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Articles tagged with: Ministry of justice
Continued mismanagement and outsourcing of our Prison Service has failed the taxpayer and prisoners
Home affairs
By Shabana Mahmood MP
Continued mismanagement and outsourcing of our Prison Service has failed the taxpayer and prisoners
Inadequate planning, unrealistic assumptions and poor performance have all resulted in a Prison Service which operates hand to mouth, rather than with a view to a long term strategy.
Ministers announce plans to end privatisation of probation services in major overhaul of Grayling-era reforms
Coronavirus
Ministers announce plans to end privatisation of probation services in major overhaul of Grayling-era reforms
Ministers have announced plans to nationalise probation services in England and Wales, marking an end to reforms brought in by former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.
Only 33 prisoners released early under coronavirus scheme as minster admits progress ‘careful and slow’
Coronavirus
Only 33 prisoners released early under coronavirus scheme as minster admits progress ‘careful and slow’
Just 33 prisoners have been released early from prison under a plan to safeguard jails from coronavirus, the Government has confirmed.
Coronavirus: Justice Secretary warns police not to ‘single out’ people on social media for lockdown breaches
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Justice Secretary warns police not to ‘single out’ people on social media for lockdown breaches
Police officers should not be “singling out” people on social media for flouting the Government’s coronavirus lockdown, the Justice Secretary has said.
Boris Johnson urged to back early release of low-risk prisoners in bid to stop coronavirus overcrowding
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson urged to back early release of low-risk prisoners in bid to stop coronavirus overcrowding
Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls to sanction the early release of low-risk offenders in a bid to stop prisons becoming overwhelmed by the coronavirus crisis.