Justice & Home Affairs

Prison Officers Association rejects pay boost, as more public sector trade unions moot industrial action

Lammy Review points to disparity between UK’s ethnic breakdown and proportion of black and minority ethnic staff in prison service

Cabinet Office says year-on-year hike from £29.7m to £73.6m is evidence of increased scrutiny

New investigatory powers commissioner begins role inspecting use of state surveillance by public authorities

Theresa May reveals ministers are due to be briefed on resilience findings in a matter of days, as select committee chair questions scope of inquiry

Agency is the second government enforcement arm to trial cameras for protection this month

Statistician John Aston replaces Bernard Silverman to advise department on a range of issues

Think tank Reform wants department to boost digital infrastructure with savings from Whitehall’s automation agenda

Court rules that domestic worker kept by civil servant in conditions below legal standards for "basic minimum for dignity”

The Ministry of Justice recruited record numbers this year but is still losing experienced staff

Position paper outlines solutions to ensure 'frictionless' trade but critics say it's too 'light on detail'

Transport agency launches new campaign after torrent of abuse, including lorry drivers trying to run enforcement cars off the road

Union calls for Whitehall employers to seek out departed staff and pay additional settlements after successful High Court challenge to revised Civil Service Compensation Scheme

High Court orders Cabinet Office to pay union’s costs and refuses right to appeal decision

Annual report of the National Offender Management Service says additional overtime payments were needed to address staffing pressures

Department begins recruiting for post-Brexit arm’s length body

Perm sec Richard Heaton slammed for “less than satisfactory” response to prison pressures

Civil servants who collect court fines could be moved to the private sector under outsourcing proposal

Fraudulent letter claiming to be from the justice department chief asks companies for information

Judges say controversial fees “prevent access to justice”, meaning government faces repayment bill

Hugh Ind has interim appointment made permanent 

Osborne-led department rapped Theresa May’s domain over pay agreement for child-abuse inquiry chief, it has emerged

Prime minister applauds Grenfell Tower and terror responses, but calls on Whitehall staff to “be bold” in facing future challenges

National Audit Office report says late-running programme was “overly ambitious” with an “unachievable” timescale