Government records from 1981 have been made available online for the first time by The National Archives (TNA). Friday, 30 December 2011
Offenders sentenced to Community Payback in Kent cooked a Christmas lunch with all the trimmings at a lunch club for the elderly. Wednesday, 21 December 2011
A small quantity of heroin has been unearthed in an 80-year-old file at The National Archives – the latest in a long line of unusual discoveries at the archives. Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Justice Secretary and International Anti-Corruption Champion, Kenneth Clarke, has welcomed UN International Anti-Corruption Day. Friday, 9 December 2011
People who murder disabled or transgender people in hate crime attacks will face life sentences with a starting point of 30 years, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today. Thursday, 8 December 2011
Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke talks about the new Rolls Building and how this state of the art court complex is flying the flag for UK legal services. Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Located off Fetter Lane in the City of London, the Rolls Building brings under one roof the expertise of the Chancery Division of the High Court, the Admiralty and Commercial Court and the Technology and Construction Court. Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke saw a team of Community Payback offenders brightening up an underpass blighted by graffiti today. Monday, 5 December 2011
Staffordshire and West Midlands Probation Trust have won first prize in the national GeoVation Ordnance Survey competition. Wednesday, 27 June 2012
The Government’s rehabilitation revolution will be the focus of a prime time documentary tonight as filmmakers go behind the scenes at Brixton prison. Tuesday, 26 June 2012
A Channel 4 documentary broadcast tonight will offer a unique insight into the lives of offenders facing a lifetime in prison. Monday, 25 June 2012
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke officially opened a new state of the art Magistrates’ Court in London today. Thursday, 21 June 2012
Justice Minister Nick Herbert saw first-hand today how offenders are spending their community sentences building a river path and improving local habitat bordering the River Ise, in Kettering. Monday, 18 June 2012
Justice Ministers Crispin Blunt and Nick Herbert were among guests who celebrated and recognised the work of the St Giles Trust at a House of Commons event. Thursday, 14 June 2012
You are invited to nominate people for appointment as Queen’s Counsel ‘honoris causa’ (honorary silk). Nomination forms must be returned to us by 31 July 2012. Friday, 1 June 2012
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People can now find out how justice was delivered in their neighbourhood, with new data published on the Government’s crime mapping website police.uk Thursday, 31 May 2012
Money deducted from prisoners’ pay packets to fund victim support services as part of a new Government scheme has raised £383,724 in its first six months, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today. Wednesday, 30 May 2012
All public websites will now have to demonstrate that they are taking steps to comply with new EU laws on the storage of personal data using cookies. Monday, 28 May 2012
The Government is proud of its human rights’ record, Justice Minister Lord McNally today told a United Nations’ review of the UK’s human rights record over the last four years. Thursday, 24 May 2012
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has launched the new enterprise ONE3ONE Solutions with a mission to increase the productive, commercial work done by prisoners. Thursday, 24 May 2012
Bill Wood, who is the acting Chair of the Civil Mediation Council, talks about the success of mediation in the civil justice system. Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Will Riley was a victim of a burglary ten years ago when the home he shared with his wife and young daughter in North London was broken into. Will confronted the burglar who attacked him before the police arrived. A while afterwards he was asked if he would come and meet the man responsible for the burglary – who had since been arrested, found guilty and sentenced to prison for the crime. Monday, 21 May 2012
Plans for a new tool to tackle economic crime were published today for consultation by Solicitor General Edward Garnier QC and Justice Minister Crispin Blunt. Thursday, 17 May 2012
More women and people from minority backgrounds will be encouraged to become judges under plans announced today by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke. Friday, 11 May 2012
Courts in England and Wales will be more publicly accessible than ever before when television broadcasting is introduced, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today. Thursday, 10 May 2012
Paul Turner, who leads on conciliation and mediation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, explains why they are supporting the business dispute resolution commitment, part of reforms outlined in ‘Justice for business: supporting business and promoting growth’. Thursday, 10 May 2012
Senior representatives from business, consumer, digital and legal organisations met Lord McNally, to share their views on the proposed Common European Sales Law. Wednesday, 9 May 2012
A raft of new measures to transform the justice system were set out today as part of the Queen’s Speech at the annual state opening of Parliament. Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly met with business leaders to launch ‘Justice for Business: Supporting Business and Promoting Growth,’this morning. Tuesday, 8 May 2012
A new Timpson training academy at HMP Blantyre House was opened by Secretary of State and Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt. Friday, 4 May 2012
Fraudsters are using the name of the Ministry of Justice and other organisations to trick members of the public into parting with large sums of money. Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Senior officials from the Commonwealth met in London yersterday for an extraordinary meeting of senior officials of law ministries (SOLM). Tuesday, 1 May 2012
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Visitors to London’s Royal Parks can expect a cleaner and safer experience this summer thanks to new measures announced today by Justice Minister Crispin Blunt. Thursday, 29 March 2012
Consumers in England and Wales will find solicitors more competitive, more efficient and easier to access as new High Street providers are announced today. Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has today launched radical proposals to strengthen community sentences and modernise the Probation Service. Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Plans for radical reforms to the justice system have moved another step forward in the Houses of Parliament. Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has told law students that they hold the key to helping people to use mediation services in future. Monday, 19 March 2012
From today all designated money claims in civil cases in England and Wales will be dealt with at one business centre. The centre will be supported by a dedicated contact team that deal with all telephone queries relating to claims. Monday, 19 March 2012
Violent and disruptive drinkers will be targeted by a new Sobriety Order to reduce reoffending and cut crime, Justice Minister Nick Herbert announced today. Friday, 16 March 2012
