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Prejudice and discrimination can rise at a time of heightened insecurity, says Dr Marc Verlot of the Equality and Human Rights Commission – and it's not just the job of the police to tackle it
Theresa May arrives at Number 10 with years of experience on the government's key decision-making body on security. Dr Joe Devanny of the International Centre for Security Analysis takes a look at what the new government will mean for the way departments support prime ministers on national security issues
“None of us had any idea things would move so fast today, least of all the prime minister,” says Number 10
Home Office permanent secretary Mark Sedwill is under pressure to take action and deliver better returns on the use of confiscation orders
National Probation Service director Colin Allars named as successor to Lin Hinnigan at troubled young offenders' organisation
Justice committee warns the Ministry of Justice against seeking to "represent the quality of its evidence base to be higher than it is" after senior legal figures criticise research into court fees
Resignation announcement comes ahead of the publication of the Taylor Review of the Youth Justice System
Latest revisions to the tax authority's Single Departmental Plan include customer service targets and aim of getting staff engagement up to civil service-wide average
Cabinet Office promises new multi agency incident transfer protocol will help improve response to major incidents like terror attacks and floods
Experts question the ability of Queen’s Speech centrepiece to deal with system's core problems
Ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, think tank says slim Commons majority and tough Spending Review settlements mean government would be wise to focus on key priorities
Report by MPs on the justice committee warns that prison safety "has deteriorated further and continues to do so"
Justice secretary Michael Gove says improvement board report highlights “broader problems” with the youth justice system
Interim chief Martin Jones has position made permanent
Ministry of Justice says it will announce "next steps in due course" amid reports Medway Secure Training Centre to be brought into public control
Home Office chief points out that enforcement rate for confiscation orders is increasing, even as overall debt pile grows, while Derbyshire police chief Mick Creedon points the finger at legacy of “inflated” targets
Experienced rehabilitation charities say they have been left disadvantaged by the bidding process for the Ministry of Justice's probation overhaul
National Audit Office says probation services "have been sustained throughout a period of major changes" – but warns of "unsurprising frictions" between private and public sector staff
The government's vision of autonomous prisons held to account for delivering against defined outcomes is welcome – but it will require a step change in the way performance is measured
Microsoft reviews the technology that can help police officers perform their jobs more effectively
Unions welcomed Court of Appeal decision backing 2015 ruling that amendments to DfT's staff handbook were unlawful
Border Force resource budget will be £558.1m for 2016/17 – a cut of 0.4% on last year – but the agency gets a capital spending boost
Theresa May writes to the Home Affairs Committee chair over Border Force budget, after MPs order second permanent secretary Olly Robbins to face a second evidence session
Home Office permanent secretary Mark Sedwill to face second Public Accounts Committee hearing after PAC chair Meg Hillier brands department's disagreement with the National Audit Office a "farce"