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"
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