
A community liaison prison officer at HMP Norwich has been named Guardian public servant of the year 2011. - Royal seal of approval for Halton young people
23 November 2011, 4:45 pm
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. - A step towards justice for road crash victims
21 November 2011, 10:50 am
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. - Local reoffending information published
17 November 2011, 10:30 am
Easy to use online maps that give a local breakdown of reoffending have been published for the first time by the Ministry of Justice. - Minister visits payment by results pilot
11 November 2011, 4:45 pm
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. - Nursing records reveal Florence Nightingales of war
11 November 2011, 10:00 am
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. - UK to chair Council of Europe
7 November 2011, 1:00 pm
The UK takes on the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe today for six months. - Mediation the way forward for East Anglia families
3 November 2011, 9:15 am
Ipswich mediators have been praised by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly for giving separating families the opportunity to resolve their differences without resorting to court. - Family Justice Review proposals to end delays in family courts
3 November 2011, 12:15 pm
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. - Freedom of information scope increased
1 November 2011, 12:15 pm
The public can now request information from three new bodies under the Freedom of Information Act. - Clarke: Tough intelligent sentences
27 October 2011, 9:15 am
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today announced a new sentencing regime. - Clarke: radical reforms will ensure people are protected
26 October 2011, 12:15 pm
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced tough measures to better protect people from intruders, dangerous criminals and excessive no-win no-fee legal costs. - Innovative rehabilitation – payment by results at Doncaster prison
13 October 2011, 12:15 pm
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. - Justice Secretary thanks Victims’ Commissioner for her valuable work
12 October 2011, 12:15 pm
Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, thanks Louise Casey for her valuable work as she announces her resignation as Commissioner for Victims & Witnesses. - Payment by Results: Crispin Blunt speaks to BBC Radio 4
12 October 2011, 12:15 pm
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. - Victims’ Commissioner announces resignation
12 October 2011, 12:15 pm
Louise Casey announces her resignation as Commissioner for Victims & Witnesses. - Longer jail terms for dangerous driving
7 October 2011, 12:15 pm
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. - New dawn in legal sector will give boost to UK business and customers
6 October 2011, 4:15 pm
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. - Communities ‘vital’ to rehabilitation revolution
6 October 2011, 3:15 pm
Community groups and voluntary organisations are crucial to making the Government’s ‘rehabilitation revolution’ a reality, Justice Minister Lord McNally said. - Less stressful separation for Liverpool families
6 October 2011, 12:15 pm
Separating couples in Liverpool are resolving their disputes more cheaply, quickly and less stressfully following new rules introduced by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly. - Longer working hours for prisoners at HMP Bristol
3 October 2011, 12:15 pm
A prison in Bristol is piloting increasing the number of hours inmates work in its workshops by 50 per cent. - A new era in UK-India trade relations
27 September 2011, 3:15 pm
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. - Kenneth Clarke heralds new era in UK-India trade relations
27 September 2011, 3:15 pm
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. - Prisoner wages to fund victims’ services
27 September 2011, 9:16 am
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. - Prisoners to pay back victims
26 September 2011, 10:30 am
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. - Universal Jurisdiction
15 September 2011, 3:45 pm
A new law which will help courts in England and Wales deal with people accused of serious human rights violations, has received Royal Assent today. - Statistics on public disorder published
15 September 2011, 10:00 am
The Ministry of Justice has published detailed court statistics related to the public disorder in England for the first time. - Minister: We will bring justice into the 21st century
14 September 2011, 3:30 pm
The Justice system should be swift and sure, and fit for the 21st century, Minister Nick Herbert said. - Kenneth Clarke: ‘I will promote UK legal services’
14 September 2011, 2:30 pm
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today he will be promoting UK legal services to a worldwide audience. - Kenneth Clarke: UK should be lawyer and adviser to the world
14 September 2011, 1:16 pm
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. - Kenneth Clarke: UK should be lawyer and adviser to the world
14 September 2011, 1:16 pm
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. - Restorative justice register launched
