Spending watchdog warns of pressures piling up for 'already stretched' MoJ
08 Jan 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Spending watchdog warns of pressures piling up for 'already stretched' MoJ
Snapshot report contrasts shortage of prison places with boosted sentencing projections and delayed court hearings
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
04 Jan 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Antonia Romeo named MoJ permanent secretary
DIT perm sec moves back to department where she spent 'majority of her career'
Diversity and inclusion coaching to be ‘integrated’ into core civil service training
22 Dec 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Diversity and inclusion coaching to be ‘integrated’ into core civil service training
Move follows controversial decision to scrap unconscious bias training after Behavioural Insights Team says programmes cannot demonstrate their worth
Priti Patel dubs shouting and swearing allegations ‘not accurate’
17 Dec 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Priti Patel dubs shouting and swearing allegations ‘not accurate’
Home secretary says she has not seen full version of Alex Allan’s investigation into her treatment of civil servants
PM threatened with legal challenge to Priti Patel bullying decision
10 Dec 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
PM threatened with legal challenge to Priti Patel bullying decision
Union wants judges to review rejection of independent advice that home secretary broke ministerial code
Home Office’s points-based immigration system opens to applicants
02 Dec 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office’s points-based immigration system opens to applicants
Post-Brexit visa scheme offers skilled-workers right to work in UK for five years
Home Office broke the law with hostile environment policy, equalities watchdog finds
25 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office broke the law with hostile environment policy, equalities watchdog finds
Department “effectively ignored” equality legislation when developing the policy, damning EHRC report concludes
Reversing probation reforms 'not enough' without funding boost, inspector says Exclusive
24 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Reversing probation reforms 'not enough' without funding boost, inspector says
Long-term funding for services must be "baked in" to this week's Spending Review, Justin Russell says
PM backs Patel as bullying probe finds she broke ministerial code
20 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
PM backs Patel as bullying probe finds she broke ministerial code
High drama as Johnson’s independent adviser on standards quits over handling of allegations against home secretary
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
19 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
Politicians failing to apply same “quasi-judicial approach” expected of officials to their own behaviour, union chief says
Watchdog flags ‘reasons for real concern’ on ministerial conduct
16 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Watchdog flags ‘reasons for real concern’ on ministerial conduct
Trust in politicians is beginning to decline 25 years on from Nolan Report, according to Committee on Standards in Public Life chair Jonathan Evans
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
12 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Failure to publish Patel bullying report is damaging public trust, warns standards watchdog
Committee on Standards in Public Life chair says allegations of bullying at the Home Office need to be seen to have been “properly and independently investigated”
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
12 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Former civil servant jailed for leaking highly sensitive military information
Software and analytical engineer with “near photographic memory” handed four-and-a-half year sentence for breaking Official Secrets Act
FDA calls on Sunak to deal with CPS ‘workload crisis’ in Spending Review
11 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
FDA calls on Sunak to deal with CPS ‘workload crisis’ in Spending Review
Union sends petition to chancellor calling for resources to deal with backlog of 45,000 cases
Immigration watchdog's term extended again, six months into recruitment for successor
10 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration watchdog's term extended again, six months into recruitment for successor
Home secretary Priti Patel says move will "prevent a gap" in scrutiny of her department's work
George Osborne says civil servants should take more blame for Windrush scandal
06 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
George Osborne says civil servants should take more blame for Windrush scandal
Former chancellor admits cabinet got policy wrong but says accountability needs to be shared with officials
Sunak urged to find cash to make pandemic-driven innovations permanent
02 Nov 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Sunak urged to find cash to make pandemic-driven innovations permanent
Spending Review should also stump up funding to deal with “huge” service backlogs, report says
MoJ launches review that could lead to Parole Board overhaul
22 Oct 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ launches review that could lead to Parole Board overhaul
Review is the “culmination of work to examine and reform the parole system" that followed Worboys case
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
20 Oct 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil servant arrested in probe over ambassador's leaked Trump comments
Kim Darroch quit British Embassy in Washington after cables showed he called US president “inept”, “insecure” and “incompetent”
Home Office and MHCLG detail £60m coronavirus policing package
08 Oct 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office and MHCLG detail £60m coronavirus policing package
Law-enforcement funding targets boosted town-centre visibility and compliance checks
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
07 Oct 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Civil servant pleads guilty to role in Extinction Rebellion protest
Staffer handed conditional discharge after printworks blockade that saw campaigners chained and cemented together
Cabinet Office to probe leaks of asylum-seeker detention ideas
02 Oct 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Cabinet Office to probe leaks of asylum-seeker detention ideas
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft tells MPs "everything is on the table" after reports detail controversial blue-sky thinking on offshore holding centres
Home Office culture change pledge branded 'laughable' as government considers offshore detention centres
01 Oct 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office culture change pledge branded 'laughable' as government considers offshore detention centres
Human rights group criticises "improvement plan" amid reports officials considered putting asylum seekers on oil rigs
Home Office to trial outsourced asylum interviews to clear coronavirus backlog
28 Sep 2020 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to trial outsourced asylum interviews to clear coronavirus backlog
Six-week pilot will trial use of external supplier to “get the system moving again”