New government must address prisons crisis 'within days', think tank warns
03 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
New government must address prisons crisis 'within days', think tank warns
Overcrowding is down to sustained mismanagement, rather than unforeseen circumstances, IfG says
Tribunal judge jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency
27 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Tribunal judge jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency
Barrister is one of four legal professionals convicted over ramped-up defence costs
Prison crisis: governors body warns criminal justice system is ‘on precipice of failure’
25 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Prison crisis: governors body warns criminal justice system is ‘on precipice of failure’
Prison Governors' Association calls for immediate action as it says criminal justice system is weeks away from a public safety crisis
Labour promises to re-establish Windrush Unit and appoint commissioner
24 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Labour promises to re-establish Windrush Unit and appoint commissioner
Yvette Cooper says Labour would "turn a page" on the scandal
Home Office's decision to scrap Windrush reforms declared 'unlawful'
20 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office's decision to scrap Windrush reforms declared 'unlawful'
High Court says dropping plans for migration commissioner and ICIBI review was indirect discrimination
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
20 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
Dismissal follows investigation into claims officers falsified firearms training records
PCS issues legal action warning to MoD over Rwanda scheme
19 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
PCS issues legal action warning to MoD over Rwanda scheme
Union warns it will begin legal proceedings unless the defence secretary rules out assisting with the scheme
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
13 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
Document also recommits to scrapping Rwanda scheme and hiring more asylum caseworkers
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
13 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
Recruitment campaign launches for inaugural director of Centre for Police Productivity
Home Office replacement for 'defective' IT system delayed again
13 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office replacement for 'defective' IT system delayed again
Concerns raised that government has not learned lessons from Windrush scandal
Border Force official jailed for aiding drug smugglers
12 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Border Force official jailed for aiding drug smugglers
Kevin Smith gets two years in prison after waving 15kg of MDMA through ferry terminal
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
07 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
General election round-up: Fiscal fisticuffs, a DWP shake-up and a £1bn boost for HMRC
Civil Service World looks at what the main parties have said this week – and the impact for the civil service