13 September 2011, 3:30 pm
More offenders will face the consequences of their actions with the launch of the first-ever register of restorative justice practitioners. - Minister seeks legal industry views on growth
12 September 2011, 1:15 pm
Justice Minister Lord McNally has been seeking business leaders’ views on how best to promote the UK’s legal services abroad. - Minister announces referral fee ban
9 September 2011, 10:15 am
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. - Curbing compensation culture: Government to ban referral fees
9 September 2011, 8:45 am
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. - Orchestra helps prisoners make A Bigger Sound
8 September 2011, 1:00 pm
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. - Broadcasting in court to be allowed for first time
6 September 2011, 1:30 pm
Broadcasters will be allowed to film in courts for the first time, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today. - Help shape the future of public services
6 September 2011, 12:30 pm
You can help shape the future of our public services by taking part in a government consultation called Open Public Services. - Minister: Coroner reforms will put needs of bereaved first
6 September 2011, 11:30 am
Reforms to the coroner system will ensure that inquests are more timely, more efficient and more effective, Minister Jonathan Djanogly said. - Nigel Newcomen to be Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
5 September 2011, 11:30 am
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has appointed Nigel Newcomen CBE as the next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales. - Community payback goes full time
24 August 2011, 6:30 pm
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. - Offenders to go full time on community payback
24 August 2011, 6:30 pm
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. - Crispin Blunt thanks justice staff
23 August 2011, 3:30 pm
Crispin Blunt today thanked staff from across the National Offender Management Service who have been working to meet the extra demands placed on the justice system after disturbances across England a fortnight ago. - UK Riots: Sentencing Explained
17 August 2011, 3:30 pm
As the courts deal with offenders following the recent riots across the UK, the Ministry of Justice explains how our sentencing system works. - Fifth summary of coroners reports to prevent future deaths
17 August 2011, 3:25 pm
Announcement of the forthcoming publication of the fifth summary bulletin of coroners’ reports to prevent future deaths and responses. - Curfews extended in tougher community sentences
8 August 2011, 1:00 pm
Offenders will be forced to spend longer in their homes as daily curfews are extended from 12 to 16 hours as part of tougher community sentences. - OPG’s call for evidence on Deputies
4 August 2011, 1:00 pm
Care charities and other not-for-profit organisations are being asked whether they think they can better meet the needs of people who lack mental capacity. - Offenders pay back society through conservation work
2 August 2011, 9:37 am
Offenders supervised by Northumbria Probation Trust took on vital conservation work in a national park. - Rise in number of rogue firms shut down
29 July 2011, 12:00 pm
Record numbers of unscrupulous or unauthorised claims management companies have been shut down by the Ministry of Justice in the last year. - Restorative justice helps repair harm
27 July 2011, 12:37 pm
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. - Young offenders’ garden scoops prize at Hampton Court Flower Show
22 July 2011, 11:00 am
A garden designed and created by young offenders supervised by Southend Youth Offending Service has scooped a prize at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. - Legal Services Commissioner appointments
20 July 2011, 12:00 pm
The Lord Chancellor has reappointed the board members of the Legal Services Commission (LSC). - National Archives releases Spanish Civil War records
19 July 2011, 1:37 pm
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. - Consultation on secure estate for young offenders
19 July 2011, 12:37 pm
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. - New crime of squatting proposed
13 July 2011, 12:37 pm
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. - £30m for vulnerable victims and their families
12 July 2011, 10:37 am
Vulnerable crime victims across England and Wales will benefit from £30m of Government funding, over the next three years, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced. - TV volunteers show mediation works better
8 July 2011, 11:37 am
Volunteers who are using mediation to heal community rifts have featured on national television. - News release: Manchester’s TV star volunteers show how mediation works better
8 July 2011, 11:35 am
Manchester volunteers have been hailed by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly after their work healing local community rifts attracted star billing on national television. - Clarke announces additional funding to help victims of homicide
6 July 2011, 3:35 pm
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. - Press release: Bribery Act comes into force
1 July 2011, 3:35 pm
