January 2008

prison policy update paper
Prison policy update - briefing paper
31 January 2008
A briefing paper providing an update on the government's prison policy, including steps we are taking in relation to the prison building programme, drugs, prison work and alternatives to custody.
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Consultation: Court rules in Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007
31 January 2008
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on draft court rules for the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007.
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Freedom of Information release: Information Rights Tracker Survey
31 January 2008
A freedom of information release in response to a request to see copies of the Information Rights Tracker Survey.
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Civil Justice Council review
29 January 2008
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has commissioned Dr Jonathan Spencer, an external consultant, to carry out an independent review of the Civil Justice Council.
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Campaign begins to recruit members of Legal Services Board
28 January 2008
A recruitment campaign has begun to recruit members of the Legal Services Board, which is being created as part of the reform of legal services set out in the Legal Services Act 2007.
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Quality assurance for advocates - analysis of consultation responses
25 January 2008
The Legal Services Commission and the Ministry of Justice have published an analysis of responses to a consultation on a quality assurance pilot scheme for publicly-funded criminal defence advocates.
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Frequently asked questions on care proceedings reforms
25 January 2008
A new document answering frequently asked questions about care proceedings reforms has been added to the care proceedings reforms guidance page.
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Review of Voting Systems: the experience of new voting systems in the United Kingdom since 1997
24 January 2008
The government has published its review of the experience of the new voting systems introduced since 1997.
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Local authority charges for property search services
18 January 2008
The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Ministry of Justice are consulting on the government's proposals for local authority charges for property search services.
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Administration and Enforcement Restriction Orders: setting the parameters
16 January 2008
Consultation on the areas where secondary legislation will be used to establish the parameters required for the effective operation of these revised schemes.
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Director-General finance and commercial appointed
14 January 2008
Marco Pierleoni was appointed as Director-General finance and commercial on Monday 14 January 2008.
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Average time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders (NS) - October 2007
11 January 2008
Monthly National Statistics release presenting figures derived from the Police National Computer on the time taken to bring Persistent Young Offenders to justice.
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Population in custody: monthly statistics
11 January 2008
Monthly statistical release presenting tables on the population in custody for November 2007.
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End of Custody Licence releases and recalls November 2007
11 January 2008
Monthly statistical release on the numbers released from prison on End of Custody Licence (ECL) and offenders recalled back to prison during the ECL period.
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Human Rights Insight Project
10 January 2008
The findings from the Human Rights Insight Project, which set out to establish whether human rights could be used empirically as a tool to improve the public's experience of public services.
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What we do: enforcement
04 January 2008
Details of the enforcement division, which aims to ensure that defenders, defaulters and offenders comply with court orders.
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Family Procedure Rule Committee Annual Report
02 January 2008
The annual report for the family procedure rule committee, a non-departmental public body that makes rules of court for use in family proceedings.