Victims of rape and sexual violence will receive the specialist help they need as the Ministry of Justice funds five new rape support centres. Thursday, 15 March 2012
To mark the first day of Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Convention, Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke and former MP Jonathan Aitken joined major businesses to encourage more employers to create opportunities for job seekers with previous criminal convictions. Thursday, 15 March 2012
Justice Minister Lord McNally today visited the Hammersmith-based women’s community centre, Minerva, to see first-hand how significant investment has helped bring about changes in the way women are dealt with in the criminal justice system. Tuesday, 13 March 2012
A new BBC documentary starts today, exploring criminality over the past 60 years and featuring a number of prisons in England and Wales. Monday, 12 March 2012
Simon Shepherd is Director of The Butler Trust, a charity which promotes excellence in prisons, probation and youth justice. He explains why the Butler Trust’s annual award scheme for staff and volunteers is such an inspiring event. Friday, 9 March 2012
Ministry of Justice staff and volunteers were winners across the board at this year’s Butler Trust Awards. Friday, 9 March 2012
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Cases of murder, manslaughter, drug dealing and teen crime are being added to the website You be the Judge today. Friday, 30 November 2012
Lawrence Kershen QC, a commercial mediator at Tooks Chambers and former Chairman of the Restorative Justice Council, discusses restorative justice in the criminal justice system. Restorative justice allows victims of crime to be given the opportunity to confront their offender and to have a say in the resolution of the offence. Thursday, 29 November 2012
A new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls has been launched in Thurrock by Victims and Equalities Minister Helen Grant. Monday, 26 November 2012
A ground breaking partnership approach to protecting communities from crime and keeping the public safe has been recognised at a national awards ceremony. Friday, 23 November 2012
Draft proposals to ensure that laws on prisoner voting comply with the UK’s international legal obligations were outlined by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling today. Thursday, 22 November 2012
A rehabilitation revolution aimed at cutting crime, better educating troubled young people and offering real value to taxpayers was set out by the Secretary of State for Justice today. Tuesday, 20 November 2012
The problem of costly and spurious review cases clogging up the courts will be tackled by new plans announced by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. Monday, 19 November 2012
More victims of crime will be able to access a high standard of restorative justice across England and Wales with the launch of a new action plan today. Monday, 19 November 2012
Justice Minister, Jeremy Wright, presented two awards to recognise the achievements of those working in Restorative Justice, victim support and with young people. Friday, 16 November 2012
Legislation providing new powers to block mobile phone signals in prisons has progressed in the House of Lords. Friday, 9 November 2012
The latest stage of the competition for eight prisons and a new approach to competing services across the public prison estate has been announced. Friday, 9 November 2012
Merseyside Probation Trust has become the first public sector agency to win the British Quality Foundation’s prestigious UK Excellence Award. Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Criminals will face justice far more quickly as court committal hearings are abolished in dozens of areas of England and Wales from today. Monday, 5 November 2012
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People can now find out how justice was delivered in their neighbourhood, with new data published on the Government’s crime mapping website police.uk Thursday, 31 May 2012
Money deducted from prisoners’ pay packets to fund victim support services as part of a new Government scheme has raised £383,724 in its first six months, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt announced today. Wednesday, 30 May 2012
All public websites will now have to demonstrate that they are taking steps to comply with new EU laws on the storage of personal data using cookies. Monday, 28 May 2012
The Government is proud of its human rights’ record, Justice Minister Lord McNally today told a United Nations’ review of the UK’s human rights record over the last four years. Thursday, 24 May 2012
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has launched the new enterprise ONE3ONE Solutions with a mission to increase the productive, commercial work done by prisoners. Thursday, 24 May 2012
Bill Wood, who is the acting Chair of the Civil Mediation Council, talks about the success of mediation in the civil justice system. Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Will Riley was a victim of a burglary ten years ago when the home he shared with his wife and young daughter in North London was broken into. Will confronted the burglar who attacked him before the police arrived. A while afterwards he was asked if he would come and meet the man responsible for the burglary – who had since been arrested, found guilty and sentenced to prison for the crime. Monday, 21 May 2012
Plans for a new tool to tackle economic crime were published today for consultation by Solicitor General Edward Garnier QC and Justice Minister Crispin Blunt. Thursday, 17 May 2012
More women and people from minority backgrounds will be encouraged to become judges under plans announced today by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke. Friday, 11 May 2012
Courts in England and Wales will be more publicly accessible than ever before when television broadcasting is introduced, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said today. Thursday, 10 May 2012
Paul Turner, who leads on conciliation and mediation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, explains why they are supporting the business dispute resolution commitment, part of reforms outlined in ‘Justice for business: supporting business and promoting growth’. Thursday, 10 May 2012
Senior representatives from business, consumer, digital and legal organisations met Lord McNally, to share their views on the proposed Common European Sales Law. Wednesday, 9 May 2012
A raft of new measures to transform the justice system were set out today as part of the Queen’s Speech at the annual state opening of Parliament. Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly met with business leaders to launch ‘Justice for Business: Supporting Business and Promoting Growth,’this morning. Tuesday, 8 May 2012
A new Timpson training academy at HMP Blantyre House was opened by Secretary of State and Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt. Friday, 4 May 2012
Fraudsters are using the name of the Ministry of Justice and other organisations to trick members of the public into parting with large sums of money. Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Senior officials from the Commonwealth met in London yersterday for an extraordinary meeting of senior officials of law ministries (SOLM). Tuesday, 1 May 2012