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Legal aid payments
30 April 2009
The annual list of the highest paid solicitors firms and barristers from legal aid in 2007/08 has been published on the Ministry of Justice website.
Government responds to Bradley report on mental health in the Criminal Justice System
30 April 2009
The government has today published its response to Lord Bradley's report on people with mental health problems and learning difficulties in the Criminal Justice System.
Ministry of Justice publishes equality report
29 April 2009
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has today published its Single Equality Scheme which sets out the approach that NOMS will take in relation to equality in prisons and probation areas.
New measures to give communities more say in justice
29 April 2009
A range of new measures that gives communities more say in the way justice is delivered in their neighbourhoods as well as making local criminal justice agencies more accountable to the people they represent has today been announced by ministers.
Moving faster to a more diverse judiciary
28 April 2009
Lord Chancellor Jack Straw today announced the establishment of an Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity with Baroness Julia Neuberger as its Chair.
Appointment of Chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
28 April 2009
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State Jack Straw has appointed Richard Thomas as the new Chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (AJTC) with the agreement of the Scottish and Welsh Ministers.
Straw: family court hearings open to the media from 27 April
27 April 2009
Over 200,000 more family court hearings each year will be opened to the media from 27 April, in a move designed to strike a balance between the rights of those who need protecting, like vulnerable children, and the need for transparency.
Jack Straw sets out prisons and probation plans
27 April 2009
Justice Secretary Jack Straw today announced new plans on prison capacity and the management of both prisons and probation, better to protect the public and further reduce reoffending.
Meeting marks new era for transatlantic justice
27 April 2009
A new era of enhanced transatlantic cooperation on justice issues was marked today with a series of meetings between the new Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, and UK Government ministers and officials.
Courts given greater power to tackle youth crime
24 April 2009
From Monday, courts will be able to force more young offenders to face the consequences of their crimes as changes to the law come into effect, Justice Minister David Hanson and Minister for Children Beverley Hughes announced today.
Real help for those at risk of losing their home
21 April 2009
Tens of thousands of people have been helped to avoid losing their homes by a government emergency service which provides last minute help to people facing eviction or repossession.
Justice minister visits a non-invasive post-mortem facility in Manchester
21 April 2009
Justice Minister Bridget Prentice is meeting with faith leaders at an MRI scanning facility in Manchester to discuss proposed reforms to the coroners system that will allow for MRI scans to take the place of invasive post-mortems.
Appointment of new members to the Youth Justice Board
09 April 2009
Angela Sarkis, John Wrangham and Jennifer Izekor have been appointed as new members of the Youth Justice Board and will take up their positions with immediate effect, Justice Minister David Hanson and Minister for Children Beverley Hughes announced today.
Prisoner voting: second stage consultation
08 April 2009
A second stage of consultation on prisoner voting was launched today by the Ministry of Justice.
Wales’s first dedicated drug court launched by Straw
08 April 2009
Wales’s first dedicated drug court was today launched by Justice Secretary Jack Straw in Cardiff.
Hanson hails Liverpool’s efforts to tackle knife crime
07 April 2009
Justice Minister David Hanson has praised a pioneering project designed to make Liverpool’s young knife crime offenders face the consequences of their actions and prevent reoffending during a visit to the city.
Reporting family court proceedings: media access date announced
06 April 2009
Jack Straw has announced that family court hearings in county courts and the High Court are to be opened to the media from 27 April, subject to Parliamentary approval.
Sex offenders required to take lie detector tests
06 April 2009
Sex offenders can be made to take lie detector tests from Wednesday 8 April as part of their probation conditions on release from prison, or face being sent back, Justice Minister David Hanson announced today.
Tribunal awards: defaulters' names to be put on public debt register
01 April 2009
People who fail to pay awards made by employment tribunals will be publicly named and shamed from today, as the government clamps down hard on employers who disregard tribunal rulings.
Powers of Attorney cost reduction takes effect
01 April 2009
The cost of registering Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) forms will be cheaper from today following a recent public consultation.
New probation trusts announced to cut reoffending
01 April 2009
Two Probation Areas have been given the green light to start work as Probation Trusts from today as part of the government's drive to further reduce reoffending and increase protection for the public.
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