Eight in 10 prison and probation staff unhappy with early release schemes
07 Aug Justice & Home Affairs
Eight in 10 prison and probation staff unhappy with early release schemes
Survey finds workforce is more optimistic about planned “Texas-style” system
Independent review dubs prisons-capacity crisis ‘systemic’
05 Aug Justice & Home Affairs
Independent review dubs prisons-capacity crisis ‘systemic’
Senior officials “so concerned” about breakdown in criminal justice system they prepared a paper trail for a future public or parliamentary inquiry
National Crime Agency gets funding for 300 extra officers
04 Aug Justice & Home Affairs
National Crime Agency gets funding for 300 extra officers
New recruits to focus on gathering intelligence to help stop small boat smugglers
Home Office wrote off £48.5m after scrapping plan to use RAF base for asylum seekers
29 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office wrote off £48.5m after scrapping plan to use RAF base for asylum seekers
Ministers axed RAF Scampton project after Home Office review found it did not represent value for money
MoJ confirms rollout of ‘Texas-style’ Intensive Supervision Courts
28 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ confirms rollout of ‘Texas-style’ Intensive Supervision Courts
Strictly-monitored community sentences for substance-abuse driven criminals aim to slash reoffending rates
Home Office perm sec orders review of disciplinary procedures
21 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec orders review of disciplinary procedures
Review launched as report suggests senior Border Force official was found to have breached the department’s policies on appropriate behaviour but faced no formal consequences
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
21 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to set up cross-government team to monitor delivery of target to halve VAWG
Department accepts NAO recommendation and says it is “developing options for this joint team to align with the delivery phase of the upcoming VAWG Strategy”
NCA officer jailed for stealing Bitcoin he helped to confiscate
18 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
NCA officer jailed for stealing Bitcoin he helped to confiscate
Paul Chowles handed five-and-a-half year sentence after pocketing cryptocurrency from Silk Road 2.0 co-founder
Violence against women and girls: cross-government coordination 'remains inadequate', MPs warn
11 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
Violence against women and girls: cross-government coordination 'remains inadequate', MPs warn
Home Affairs Committee says it is “unconvinced” the Home Office has the “capacity or imagination” to deliver the government's VAWG target
Horizon Inquiry calls for new public body to manage compensation
09 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
Horizon Inquiry calls for new public body to manage compensation
Department for Business and Trade hit with a range of "must do" recommendations over Post Office IT failings
Home Office: MPs warn of 'insufficient' collaboration with other departments on visa changes
07 Jul Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office: MPs warn of 'insufficient' collaboration with other departments on visa changes
Public Accounts Committee says the Home Office opened its skilled worker visa route for social care ‘quickly’ and without an impact assessment
Home Office staffer jailed for selling asylum approval
30 Jun Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office staffer jailed for selling asylum approval
Corrupt official handed four-and-a-half years behind bars after pleading guilty to bribery and other offences
Ex-No.10 Policy Unit head Munira Mirza to play key role in think tank targeting 'Whitehall bureaucracy'
26 Jun Justice & Home Affairs
Ex-No.10 Policy Unit head Munira Mirza to play key role in think tank targeting 'Whitehall bureaucracy'
Fix Britain says "HR culture and bureaucracy of Whitehall" and rise in judicial reviews are among "factors that prevent functionality" in government
Grooming gangs review: Leadership and collaboration ‘lacking’ across government
17 Jun Justice & Home Affairs
Grooming gangs review: Leadership and collaboration ‘lacking’ across government
Louise Casey hands Home Office, DfE and DfT her recommendations for urgent action
SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
12 Jun Justice & Home Affairs
SR25: MoJ gets funding injection for new prison places and probation services
£7bn will be used to create 14,000 prison places by 2031, while probation services will get up to £700m per year by 2028‑29 to implement sentencing review recommendations
Ministry of Justice picks Jo Farrar as new permanent secretary
11 Jun Justice & Home Affairs
Ministry of Justice picks Jo Farrar as new permanent secretary
Former second perm sec will return to the MoJ as its top civil servant after two-year spell in NHS body
MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
02 Jun Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ sets up new probation and reoffending directorate
Up to £100,000 on offer for director to lead work on probation policy and community and reoffending policy
Tribunal flags ‘unsatisfactory aspects’ in Home Office ‘disability blind’ recruitment system
30 May Justice & Home Affairs
Tribunal flags ‘unsatisfactory aspects’ in Home Office ‘disability blind’ recruitment system
Judge questions whether disabled applicants are getting enough support in "rather opaque recruitment process"
Dad and son convicted for assaults on Environment Agency staff
27 May Justice & Home Affairs
Dad and son convicted for assaults on Environment Agency staff
Anglers ordered to pay £12,000 in fines and costs after fracas following fishing-licence checks
Sentencing review calls for investment in Probation Service to boost 'capacity and resilience'
22 May Justice & Home Affairs
Sentencing review calls for investment in Probation Service to boost 'capacity and resilience'
David Gauke sets out recommendations to tackle prison capacity crisis
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
16 May Justice & Home Affairs
Departments ‘struggling to keep pace’ with reducing violence against women and girls
Public Accounts Committee says Home Office needs to lead “urgent and coordinated action” across government to deliver on mission
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"