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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.