Justice & Home Affairs

Director general posts announced in January in shake-up after challenging year for HMPPS

The Right to Rent scheme has been beset by criticism and fears that it could stoke discrimination since before its rollout in 2016, culminating in a damning High Court judgement this year. All the while the Home Office has said a panel of experts has helped to implement and monitor the scheme – but a long hiatus, ignored warnings and a lack of transparency have raised questions.

Document contradicts legally-binding code of practice for scheme, which the High Court ruled in March breachs human rights law

Bids sought after G4S contract was extended despite revelations of abuse at Brook House

Calls for 28-day cap rejected the same day as Home Office confirms new immigration minister

General Sir Chris Deverell has just retired from one of Britain’s most senior military positions. He tells Richard Johnstone about the unique role of civil servants in the Ministry of Defence and how winter sports kept him away from Civvy Street

Prospect says landmark judgement could have significant implications for all public-sector pension schemes with similar rules

£200m cladding scheme drawn from MHCLG’s existing budget is ‘insufficient’ select committee says

Perm sec’s letter to MPs details £321m in adjustments and £900m prisons-repair backlog

Agreement reached as Deloitte fined £4.2m over its auditing of the outsourcing giant during the scandal

Report commissioned by the department says civil servants were ‘rightly appalled by what happened’ but this was ‘often juxtaposed with a self-justification’

MoJ rejects call to review Transforming Rehabilitation reforms in long-delayed response to 2018 Justice Committee report

Inspectorate sounds alarm after finding high levels of violence and self-harm at HMP Bristol

Singh review finds poor coordination and outdated IT systems made it difficult to find everyone affected by demands for DNA evidence

Update also reveals Windrush taskforce has rejected 1,445 applications for documentation proving status

Plan goes beyond Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 review recommendations following west London tragedy

Case in which asylum detainee was told to return to the address where she was sexually exploited raises "grave safeguarding concerns", charity says

Troubled background-checking agency appoints local authority boss to top job

Theresa May adds housing expert and architect to inquiry panel probing 2017 tragedy

Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems

Digital director will lead "transition away from legacy technology", NCA says

Minister reveals cost of building online service

In the latest instalment of our series on civil service leavers, we meet Andrew Morley, who after a working on policing and justice policy in the civil service, is now a consultant on public safety in the Middle East. He explains how he has used the skills he learnt as civil servant in a new environment

Justice secretary David Gauke says his plans will create a “smarter justice system that reduces repeat crime”