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17 Jan 20
A Ministry of Justice civil servant has been jailed for a “sophisticated” fraud worth £1.7m.
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31 May 19
The rule of law could be seriously under threat unless the government invests in the criminal justice system now, says the FDA union’s Steven Littlewood.
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1 Mar 19
The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
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19 Feb 19
A private company contracted by the government to run probation services has gone into administration.
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22 Nov 18
The Ministry of Justice’s estate is an “embarrassment” after “a long history of underfunding”, according to the lord chief justice.
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4 Sep 18
On 1 April 2013 the government brought in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, which meant hundreds of thousands of people eligibe for legal aid became ineligible....
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3 Sep 18
Overcrowding, underfunding and a high staff turnover have left English prisons “in crisis”, with rising levels of violence, reform campaigners have told PF.
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22 May 18
Local authorities will bear the brunt of changes to legal aid planned by the Ministry of Justice, a network of law professionals has warned.
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29 Nov 17
Cuts to early legal advice, aimed at saving £450m a year from the legal aid bill, is costing the government money, an umbrella body has claimed.
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21 Apr 17
Government plans to raise £300m a year by increasing probate fees have been shelved because of Theresa May’s snap general election, the Ministry of Justice has said.
17 Jan 20A Ministry of Justice civil servant has been jailed for a “sophisticated” fraud worth £1.7m.
31 May 19The rule of law could be seriously under threat unless the government invests in the criminal justice system now, says the FDA union’s Steven Littlewood.
1 Mar 19The Ministry of Justice’s “botched contracting” of probation services will cost the taxpayer £467m.
19 Feb 19A private company contracted by the government to run probation services has gone into administration.
22 Nov 18The Ministry of Justice’s estate is an “embarrassment” after “a long history of underfunding”, according to the lord chief justice.
3 Sep 18Overcrowding, underfunding and a high staff turnover have left English prisons “in crisis”, with rising levels of violence, reform campaigners have told PF.
22 May 18Local authorities will bear the brunt of changes to legal aid planned by the Ministry of Justice, a network of law professionals has warned.
21 Apr 17Government plans to raise £300m a year by increasing probate fees have been shelved because of Theresa May’s snap general election, the Ministry of Justice has said.
