Justice & Home Affairs

Watchdog says payment-by-results model will cost department at least £467m more than projected and has not delivered results

Justin Russell previously oversaw the MoJ's prisons, offender and youth justice policy

Troubled eight-year project reaches fruition as technology is to be deployed nationwide in the coming months

Announcement comes as damning report finds probation service at one of collapsed company's subsidiaries "inadequate"

Judge nods to departmental budget pressures as he hands down 12-month sentence

Cabinet sec says Farr “dedicated his entire career to keeping our citizens safe and the country secure”

Update also reveals that only one application for financial assistance under the Windrush hardship scheme has been approved

HMPPS is "emerging from several challenging years", says MoJ permanent secretary Richard Heaton 

The report also called for and end to indefinite detention, which "causes distress and anxiety and can trigger mental illness"

"One of the main criticisms levelled at the parole system was a lack of transparency," justice secretary David Gauke said as he set out refomrs following John Worboys case

The inspection found violence had risen “alarmingly” in the last two years, largely fuelled by drugs

Revelation comes as select committee concludes that a no-deal Brexit "cannot be allowed to happen".

Department for Work and Pensions insists “zero tolerance” policy is rigorously enforced

After a week of disruption, latest update reveals one in four courts staff still cannot access systems

MoD parliamentary statement reveals plans for armed forces’ reservists to be called up

Minister says new scanners earmarked for introduction at 10 jails could have a positive impact in “keeping staff honest" amid smuggling concerns

Expanded senior leadership team will help next prison and probation service chief deal with secure-estate crisis.

The Home Affairs Committee urged the government to pay greater attention to its "duty of care" as it prepares to hand out £4bn worth of new contracts.

Department looks to put 50-strong team on standby for Brexit-related crises

Home Office immigration enforcement DG Tyson Hepple confirmed the department had been talking to non-governmental organisations about how to add independent oversight

The committee also warned that uncertainty about future border arrangements "will make it extremely challenging for the Home Office" to prepare for the future

Union voices anger that Disclosure and Barring Service project will not be brought back in-house

HMRC, Defra and cross-departmental borders group urged to update MPs on contingency-planning work

The Home Office showed "little inclination to look seriously" at its resourcing for translating documents, David Bolt said.