Ministry of Justice

Policy

Major reports and reviews on a wide range of policy issues, as well as green papers, white papers and government responses to parliamentary committee reports on major policy reviews.


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Foreign bribery strategy

19 January 2010
The strategy sets out a range of government work to reduce the involvement of UK nationals and companies in foreign bribery.

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Guide on law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I)

23 February 2010
A guide to the main provisions in the European Community Regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I), which came into force on 17 December 2009

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Magee legal aid review

03 March 2010
Sir Ian Magee's review into the delivery of legal aid.

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Role of prison officer: response to Justice Select Committee report

14 January 2010
The government's response to the Justice Select Committee report on the role of the prison officer.

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Court fees in child care cases review

15 March 2010
A report that reviews the fees in child care proceedings and recommends their abolition.

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Government response to the Bernard Lodge Inquiry report

02 March 2010
The government's response to the inquiry into the death of Bernard Lodge at HMP Manchester.

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Reducing delays in care and supervision proceedings

17 March 2010
Response to Lord Laming's recommendation on the establishment of a system-wide target for reducing delays in care and supervision proceedings.

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Response to the 30-year rule review

25 February 2010
The government has published its response to the 30-year rule review.

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Arrest warrants: universal jurisdiction

17 March 2010
Proposals for changing the law on arrest warrants for universal jurisdiction crimes.

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Justice reinvestment: response to select committee

16 March 2010
Response to a Justice Committee report on justice reinvestment, which examines whether resources spent on criminal justice are being used effectively.