Home Office perm sec 'proud of challenge' civil servants provide on immigration policy Exclusive
09 Mar 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec 'proud of challenge' civil servants provide on immigration policy
Matthew Rycroft's comments came before Suella Braverman accused "activist" civil servants of "blocking" ministers' immigration reforms
Government's plans to limit strikes ‘incompatible’ with human rights law
06 Mar 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Government's plans to limit strikes ‘incompatible’ with human rights law
Anti-strikes bill that could affect Border Force civil servants is “heavy-handed” and “flawed”, committee says
Asylum backlog hits record high as Home Office launches 'streamlined' applications
24 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Asylum backlog hits record high as Home Office launches 'streamlined' applications
More than 160,000 people waiting on asylum decisions – quadruple the number at the end of 2019
HMCTS has ‘limited understanding’ of savings £1.3bn reforms are delivering
23 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
HMCTS has ‘limited understanding’ of savings £1.3bn reforms are delivering
Costs have risen and projected savings have decreased amid Common Platform woes, NAO says
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
17 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
British embassy staffer who spied for Russia gets 13 years in jail
Berlin-based David Smith was “motivated by greed and a hatred of our country” says Crown Prosecution Service
MoJ extends life of Nightingale courts to combat case backlogs
17 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ extends life of Nightingale courts to combat case backlogs
Embattled justice secretary Dominic Raab says government is “determined to provide the swift justice that victims deserve”
Home Office delays workforce review
15 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office delays workforce review
Home secretary Suella Braverman has halted the Migration Advisory Committee's shortage occupation list review
Crown Prosecution Service rebuked for losing sexual assault and rape case data Exclusive
15 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Crown Prosecution Service rebuked for losing sexual assault and rape case data
ICO has reprimanded CPS for poor processes after it lost case files and interviews of assault victims
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
09 Feb 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Counter-terror Prevent duty could be expanded to DWP, Border Force and asylum staff
Braverman accepts 34 review recommendations but opponents criticise increased focus on Islamist threat
Home Office U-turns on Windrush inquiry recommendations
27 Jan 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office U-turns on Windrush inquiry recommendations
Suella Braverman drops three measures government was previously expected to implement
Anti-strike legislation 'reprehensible and vindictive', union says
11 Jan 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Anti-strike legislation 'reprehensible and vindictive', union says
PCS pledges to fight bill aimed at maintaining minimum service levels in Border Force and elsewhere
'Retirement regret', Braverman blasts 'low' productivity – and other civil service news you may have missed over Christmas
04 Jan 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
'Retirement regret', Braverman blasts 'low' productivity – and other civil service news you may have missed over Christmas
The ex-officials considering a return to work, ALBs under the microscope: catch up on the stories you missed
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
03 Jan 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
Award “is for the countless public servants who are doing a brilliant job... with little credit”, Rycroft says
Immigration services union doubtful “massively theoretical” Rwanda plan will go ahead
22 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration services union doubtful “massively theoretical” Rwanda plan will go ahead
The Immigration Services Union says court decision that deportation policy is lawful "isn't going to change anything anytime soon"
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
19 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ leads £4m deal on heat and motion sensors to measure office occupancy
Technology will report on whether desks and meeting rooms are occupied or not and numbers of people leaving or entering part of a building
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
19 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
But judges say cases of eight asylum seekers who were due to be deported earlier this year were not properly considered by the home secretary
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
16 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
Military personnel for Border Force, NHS and other strikes will cost roughly £4,000 a week per soldier
Civil service strikes: Border Force to strike at six airports over Christmas
08 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil service strikes: Border Force to strike at six airports over Christmas
A thousand passport-checking officials are set to go on strike for eight days, PCS has announced
Raab says 'no one ever raised a complaint or grievance' over bullying claims
07 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Raab says 'no one ever raised a complaint or grievance' over bullying claims
Justice secretary says no one spoke to him about his behaviour before formal complaints were submitted last month
Home Office accused of 'creating preventable' health risk after asylum centre diphtheria outbreak
29 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office accused of 'creating preventable' health risk after asylum centre diphtheria outbreak
After suspected cases among asylum seekers dispersed from Manston, expert says situation "should have been prevented through joint working"
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
29 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
PCS chief says billionaire employer can “easily” end pay dispute – plus, more HMCTS strikes announced
Home Office perm sec: 'I still don't have evidence Rwanda scheme is value for money'
25 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec: 'I still don't have evidence Rwanda scheme is value for money'
Cost of controversial partnership rises to £140m as Rycroft admits there is no sign of deterrent effect yet
Passport Office crisis ‘fixed’, says Braverman – but no promise of return to pre-Covid processing target
25 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Passport Office crisis ‘fixed’, says Braverman – but no promise of return to pre-Covid processing target
Braverman says 99% of applications are now being processed within 10 weeks
Dominic Raab ‘facing series of bullying complaints’ from ex-private secretaries
24 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Dominic Raab ‘facing series of bullying complaints’ from ex-private secretaries
Justice secretary is already being investigated over two formal complaints