Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
24 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
Retention allowance revealed amid reports Home Office is recruiting low-paid, inexperienced staff who are quickly leaving
Sunak appoints employment barrister to investigate Raab bullying complaints
23 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Sunak appoints employment barrister to investigate Raab bullying complaints
Barrister Adam Tolley has experience defending government departments in employment tribunals
Home Office empties Manston asylum centre after legal challenge
23 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office empties Manston asylum centre after legal challenge
Detainee claimed centre was “overcrowded, unhygienic and unsafe” and Home Office violated rights not be arbitrarily detained
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
21 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
Strikes over IT system rollout will include one-day nationwide action at 66 courts in the UK
Civil servants at three departments to strike from mid-December
18 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil servants at three departments to strike from mid-December
Strikes will kick off with month-long action at Home Office, DfT and Defra
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services Exclusive
18 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
MPs 'fear Home Office has blank cheque' to use aid money for refugee services
Department has obstructed enquiries about use of ODA to support refugees, MPs say
Dominic Raab seeks director to run MoJ private office amid bullying claims
18 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Dominic Raab seeks director to run MoJ private office amid bullying claims
Justice secretary has insisted a director fill the "demanding" £95,000-a-year PPS job
EXCL: Raab telling MoJ staff he has zero tolerance for bullying ‘felt like gaslighting’ Exclusive
15 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
EXCL: Raab telling MoJ staff he has zero tolerance for bullying ‘felt like gaslighting’
Justice secretary ‘created culture of fear’ by ‘belittling’ civil servants, sources say
Manston asylum centre crisis 'not over', home secretary told
15 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Manston asylum centre crisis 'not over', home secretary told
People still sleeping on floors at "short-term" processing facility, Home Affairs Select Committee chair says after visit
Home Office ‘not leading effective cross-government strategy to tackle fraud’
15 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office ‘not leading effective cross-government strategy to tackle fraud’
Watchdog says department still does not understand full scale of the issue five years after it called for urgent action
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
11 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
Inquiry is told “ship of fools” behind catastrophic tower-block refurbishment was no coincidence
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
10 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
Inquiry lead counsel insists central government failed to act “despite known risks” before tower-block disaster
Home Office was 'in danger' of breaking law over Manston asylum centre, minister says
07 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office was 'in danger' of breaking law over Manston asylum centre, minister says
Short-term facility was "tipping into becoming an unofficial detention centre", ex-home secretary Shapps says
Home Office accused of 'failing at every turn' on migrant crisis
03 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office accused of 'failing at every turn' on migrant crisis
Local authority leaders share safety concerns and criticise lack of consultation over location of immigration facilities
Cab sec urged to investigate if Braverman email breach broke insider-trading law
02 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Cab sec urged to investigate if Braverman email breach broke insider-trading law
Home secretary has denied Labour claims she may have leaked market-sensitive information
Home Office told to 'get a grip' on Manston asylum centre
02 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office told to 'get a grip' on Manston asylum centre
Watchdog's report reveals litany of problems at processing centre as minister says asylum system 'will not be fixed overnight'
Braverman denies ignoring legal advice on Manston asylum centre
01 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Braverman denies ignoring legal advice on Manston asylum centre
Some people have been at Manston for over a month, despite 24-hour legal limit
Home Office under pressure over 'wretched' conditions at Manston asylum centre
31 Oct 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office under pressure over 'wretched' conditions at Manston asylum centre
Immigration watchdog said he was "speechless" after visiting centre that is at double its capacity
Sunak accused of using 'mental gymnastics' to avoid Braverman investigation
27 Oct 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Sunak accused of using 'mental gymnastics' to avoid Braverman investigation
PM commits to appointing ethics adviser but refuses to investigate events that happened under Liz Truss's administration
Users report Home Office system providing wrong person’s immigration details
24 Oct 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Users report Home Office system providing wrong person’s immigration details
Minister admits department is "aware of technical issues" in settled-status digital platform
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
24 Oct 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
‘Over-ambitious’ HMPPS electronic tagging plan ‘threw away’ £100m
MPs “unconvinced” of MoJ's ability to oversee overhaul of electronic tagging after “long history of poor performance"
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
21 Oct 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office 'committed' to Rwanda deportation scheme as airline pulls out
Privilege Style says it "will not operate flights to Rwanda" after pressure from campaigners
Grant Shapps replaces Suella Braverman as home secretary
19 Oct 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Grant Shapps replaces Suella Braverman as home secretary
Braverman says "I hold myself to the highest standards" after sharing secure documents via her personal email account
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
10 Oct 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
Legal advisors and court associates at 65 centres will stage nine days of industrial action