MoJ wins award for excellence in recruitment
15 Jan 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ wins award for excellence in recruitment
The department has been singled out for its approach to increasing diversity
Ministry of Justice sells Reading Prison
12 Jan 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministry of Justice sells Reading Prison
Former prison site has lay empty for 10 years
Stats regulator investigating Sunak's asylum backlog claims
04 Jan 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Stats regulator investigating Sunak's asylum backlog claims
Thousands of asylum cases remain undecided despite ministers' claims that the backlog has been cleared
Sunak being 'transparent' about asylum backlog numbers, No.10 insists
03 Jan 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Sunak being 'transparent' about asylum backlog numbers, No.10 insists
No.10 defends PM's claim despite accusations it was "misleading", with thousands of decisions remaining
Sunak claims asylum backlog has been cleared
02 Jan 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Sunak claims asylum backlog has been cleared
More than 4,000 "complex" cases remain in legacy backlog, while total backlog stands at just under 100,000
Watchdog to probe Rwanda scheme costs – as legal bill tops £2m
14 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Watchdog to probe Rwanda scheme costs – as legal bill tops £2m
Committee chairs slam "extreme lack of respect" from Home Office in handling of correspondence on costs
Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
11 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office drops modern slavery support measures over 'viability and funding'
Charities accuse government being “no longer committed to protecting victims of modern slavery”
Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
11 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Government pledges not to 'defend the indefensible' in Hillsborough Charter
Hillsborough Charter sets out "duty of candour" but will not be legally enforceable
Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
07 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Robert Jenrick resigns over government's Rwanda plan
Immigration minister quits amid decision not to leave the European Convention on Human Rights
Ministers name choice for next chief inspector of probation
06 Dec 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers name choice for next chief inspector of probation
Parole Board chief exec Martin Jones lined up for watchdog role covering England and Wales
Home Office vetoes MPs' request to attend immigration inspection
29 Nov 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office vetoes MPs' request to attend immigration inspection
Request to accompany borders watchdog was denied to "preserve the independence of the inspectorate", select committee told
HMPPS says ‘lessons have been learned’ as Serco and G4S bag electronic monitoring contracts
24 Nov 2023 Justice & Home Affairs
HMPPS says ‘lessons have been learned’ as Serco and G4S bag electronic monitoring contracts
Deals worth up to £450m come almost a decade after firms admitted overcharging government to the tune of £170m