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24 Apr Home affairs

The long road to a trauma-informed criminal justice system

While both the Conservatives and Labour pursue a “tough on crime” rhetoric in their local election campaigns, in the background, Labour is working on a review on how to deliver the world’s first “trauma-informed criminal justice system” if it gets into government. Zoe Crowther reports, with illustrations by Tracy Worrall.

21 Apr Political parties

Civil Service Bosses Pledge To Learn From Dominic Raab Inquiry "Shortcomings"

Civil service bosses have pledged to learn from “shortcomings” in the process of investigating complaints against ministers, following today’s publication of the report into Dominic Raab’s behaviour.

21 Apr Political parties

Dominic Raab Bullying Report Finds He Acted In An "Intimidating Manner" As Justice Secretary

The inquiry into whether Dominic Raab bullied civil service staff has found cases where he had acted in an "intimidating manner", although concludes he did “not intend” to upset or humiliate staff.

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05 Jan Home affairs

Civil legal aid review essential but interim measures needed now, says Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed a long overdue review into civil legal aid but warned that interim measures are needed now to prevent the complete collapse of the system.

15 Nov 2022 Political parties

Dominic Raab Created A “Culture Of Fear” By “Belittling” Civil Servants, Sources Say

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has been accused of creating a “culture of fear” during his initial stint at the top of the Ministry of Justice, according to an ex-civil servant, as the Cabinet Minister faces a string of allegations about aggressive behaviour towards staff.

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10 Oct 2022 Home affairs

Bar Council welcomes criminal Bar ballot result

Commenting on the announcement from the Criminal Bar Association that its members have voted to accept the offer from the Ministry of Justice, Mark Fenhalls KC, Chair of the Bar Council, said:

Bar Council creating new global connections through International Market Access Project

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07 Oct 2022 Home affairs

Bar Council creating new global connections through International Market Access Project

The Bar Council has signed new agreements to foster closer working with the Bar Associations of Sri Lanka and Guyana, as part of its International Market Access Project, funded by the Ministry of Justice.

02 Sep 2022 Parliament

Who's been hired, fired or retired this week in UK politics – 2 September

A round up of people moves and appointments in UK and Devolved politics, the Civil Service and Public Affairs, from our colleagues at Dods People.

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20 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Bar Council welcomes action on SLAPPs to curb abuse of court proceedings

The Bar Council has welcomed a Ministry of Justice package of measures to address Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), in which legal action is brought to intimidate journalists, authors, and campaigners.

04 Jun 2022 Home affairs

Tory MPs Warned New Bill Of Rights Won't Work To Tackle Illegal Channel Crossings

Tory MPs have been accused of pushing a “political narrative” with their claims that reforming the Human Rights Act (HRA) will help tackle illegal immigration.

24 Aug 2021 Home affairs

The Horizon Post Office scandal continues to dog its many victims

You may have thought the Post Office Horizon scandal was over, and that it had been dealt with. It isn’t. It hasn’t been. The plight of the subpostmasters, wrongfully accused by the government-owned Post Office of stealing money when it was actually the new Horizon accounting system that was to blame, has horrified the country.

25 May 2021 Home affairs

Does the government have a plan for managing serious youth offenders?

How to punish and accommodate children who commit the most serious crimes has long been a challenge. Now government plans to move to a novel “secure school” system seem to be drifting.
Kate Proctor looks at this often under-reported area of the criminal justice system

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22 Apr 2021 Home affairs

Response to MoJ sitting days limit

The Ministry of Justice is to remove the limit on the number of sitting days in the Crown Courts in order to tackle the backlog.

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18 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Bar Council responds to MoJ plans to reform judicial review

The Bar Council will be looking closely at the Ministry of Justice's plans to reform judicial review.

15 Sep 2020 Home affairs

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.

11 Jun 2020 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.

27 Apr 2020 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.

20 Apr 2020 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.

31 Mar 2020 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.