Justice & Home Affairs

Home Office let off the hook after court rules department does not have to pay damages to defence firm 

Former head of London Probation Trust appointed interim chief inspector of probation

Home Affairs Select Committee calls for extension of abuse inquiry to cover all of the UK 

Former prisons watchdog Stephen Shaw will lead a review into detainee welfare on home secretary’s request

Home secretary announces new chair of abuse inquiry, which will now have statutory powers 

A police detective discusses the funding cuts and staff shortages that have hampered specialist departments in the force. 

Cabinet secretary says the role he played in Chilcot Inquiry was "very limited"

The Ministry of Justice’s commercial arm bids for contract with Saudi Arabian Prison Service

Alison Saunders defends plans after lawyers warn against new guidelines 

Offender management and rehabilitation services will be spun out from government in 2015

Keith Foggon was appointed as the first director of digital forensics and intelligence at the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA’s) Cartels and Criminal Group (CCG), on Friday 5 December. 

Further devolution of budgets and control of the criminal justice system would deliver savings without cutting police numbers, said the deputy mayor of policing and crime Stephen Greenhalgh on Monday.