Crime gang jailed for £22m HMRC fraud
07 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
Crime gang jailed for £22m HMRC fraud
"Sophisticated and complex" operation pocketed VAT and Construction Industry Scheme contributions intended for tax agency
Home Office spent nearly £100m on failed asylum accommodation
05 Feb Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office spent nearly £100m on failed asylum accommodation
Report into acquisition of HMP Northeye site urges Home Office to address its "dysfunctional" culture around commercial decisions
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
30 Jan Justice & Home Affairs
Hundreds of Border Force staff have left over rota change, union says
PCS announces new Border Force strike ballot over “unworkable” rosters
Experienced government reformer picked for immigration watchdog role
22 Jan Justice & Home Affairs
Experienced government reformer picked for immigration watchdog role
John Tuckett named as government's preferred candidate for ICIBI
Home Office sets out changes to EU Settlement Scheme process
21 Jan Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office sets out changes to EU Settlement Scheme process
Watchdog the IMA lauds department's update for clarity on citizens'-rights entitlements
National Crime Agency offers £145k for next chief operating officer
13 Jan Justice & Home Affairs
National Crime Agency offers £145k for next chief operating officer
Successful candidate will also serve as director general responsible for capabilities
Crown court caseload backlogs 'will get worse', MoJ perm sec predicts
10 Jan Justice & Home Affairs
Crown court caseload backlogs 'will get worse', MoJ perm sec predicts
Antonia Romeo tells MPs she expects record levels to be even higher in 12 months' time
Home Office to sell or transfer unused £15.4m asylum seeker site
10 Dec 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to sell or transfer unused £15.4m asylum seeker site
Matthew Rycroft says civil servants "rushed" acquisition "out of good faith and seeking to do a good job in difficult circumstances"
HMRC staffer gets suspended sentence for aiding money-laundering hubby
28 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
HMRC staffer gets suspended sentence for aiding money-laundering hubby
Compliance officer Kuldip Badesha hid her work for Ranbir Singh's 12 companies from bosses at tax agency
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
18 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
New unit should assess cost-benefit analysis of retaining poor performers versus managing them out, Reform think tank says
Home Office to create unit to track policing performance
18 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to create unit to track policing performance
Unit's work will enable home secretary to take “more hands-on approach" to driving improvements in policing
Home Office under fire for another botched asylum centre deal
15 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office under fire for another botched asylum centre deal
Department spent £15.4m on East Sussex prison site deemed unfit to use because of contamination
Serious Fraud Office gets funding boost to aid complex-case work
11 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Serious Fraud Office gets funding boost to aid complex-case work
£9.3m uplift will increase asset-seizure capabilities and improve digital infrastructure
Research highlights pressures faced by justice system staff in Scotland
08 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Research highlights pressures faced by justice system staff in Scotland
Majority of civil servants say workloads are hampering the administration of justice while IT equipment is not fit for purpose
Civil servant convicted of killing young son
08 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil servant convicted of killing young son
Defra staff member found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility
Starmer announces £75m border security funding boost
05 Nov 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Starmer announces £75m border security funding boost
Enhanced budget will fund extra Border Security Command recruits and specialist investigators
Home Office faces 'significant' in-year funding pressures, NAO warns
25 Oct 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office faces 'significant' in-year funding pressures, NAO warns
Report flags impact of police pay increases and pension costs among challenges for department
Former Tory justice secretary appointed to lead sentencing review
22 Oct 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Former Tory justice secretary appointed to lead sentencing review
Gauke says it is “a privilege to serve, not least because such a review is timely and necessary”
MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
18 Oct 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ boosts magistrates' sentencing powers to ease crown court pressures
Move will free up prison space set aside for defendants on remand, department says
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
17 Oct 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
POA union says employment rights bill does "nothing to address the rights of prison officers", who have been banned from striking since 1994
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
27 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
Damning long-view document tracing historical background to scandal was created in response to Wendy Williams' review
New 'duty of candour' for officials will include criminal sanctions, Starmer says
25 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
New 'duty of candour' for officials will include criminal sanctions, Starmer says
PM says Hillsborough Law will serve as "law for Liverpool" and for the victims of the disaster, and for victims of all scandals
MoJ starts recruitment for independent public advocate
25 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ starts recruitment for independent public advocate
The advocate will help victims of major incidents access information and support and speak to public authorities on their behalf
Departments scramble to deal with collapse of construction giant ISG
24 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Departments scramble to deal with collapse of construction giant ISG
ISG had £1bn-plus pipeline of work for MoJ and other projects for DfE and DWP