Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
12 May Justice & Home Affairs
Call for 'bold investment decisions' to address prison crisis
Head of probation staff union also questions if ministers understand the extent of the "operational crisis" in probation services
Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
08 May Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec sets out plans to tackle compliance ‘weaknesses’
Antonia Romeo tells MPs multi-million-pound asylum-accommodation failings exposed need for “incentivised culture-change”
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
Chosen candidate will be be tasked with providing "leadership that will unite and organise a vast and diverse community of technical professionals"
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
07 May Justice & Home Affairs
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
Unit to be set up after Rademaker review identifies "perceived fear of retaliation for reporting a complaint"
Ministers reject plea to reinstate courts inspectorate
29 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers reject plea to reinstate courts inspectorate
Minister says there are costs and "little benefit” to bringing back the HM Inspectorate of Courts Administration
Review to help government tackle fraudsters moves into second phase
23 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
Review to help government tackle fraudsters moves into second phase
Jonathan Fisher KC's review to examine challenges faced by law enforcement in bringing fraudsters to justice
MoJ offers up to £150k for ‘people and capability’ DG
22 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ offers up to £150k for ‘people and capability’ DG
Successful candidate will be the most senior personnel adviser to next permanent secretary
HMPPS launches fast-track programme for future prison leaders
04 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
HMPPS launches fast-track programme for future prison leaders
Salaries start at £41k and rise to more than £60k by scheme's third year
Home Office pledges ‘proper due diligence’ for new asylum sites
01 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office pledges ‘proper due diligence’ for new asylum sites
Former perm sec Matthew Rycroft sets out checks and balances introduced after “dysfunctional” culture that wasted millions of pounds
Home Office extends interim immigration watchdog's term
01 Apr Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office extends interim immigration watchdog's term
Minister says David Bolt will stay in post for up to a further three months to ensure "smooth transition"
Home Office set to dump major asylum-accommodation provider
25 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office set to dump major asylum-accommodation provider
Department will end £2bn-a-year contract with Napier Barracks operator Stay Belvedere Hotels
Simon Armitage publishes ode to probation work to bolster HMPPS recruitment
21 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Simon Armitage publishes ode to probation work to bolster HMPPS recruitment
The poet laureate - and onetime probation service employee - teams up with his old employer after HMPPS research shows low awareness of probation officer roles
Rycroft: Home Office is working hard to improve 'collaborative spirit'
20 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Rycroft: Home Office is working hard to improve 'collaborative spirit'
Perm sec tells Public Accounts Committee session on violence against women and girls that department is "absolutely driven to demonstrate cross-system join-up"
Antonia Romeo appointed Home Office perm sec
12 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Antonia Romeo appointed Home Office perm sec
Current MoJ head is “an exceptional public servant who embodies the very best of the civil service”, cab sec says
MoJ not doing enough to tackle crown court backlogs, MPs say
05 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ not doing enough to tackle crown court backlogs, MPs say
PAC report is a "terrible indictment of our criminal justice system", chair says
Think tank calls for ‘clear-out’ of MoJ and HMPPS leadership
04 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Think tank calls for ‘clear-out’ of MoJ and HMPPS leadership
Current bosses ‘not up to task’ of delivering transformation required, Policy Exchange claims
UK departments need ‘new machinery’ to manage Trump risks, IfG says
20 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
UK departments need ‘new machinery’ to manage Trump risks, IfG says
Think tank argues government must develop a coordinated way of reacting to challenges created by new US administration
‘Incoherent approach’ to sentencing blamed for prisons crisis
18 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
‘Incoherent approach’ to sentencing blamed for prisons crisis
Gauke review says “knee-jerk response” of locking criminals up for longer without evidence of any benefit is a major factor
MPs back borders inspector pick – but give Finland-based candidate WFH warning
17 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
MPs back borders inspector pick – but give Finland-based candidate WFH warning
Home Affairs Committee approves appointment of John Tuckett as independent chief inspector of borders and immigration
Government to explore potential for ‘wider reform’ of inquiries system
14 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
Government to explore potential for ‘wider reform’ of inquiries system
Cabinet Office sets out approach to reform in response to House of Lords report
Home Office's Prevent strategy is 'confused', former counter-extremism tsar says
14 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office's Prevent strategy is 'confused', former counter-extremism tsar says
"I genuinely don't know what the role of Prevent is anymore,” ex-commissioner Dame Sara Khan says
Matthew Rycroft to step down as Home Office perm sec
13 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
Matthew Rycroft to step down as Home Office perm sec
Former ambassador praises "tremendous work" of Home Office civil servants in message announcing his departure
Manston asylum centre: Home Office confirms details of inquiry
12 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
Manston asylum centre: Home Office confirms details of inquiry
Ministers encourage current and former public officials to "cooperate" with inquiry into conditions at the site
Former chief inspector of prisons to lead capacity crisis review
11 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
Former chief inspector of prisons to lead capacity crisis review
Dame Anne Owers, who was HM chief inspector of prisons from 2001-2010, will lead review into handling of prison capacity