Justice & Home Affairs

“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