HMCTS security staff vote to strike over ‘poverty pay’
15 Jul 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
HMCTS security staff vote to strike over ‘poverty pay’
Union predicts contractor walkouts will bring courts to a standstill but MoJ disagrees
Government seeks ‘better outcomes’ by linking data on homelessness, crime and addiction
30 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Government seeks ‘better outcomes’ by linking data on homelessness, crime and addiction
MoJ-led series of pilot programmes aim to better connect information to improve outcomes for those with complex needs
Home Office relaunches search for National Crime Agency chief amid cronyism row
27 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office relaunches search for National Crime Agency chief amid cronyism row
Job application process is reportedly being re-run after Boris Johnson's favoured candidate did not make the final two
MPs demand answers on ‘unlawful’ DWP benefits guidance
27 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
MPs demand answers on ‘unlawful’ DWP benefits guidance
Select committee says crucial legal “safety net” for EEA nationals is not mentioned in memo for decision makers
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
27 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
Hotline performance disproves the argument that “the way to reduce the size of the civil service is to privatise it", Rycroft says
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
24 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
Perm sec acknowledges "grey area" if staff think a policy is illegal, but said this was not the case for the Rwanda partnership
Civil servant jailed for spiking lover’s drink with abortion pills
20 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil servant jailed for spiking lover’s drink with abortion pills
Home Office deputy director tried to terminate mistress’s pregnancy with laced orange juice
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
17 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
MP sounds alarm over ‘toxic’ working culture at passport office
Whistleblowers accuse senior managers of bullying and claim “widespread mismanagement” is slowing attempts to clear backlogs
Home Office 'already getting ready' for next Rwanda flight after first plane grounded
15 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office 'already getting ready' for next Rwanda flight after first plane grounded
Ministers are "highly confident" the next deportation flight will take off after an intervention by the ECHR, minister says
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
13 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
"We knew that this policy would attract attacks," PM says
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
13 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
Head of International and Returns Services Command will support design and delivery of Home Office's "strategic and operational returns"
Union seeks to block Home Office's first Rwanda flight as legal challenge kicks off
09 Jun 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Union seeks to block Home Office's first Rwanda flight as legal challenge kicks off
PCS says it will not allow members to be put in “potentially dangerous" situations "where they may be asked to act illegally"