High Court backs PM’s decision on Patel bullying report
06 Dec 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
High Court backs PM’s decision on Patel bullying report
But union says ruling on handling of home secretary’s conduct still boosts civil servants’ workplace rights
HMCTS staff could strike over ‘fundamentally flawed’ IT system
03 Dec 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
HMCTS staff could strike over ‘fundamentally flawed’ IT system
Union says consultative ballot of court officials found 96% backing industrial action
Home Affairs Committee to get new chair after Labour reshuffles top team
30 Nov 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Affairs Committee to get new chair after Labour reshuffles top team
Yvette Cooper named shadow home secretary in overhaul of Keir Starmer's top team
Home Office 'failing to keep on top of asylum cases' as children wait 550 days for decisions
25 Nov 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office 'failing to keep on top of asylum cases' as children wait 550 days for decisions
Inspectors find "no evidence of any case type being prioritised"
HMCTS offers up to £130k for next chief exec
25 Nov 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
HMCTS offers up to £130k for next chief exec
Campaign comes more than a year after Susan Acland-Hood became DfE perm sec
Home Office should lose Windrush compensation scheme role, MPs say
24 Nov 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office should lose Windrush compensation scheme role, MPs say
Badly-managed scheme has "compounded the injustices" of the Windrush scandal, MPs say
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
17 Nov 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
Departments urged to fix information exchange system that is ‘broken’ partly due to misunderstanding of GDPR rules, inspectorates say
Union claims new digital platform at HMCTS ‘threatens 3,000 jobs’
16 Nov 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Union claims new digital platform at HMCTS ‘threatens 3,000 jobs’
Service disputes figures as court staff are balloted on Common Platform concerns
Home Office offers £140k for DG to work in 'ambiguous and complex environment'
09 Nov 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office offers £140k for DG to work in 'ambiguous and complex environment'
Successful candidate for migration and borders role must be a “strong, engaging and collaborative leader”
MoJ needs extra £2.2bn to cover cost of Covid recovery, report says
22 Oct 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ needs extra £2.2bn to cover cost of Covid recovery, report says
National Audit Office warns crown court backlogs will continue for “several years”
Ex-homelessness tsar to lead review of Met Police standards and culture
12 Oct 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Ex-homelessness tsar to lead review of Met Police standards and culture
Former DCLG and Home Office director general Louise Casey “will ask difficult questions” in probe prompted by Wayne Couzens outrage
National Crime Agency appoints interim director general
04 Oct 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
National Crime Agency appoints interim director general
Law enforcement body becomes latest public sector organisation to face succession gap