Justice & Home Affairs

Staff at agency near the bottom of the civil service pay satisfaction table, but unable to take strike action

The government has recently set up a number of high-profile inquiries, including into child sexual abuse and the Grenfell Tower fire. As the terms of reference for the Grenfell Tower probe are finalised, this is how inquiries can earn trust

Think tank report on public inquiries finds lack of formal guidance, procedures and scrutiny measures

A court ruling this month means a Scottish Government plan to introduce a minimum price for alcohol will finally go ahead. Its introduction is a nothing short of a thing of beauty in policymaking

Action pre-empts driving examiner strike expected to start in early December

Senior officials defend rationale for new GPS tags but admit major failings of project now delayed by more than five years 

Reform think tank argues for greater devolution of powers to buy healthcare, employment, skills and offender management services

Union warns of strike potential over Courts and Tribunal Service’s hubs proposals

Justice secretary asks officials to commence “post-implementation review” that was promised when reforms were introduced in 2012

MPs raise concerns about department’s attitude to science advice after learning its acting chief scientific advisor is an economist

Ministry of Justice perm sec and other top officials from justice and health admit staff cuts have contributed to record high suicide rate in prisons

Michael Lockwood will become first director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct