Stalking victims are set to be handed the right to push for harsher sentences for their attackers under new plans proposed by ministers.

Sajid Javid has revealed that the Government is dealing with 164 cases where people were wrongly detained or deported as part of the Windrush scandal.

British police chiefs are reportedly preparing contingency plans to cope with a potential breakout of disorder should Britain leave the European Union without a deal.

Prisoners should be given access to phones in their cells in a bid to improve behaviour, the Justice Secretary has said.

Custody roles are becoming increasingly unpopular with nearly one in four (22.5%) of custody officers wanting to be redeployed away from detention duties as soon as possible.

Baroness Massey writes for PoliticsHome on better ways to protect vulnerable people in our mental health support system.

This week saw a series of coordinated operations by police and Border Force officers, together with their US counterparts, at a number of UK transport hubs to stop FGM offences. Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability Victoria Atkins says this is just one of many steps needed to eradicate the practice. 

ETI Smart Systems and Heat programme manager, Rebecca Sweeney explains why the adoption of alternative domestic heating requires the UK to rethink its consumer proposition to deliver low carbon solutions that people really want.

Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire from the leader of Salisbury council for making a ‘private visit’ to the town following the Novichok nerve agent attack.

Ministers have announced a new scheme which will allow British farms to employ immigrant workers after Brexit.

Two Russian intelligence agents carried out the attack that saw former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia hospitalised on British soil earlier this year, Theresa May has said.

A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

The Government could undercut existing gender equality standards with the removal of legal protections for women, says Rupa Huq MP.

Solicitors have been urged to make sure that the credentials of people approaching their firm to offer business expansion are genuine.

Sajid Javid is calling for police stop-and-search powers to be increased in a bid to tackle those behind acid attacks, it has been reported.

Innocent students have been wrongly caught up in a scandal that wasn’t of their making, says Wes Streeting MP.

The increasingly exorbitant fee puts the right to register as British beyond the financial means of many and is counter to the government’s duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children says Stuart McDonald MP.

The Ministry of Justice has had the highest cuts of any department –40%- and the impact of cuts on this scale is simply unsustainable, says Karen Buck MP.

Solicitors have been urged to check the HM Treasury frozen assets review to make sure they are not holding monies belonging to a client that is subject to financial sanctions.

Sajid Javid will demand tech firms play their part in tackling online child sex abuse, as he reveals that tens of thousands of online users could pose a threat to children.

Dods People draws together a list of this week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Social media has given incredible freedom to millions of people worldwide. But with this freedom comes danger, especially for young and vulnerable people

A man from north London who plotted to kill Theresa May has been jailed for life.

ETI programme manager, Geraint Evans looks at why it is important that CCS is part of the future UK energy system and the policy signals needed to create a market for this valuable, decarbonising technology.