Britain will play its full part in the international clampdown on corruption as the Bribery Act comes into force today. - Government to close squatters’ legal aid loophole
29 June 2011, 3:35 pm
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 it’s second reading in the House of Commons today. - Increasing efficiency in the Court of Protection
28 June 2011, 1:35 pm
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. - Minister explains ‘no win, no fee’ reforms
28 June 2011, 1:30 pm
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. - More rights for children and vulnerable adults in court
27 June 2011, 4:30 pm
New laws to help make it easier for children and vulnerable victims and witnesses to give evidence in court come into force today. - Government supports more efficient dispute resolution
23 June 2011, 1:30 pm
The Government has signed the first Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC), which requires all departments and agencies to use mediation, arbitration and conciliation wherever possible before taking disputes to court. - New government files released
23 June 2011, 11:30 am
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. - Clarke: Plans outlined to reduce reoffending
21 June 2011, 5:30 pm
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. - New Crown Court facilities in Amersham unveiled
17 June 2011, 11:22 am
New Crown Court facilities at the courthouse in Amersham were officially opened today by the Honourable Mr Justice Fulford. - Lord McNally visits trailblazers in transparency
16 June 2011, 2:22 pm
Justice Minister Lord McNally visited the Midlands to see how one local authority is leading the way in transparency and Freedom of Information. - Birthday Honours List
13 June 2011, 3:22 pm
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. - TV documentary on offender management
13 June 2011, 11:22 am
Channel 4′s ‘Dispatches’ goes behind the scenes of an integrated offender management scheme, tackling persistent criminals who say they want to change. - Ask an archivist on twitter
9 June 2011, 11:00 am
Do you want to know more about tracing your family tree or looking at state records? - Libel law reform – final chance to have your say
6 June 2011, 1:00 pm
Less than a week remains before the Government’s consultation on its draft Defamation Bill closes, and everyone is being urged to get involved. - Probation team achieve top results
6 June 2011, 1:00 pm
Probation staff in Northumbria have helped score top marks for keeping offenders on the straight and narrow. - Press release: Children to shape the future of the family justice system
3 June 2011, 1:00 pm
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. - Informal mentoring to help offenders with rehabilitation
2 June 2011, 1:00 pm
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) in partnership with Clinks is launching two informal mentoring pilots for offenders in Merseyside and Nottingham to improve their rehabilitation prospects. - First social impact bond report out
26 May 2011, 4:00 pm
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. - Kenneth Clarke warns on EU data protection rules
26 May 2011, 4:00 pm
Europe is in danger of making the wrong choices on new data protection rules, Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke said. - New criminal justice stats underline need to tackle reoffending
26 May 2011, 3:00 pm
New Criminal Justice Statistics – published for the first time today – show a dramatic increase in the number of criminals who persistently reoffend. - Plans to get prisoners into jobs and away from crime
20 May 2011, 12:00 pm
The Government has launched a report outlining plans to break the cycle of reoffending by giving offenders better access to skills that employers demand. - Justice programme for young people launched
17 May 2011, 11:30 am
A new education programme to steer young people away from offending and help them better understand the justice system has been launched in London. - UK cements position as ‘centre of legal excellence’
16 May 2011, 1:40 pm
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. - Re-appointment of members to Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
16 May 2011, 11:57 am
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. - Victims’ Commissioner highlights financial costs for families in the aftermath of murder
13 May 2011, 3:14 pm
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. - Less stressful divorces thanks to mediation
11 May 2011, 2:10 pm
Separating couples in Manchester are resolving their disputes more cheaply, quickly and less stressfully following new rules introduced by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly. - Kenneth Clarke’s response to 2011 Reoffending Compendium
11 May 2011, 11:39 am
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. - £’3m package for women’s community projects
11 May 2011, 9:35 am
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. - The Secret Millionaire goes behind bars
10 May 2011, 9:49 am
Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire this week sees benefactor Piers Linney go undercover in a prison for young offenders in Wolverhampton. - £’2m a year for human trafficking victims
9 May 2011, 2:41 pm
