13 September 2007
Telephone number for out-of-hours media enquiries
The Ministry of Justice press office is contactable via the following number for ALL out-of-hours media enquiries.
Between 8pm and 7am Monday to Friday and from 8pm Friday to 7am Monday and throughout all bank holidays, the out-of-hours pager number for all Ministry of Justice subjects is:
- 07659 173270
This number supersedes any other pager numbers.
For information, the current list of press office responsibilities and contact details is as follows:
Offender management including prisons and probation:
- Debbie Kirby, 020 7210 0638
- Rachel Fell, 020 7210 8806
- Jo Jacobson, 020 7210 8668
- Paul Shaw, 020 7210 8724
- Catriona Combe, 020 7210 1429
Central and judicial affairs including departmental issues and high profile inquest policy:
- Peter O'Connor, 020 7210 8913
Criminal justice including criminal court policy, sentencing, victims and witnesses, youth justice, plus general inquest policy and burial and cremation law:
- Ilana Conn, 020 7210 1473
- Lisa Brett, 020 7210 8722
- Michael Duncan, 020 7210 8803
- Sue Colley, 020 7210 0675
- Becky Dearden, 020 7210 8643
Civil justice family justice, legal aid, probate and other legal services:
- Paul Halford, 020 7210 1398
- Zoe Campbell, 020 7210 8695
- Kathryn Montague, 020 7210 1397
Constitutional affairs including policy for human rights, freedom of information and electoral law:
- Sandra Smith Hughes, 020 7210 8692
- Alf Bacchus, 020 7210 1476
- Emma Marsh, 020 7210 2645
- Pam Afghan, 020 7210 8532
News planning including announcement forward look:
- Martha Williams, 020 7210 8805
- Sima Chavda, 020 7210 8511
- Matthew Ashwood, 020 7210 0756
- Tarjit Chal, 020 7210 2007
Media enquiries on this operational note should be directed to Peter O'Connor, Ministry of Justice press office, tel: 020 7210 8913, but please contact the relevant numbers above for specific queries.