April
Inquests into the deaths of service personnel in operations and exercises overseas
30 April 2008
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a written ministerial statement about the deaths of servicemen and women overseas.
Latest statistics
30 April 2008
Details of the latest statistical updates, including statistics on the population in custody, end of custody licence releases and recalls, probation, and motoring offences and breath tests.
Family Procedure Rule Committee open meeting
28 April 2008
The Family Procedure Rule Committee is holding an open meeting on 11 July 2008 in central London from 10am to 1.30pm. The meeting will give you a chance to observe the rule-making process in action.
Outcome of consultation on public law family fees
21 April 2008
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a written ministerial statement on the outcome of a consultation on court fees in public law family proceedings.
Civil Procedure Rule Committee recruitment
21 April 2008
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is inviting applications for two vacancies on the committee.
Court-directed paternity testing: accredited list update
09 April 2008
Complement Genomics Ltd. (trading as dadcheck) has been added to the list of accredited bodies approved by the Ministry of Justice to carry out court-directed tests for parentage.
Changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules
08 April 2008
Details of changes made to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 in April 2008.
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee recruitment 2008
07 April 2008
The Lord Chancellor is inviting applications for the vacancies of justices' clerk, barrister and solicitor on the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee.
Views sought on proposed changes to Criminal Procedure Rules
07 April 2008
The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is asking for views on proposed changes to the rules on starting a criminal case in a magistrates' court.
Electoral registration data standards
04 April 2008
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has issued a direction requiring electoral registration officers to take steps to ensure that electors' details contained within electoral registers are stored to a consistent standard.
Ministry of Justice capability review
03 April 2008
The findings of the Ministry of Justice's Capability Review have been published by the Cabinet Office.
Reform of the child care proceedings system
01 April 2008
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has made a statement announcing that two key reforms of the child care proceedings system have come into force.
Dedicated drug court process report
01 April 2008
Jack Straw has made a statement on the publication of a report on pilot dedicated drug courts, and announced plans to extend the scheme.
New arrangements for governance, resourcing and operation of courts
01 April 2008
The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice have made a joint statement on a new partnership for the operation of Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS).
Sponsorship of the Parole Board
01 April 2008
Jack Straw has made a written ministerial statement on changes to the sponsorship of the Parole Board.
Implementation of probation trusts
01 April 2008
Justice Minister David Hanson has made a written ministerial statement on the establishment of new probation trusts in England and Wales.