Policy reports 2007

Response to Electoral Commission report on absent voting identifiers
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Date: 17 December 2007
The government's response to the recommendations contained in the Electoral Commission's evaluation report on the introduction of absent voting personal identifiers in England and Wales.
Baroness Corston Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System: government response
Corstons review government response
Date: 06 December 2007
The Government will be publishing its response, in the form of a Command Paper, to the report by Baroness Jean Corston of a Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System.
Securing the future: Proposals for the efficient and sustainable use of custody in England and Wales
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Date: 05 December 2007
Lord Carter's independent review of the prisons service.
Committee on Standards in Public Life's Review of the Electoral Commission: government response
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Date: 20 November 2007
The Government has published its response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life's report on the Electoral Commission.
May 2007 electoral pilot scheme recommendations: government response
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Date: 12 November 2007
Response to each of the key recommendations contained in the Electoral Commission's evaluations of the electoral pilot schemes held in May 2007.
'Freedom of Information - proposals for reform': government response
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Date: 25 October 2007
Date published on website: 1 November 2007
This is the Government's response to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee's (CASC) report of 24 June 2007, 'Freedom of Information: Government's proposals for reform'.
Legal expenses insurance report
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Date: 23 October 2007
Report on the legal expenses insurance market with view to promoting 'before the event' insurance and access to legal advice.
'Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System': government response
policy report
Date: 18 October 2007
This is the Government's response to the Home Affairs Select Committee's (HASC) report of 15 June 2007, 'Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System'. The report considered how to tackle the overrepresentation of young black people in the Criminal Justice System (CJS). The response, published on 18 October 2007 shows how the far-ranging recommendations for change are being addressed by Government.
'Relations between the executive, the judiciary and Parliament': government response
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Date: 17 October 2007
The report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the constitution was published on 26 July 2007 and the response was published on 17 October 2007.
'Welsh prisoners in the prison estate': government response
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Date: 10 August 2007
Government's response to the Welsh Affairs Committee's report about Welsh prisoners and Welsh young people in custody. The original report was published in June 2007.
Fifth periodic report under the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights
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Date: 27 July 2007
This is the fifth periodic report to the United Nations under the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights. The report covers the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.
Implementing legal reform: government response to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee report
policy report
Date: 22 June 2007
This is the Government's response to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee's report of May 2007, 'Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid'. The response provides a summary overview of the legal aid reform programme, as well as a detailed response to the recommendations in the Committee's report.
Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century: the way forward
Burial law
Date: 05 June 2007
In 2004 a consultation paper was issued on burial law reform - 'Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century: The Need for a Sensitive and Sustainable Approach'. A report on the responses received was published in April 2006. Since then the Government has considered the responses in more detail, has held a series of workshops and consulted within and outside government. In the light of that work, decisions have been taken on all the issues canvassed. The publication 'Burial Law and Policy in the 21st Century: the way forward' sets out the Government's decisions in the order they were raised in the consultation paper.
Model for the provision of justices' clerks in England and Wales: report
Model for the provision of justices' clerks in England and Wales: report
Date: 30 May 2007
Following the public consultation on the provision of Justices' Clerks in England and Wales a report has been produced by Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS).  A three month period will be allowed for the HMCS regions to consider the impacts of the proposed new model for the provision of Justices Clerks and to conduct further consultation as required. The board will then consider any representations from regional directors and approve a final model for delivery.
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill: policy statement on delegated powers
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill: policy statement on delegated powers
Date: 23 May 2007
This policy statement on the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill details the delegated powers contained within each part of the Bill and explain their intended use. It was originally published in December 2006 and updated in March 2007, and May 2007.
Penal policy - a background paper
Penal policy - a background paper
Date: 09 May 2007
The creation of a Ministry of Justice gives us an opportunity to deliver on our objectives of protecting the public, reducing re-offending and sense in sentencing. This paper outlines how an effective penal policy will protect the public and reduce re-offending.