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Foreign criminals will for the first time face immediate deportation after sentencing as the Government strengthens border security through the Plan for Change.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of His Honour Jeremy Roberts KC and His Honour Peter Rook KC to the Parole Board.
New restriction zones will curb the freedoms of the most serious sexual and violent offenders by ‘locking’ them into specific areas where necessary.
Businesses will benefit from faster and cheaper dispute resolution as major reforms to arbitration law come into effect today.
Organised crime gangs are being targeted by the police and prison service as part of a nationwide crackdown on drone drops into prisons.
An update following a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services.
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.
Prison officers will use artificial intelligence (AI) to stop violence before it breaks out under new plans set out by the Lord Chancellor today (31 July).
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved the reappointments of Catharine Seddon and Peter Fish CB as board members of the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass).
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of Robert Paterson and Alexander Wood as solicitor members of the Insolvency Rules Committee.
Violence in prisons will be clamped down on as specially trained staff are issued Tasers in a new trial launched by the Lord Chancellor today (28 July).
The Secretary of State for Justice has announced the appointment of Tijs Broeke as Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
Communities blighted by prolific offenders will be better protected as part of an expansion of revolutionary new courts aimed at cutting less serious crime.
The Ministry of Justice is inviting nominations for the award of King’s Counsel Honoris Causa. Please submit nominations via the digital form below, before the deadline of 19 September 2025.
Remit letter from the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation to the Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB).
The Lord Chancellor writes to the Chair of the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) about the annual judicial pay review 2026 to 2027.
The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lady Chief Justice, has approved the appointment of Bartholomew Dalton as a solicitor member of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, for 4 years from 1 September 2025.
Victims of miscarriages of justice will be eligible for greater compensation to rebuild their lives following a proposed increase in the compensation cap.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Mark Beaton, as a non-executive board member of the Ministry of Justice, for 3 years from 15 July 2025.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Habib Motani as a non-lay member of the Legal ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº Board.
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