Justice & Home Affairs

Home affairs committee chair said “the extraordinary participation police recruits and officers in an ostensibly political event raises serious concerns”

With free movement now set to end abruptly on 31 October, the Home Office remains unable to answer key questions

Department declares former minister’s resignation pledge project a success

Dominic Hornberger remanded in custody until 13 September

Injuries to official said to be not life threatening after attack on Marsham Street yesterday

Cabinet secretary says that there is ‘no evidence to suggest that the attack was anything other than an isolated incident’ at this stage

Home secretary says her thoughts are with victim of “unprovoked knife attack”

Think tank also calls for merger of policing watchdogs after warning current set up 'places a heavy bureaucratic burden on individual forces'

Lord Carlile will consider if programme is fit for purpose

Johnson said the Treasury would provide £2.5bn to increase prison spaces

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.