Boris Johnson promises to make it easier for Ukrainians with relatives in the UK to get visas
01 Mar 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Boris Johnson promises to make it easier for Ukrainians with relatives in the UK to get visas
Amid confusion over what the current policy is to support Ukrainian refugees, Priti Patel is expected to give an update today
Home Office slammed for visa offer to Ukrainians fleeing Russian war
28 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office slammed for visa offer to Ukrainians fleeing Russian war
MPs call for the UK to extend visas to more family members and for a broader route for other Ukrainians without British family
HMCTS names new chief executive
24 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
HMCTS names new chief executive
One of Nick Goodwin's major tasks will be tackling the huge backlog in court cases
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
22 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
Department aims to make good on recommendations of 2020 lessons-learned report
Inquiry launched into whether politicians should be law officers
18 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Inquiry launched into whether politicians should be law officers
The House of Lords Constitution Committee will examine whether it is appropriate for ministers to hold roles such as attorney general and solicitor general
Home Office and PM criticised over ‘misleading’ crime-reduction claims
04 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office and PM criticised over ‘misleading’ crime-reduction claims
Watchdog the UK Statistics Authority says headline figures excluded growth areas of fraud and computer misuse
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
03 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
Union says Northern Ireland Civil Service officials are at risk of “inevitable accusations of politicisation” in row over Irish Sea border checks
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
02 Feb 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ to move 2,000 jobs to seven regional offices
"Justice collaboration centres" to open as part of Places for Growth programme
Met launches investigation into No.10 parties during Covid restrictions
25 Jan 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Met launches investigation into No.10 parties during Covid restrictions
Police commissioner Cressida Dick said a number of events in government buildings had breached the threshold for criminal investigation
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
11 Jan 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
DLUHC budget is ‘backstop’ for Gove’s £4bn cladding package
Perm sec seeks ministerial direction over £27m funding request for post-Grenfell fire alarms
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
07 Jan 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
Ethical concerns have been raised over the plans for medical age assessment
Blair feared ‘regulation nightmare’ from Home Office race equality drive
05 Jan 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Blair feared ‘regulation nightmare’ from Home Office race equality drive
Shelved white paper would have called on departments to put race equality “at the heart” of departmental policymaking