tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Ministry of Justice (MOJ) 2025-06-25T12:21:37+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-prisoners-to-be-deported-sooner 2025-06-25T12:21:37+01:00 Foreign prisoners to be deported sooner Foreign prisoners will be deported sooner thanks to new legislation introduced today (25 June) to free up vital prison capacity, keep our streets safe and save taxpayers’ money. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/strangulation-in-pornography-to-be-made-illegal 2025-06-20T11:50:47+01:00 Strangulation in pornography to be made illegal The depiction of strangulation in pornography will be banned in a move to protect women from violence, the Government has announced. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-law-to-ensure-fairness-for-all-in-court 2025-06-19T12:42:56+01:00 New law to ensure fairness for all in court Sentencing guidelines which risked differential treatment for different races and religions blocked as Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Act receives Royal Assent tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/overcrowded-jails-fuel-prisoner-violence 2025-06-19T10:48:22+01:00 Overcrowded jails fuel prisoner violence Violence is rife in overcrowded, unsafe prisons, with offenders nearly twenty per cent more likely to be involved in assaults in too full jails, new research published today (19 June) reveals. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/echr-must-evolve-to-restore-public-confidence-in-rule-of-law-says-lord-chancellor 2025-06-18T15:05:06+01:00 ECHR “must evolve” to restore public confidence in rule of law, says Lord Chancellor The European Convention of Human Rights “must evolve” to restore public confidence in the rule of law, the Lord Chancellor told European ambassadors in a speech today (Wednesday 18 June). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellor-speech-at-the-council-of-europe 2025-06-18T12:58:11+01:00 Lord Chancellor speech at the Council of Europe The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP spoke about evolving the European Convention on Human Rights to restore public confidence in the rule of law. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/crime-and-policing-bill-government-amendments-for-committee 2025-06-11T15:59:12+01:00 Crime and Policing Bill: government amendments for committee and report stage Correspondence relating to the Crime and Policing Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2025. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/fairer-system-for-debt-collection-to-boost-protections-for-financially-vulnerable 2025-06-09T16:46:15+01:00 Fairer system for debt collection to boost protections for financially vulnerable Government to consult on regulation of enforcement sector as well as increase protections for those facing debt enforcement action and raise fees recoverable by bailiff firms tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/legal-aid-agency-data-breach 2025-06-04T16:57:12+01:00 Legal Aid Agency data breach An update following a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/protective-body-armour-for-prison-officers-in-high-security-settings 2025-06-03T15:11:29+01:00 Protective body armour for prison officers in high-security settings Frontline prison officers working in the highest risk areas of the prison estate will be issued protective body armour under swift Government action to improve their safety, the Lord Chancellor announced today (Tuesday 3 Jun… tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/former-victims-commissioner-and-defence-kc-appointed-to-provide-strong-leadership-to-miscarriage-of-justice-investigator 2025-06-03T13:05:51+01:00 Former Victim's Commissioner and Defence KC appointed to provide strong leadership to miscarriage of justice investigator Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to provide hands on governance and strong leadership. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dame-vera-baird-dbe-kc-appointed-as-interim-chair-of-the-ccrc 2025-06-03T00:00:00+01:00 Dame Vera Baird DBE KC appointed as Interim Chair of the CCRC Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as the Interim Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/interest-rate-reductions-on-the-court-funds-office-special-and-basic-accounts-30-may-2025 2025-05-30T10:31:23+01:00 Interest rate reductions on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts: 30 May 2025 Reduction of interest rates for Court Funds Office special and basic accounts from today (30 May 2025). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/full-scope-of-public-inquiry-into-nottingham-attacks-set-out 2025-05-23T14:03:57+01:00 Full scope of public inquiry into Nottingham attacks set out The Lord Chancellor has today published the full Terms of Reference for the public inquiry into the devastating Nottingham attacks in June 2023. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/appointment-of-jonathan-hall-kc-as-independent-reviewer 2025-05-22T09:32:01+01:00 Appointment of Jonathan Hall KC as independent reviewer Jonathan Hall KC has been appointed to lead the HMP Frankland Independent Review. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/landmark-sentencing-reforms-to-ensure-prisons-never-run-out-of-space-again 2025-05-22T00:00:00+01:00 Landmark sentencing reforms to ensure prisons never run out of space again Landmark reforms that will end the prison crisis have been announced by the Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/margaret-flynn-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-national-mental-capacity-forum 2025-05-21T09:00:01+01:00 Margaret Flynn reappointed as Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum The Secretaries of State for Justice and for Health and Social Care have approved the reappointment of Dr Margaret Flynn as Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/interim-chair-appointed-to-the-legal-services-board 2025-05-20T00:00:00+01:00 Interim Chair appointed to the Legal ӰԺ Board The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Catherine Brown as Interim Chair of the Legal ӰԺ Board (LSB). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/major-review-of-the-judicial-salary-structure-correspondence-from-ssrb 2025-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 Major Review of the Judicial Salary Structure: Correspondence from SSRB Correspondence from Chair of SSRB’s Judicial Sub-Committee, Mark Emerton, and SSRB Chair, Lea Paterson, during the Major Review of the Judicial Salary Structure. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellor-and-moj-permanent-secretary-prison-capacity-press-conference 2025-05-14T00:00:00+01:00 Lord Chancellor and MOJ Permanent Secretary Prison Capacity Press Conference The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP and Amy Rees CB spoke in a briefing at Downing Street about the extent of the prison capacity crisis and plans to counter it.