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. - Progress on judicial diversity, but more to do
9 May 2011, 2:45 pm
The Government and other members of the Judicial Diversity Taskforce today re-emphasised their commitment to a more diverse and representative judiciary. - High security prison in TV spotlight
9 May 2011, 9:22 am
Prison life is back under the TV spotlight with Strangeways, a new documentary series filmed at HMP Manchester. - Nazi art records published online
6 May 2011, 11:35 am
The National Archives (TNA) will publish an international online catalogue of looted art taken by the Nazis for the first time. - Victims’ Commissioner welcomes Home Office plans to tackle domestic homicide
4 May 2011, 1:23 pm
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. - Clarke: European Court should allow for genuine differences of national approach
26 April 2011, 10:20 am
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. - Chief Inspector of Probation named
27 April 2011, 11:28 am
The preferred candidate to be the next Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales has been announced today. - National Archives to lead UK’s archive sector
20 April 2011, 3:44 pm
The National Archives will take over leadership of UK archives next year following the closure of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. - New appointments to HMCTS Board
14 April 2011, 3:24 pm
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). - Jonathan Djanogly: legal services to boost UK growth
14 April 2011, 11:20 am
Minister Jonathan Djanogly said the legal industry already makes a ‘huge contribution’ to the UK economy, but has the potential to boost growth further. - Kenneth Clarke discusses justice issues with EU counterparts
13 April 2011, 3:22 pm
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke discussed justice issues with EU ministers in Luxembourg at the Justice and Home Affairs Council. - Offenders clean park ahead of royal visit
12 April 2011, 1:40 pm
Offenders are helping spruce up a Lancashire country park ahead of a visit there by Prince William and Kate Middleton. - ‘You be the judge’ wins international award
8 April 2011, 1:25 pm
The Ministry of Justice has scooped an international award for developing an interactive guide to help people better understand sentencing. - Kenneth Clarke appoints Queen’s Counsel
7 April 2011, 2:53 pm
The Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke presided over the swearing in of this year’s 120 Queen’s Counsel (QC) and six Honorary Queen’s Counsel. - Prisons and probation ombudsman named
7 April 2011, 9:01 am
The preferred candidate to be the next Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales has been announced today. - Inspection of Youth Offending work in Worcestershire and Herefordshire
6 April 2011, 11:05 am
The latest inspection report of Youth Offending work in England and Wales was published today. - Inspection of Youth Offending work in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
6 April 2011, 10:35 am
The latest inspection report of Youth Offending work in England and Wales was published today. - Inspection of Youth Offending work in Warwickshire
6 April 2011, 10:32 am
The latest inspection report of Youth Offending work in England and Wales was published today. - Offenders clean up Hyde Park Corner
5 April 2011, 3:37 pm
Offenders on Community Payback in London are clearing up the subways at Hyde Park Corner in preparation for the royal wedding on April 29. - New probation standards to slash red tape
5 April 2011, 10:37 am
Revised Probation National Standards were published today and will be implemented over the next year. - National archives release latest MI5 files
4 April 2011, 10:47 am
A number of top secret files have been released by The National Archives (TNA). - Gang research published
1 March 2011, 4:32 pm
Research into gang violence has found that the main reasons why people join gangs include the desire for money or respect and a way to seek protection or a sense of belonging. - Clarke announces major overhaul of civil justice
1 March 2011, 4:29 pm
The first major overhaul of the civil justice system in 15 years and reform of controversial ‘no win no fee’ deals were announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today. - UN declaration on human rights education and training
1 March 2011, 4:26 pm
The United Nations Human Rights Council on 23 March adopted a declaration on human rights education and training. - Prisons competition outcome
1 March 2011, 12:41 pm
The outcome of the competition for the management of five prisons has been announcement today by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Kenneth Clarke. - UK clamps down on corruption with new Bribery Act
1 March 2011, 12:33 pm
The UK will reinforce its reputation as a leader in the global fight against corruption when the Bribery Act comes into force on July 1, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today. - Children deserve better from family justice system
1 March 2011, 12:22 pm
The family justice system needs significant reform to tackle delays and ensure that children and families get the service they deserve, says an independent panel set up to review how the system works.