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
Parole Board names next chief exec
17 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Parole Board names next chief exec
Home Office veteran Cecilia French has worked on the undercover policing inquiry since 2019
Former police chief named border security commander
16 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Former police chief named border security commander
Martin Hewitt says he is "under no illusions of the challenges that lie ahead"
FDA says better funding 'vital' to improve rape-prosecution figures
13 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
FDA says better funding 'vital' to improve rape-prosecution figures
Union's survey of Crown Prosecution Service professionals flags court backlogs, staffing levels and IT woes as major issues
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
13 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
Chief inspector of probation says reports show system is "under huge strain"
Sunak ignored police chiefs' warning to act on prisons crisis before election
10 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Sunak ignored police chiefs' warning to act on prisons crisis before election
Police bosses warned Sunak that “simply waiting for a new government to be formed after the election" to tackle the crisis would be "an unacceptable delay in mitigation”
Grenfell Inquiry: Pickles hits out at 'middle-ranking officials' with no 'sense of public duty'
09 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Grenfell Inquiry: Pickles hits out at 'middle-ranking officials' with no 'sense of public duty'
Ex-communities secretary says DCLG civil servants told him not to worry about coroner's recommendations on fire safety
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
09 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
Agency suffering from "major brain drain", with morale "close to rock bottom" amid "potential catastrophic" pay issues
Ministers scrap plan to accommodate asylum seekers at former RAF base
06 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers scrap plan to accommodate asylum seekers at former RAF base
Home Office review finds plan "no longer represents value for money"
(What's the Story) Watchdog probes Oasis ticket sales
06 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
(What's the Story) Watchdog probes Oasis ticket sales
Competition and Markets Authority asks fans for experiences of Ticketmaster's "dynamic pricing" for reunion shows
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
06 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
The department has spent more than £500m on temporary staff in the last two years
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
05 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
Final report also recommends establishment of single body responsible for all aspects of regulation related to fire safety in the construction industry