Rayner and Cooper criticised cuts in ‘tense’ UK cabinet meeting
Darren Jones, Treasury chief secretary, is leading a spending review — to conclude in June — which will cover three years of ...
Justice chiefs accused by MPs of failing to act quickly to tackle spiralling courts crisis
The Crown Court backlog has spiralled to more than 73,000 cases with the system mired in chronic delays and some trials being ...
London Evening Standard2d
What is probate? Government cuts wait times by half in six months
The Ministry of Justice’s Court and Tribunals Service has slashed the average wait times for probate to just over four weeks in December 2024. At the end of 2023, this was around 12 weeks and ...
BBC on MSN7d
HMP Highpoint set to become 'UK's largest jail'
A rural prison is to increase its capacity by more than 50% to become "the UK's largest" jail, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ...
The Independent2d
‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: “Our thoughts remain with the families of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe. “Public protection is our first priority. “After careful ...
UK Legal Tech Investments, M&As Rose in 2024
Ecosystem Tracker Report found a significant increase in U.K. legal tech investments and acquisitions in 2024, boosted by ...
Justice Committee on the Work of the Ministry of Justice
Coverage of the Justice select committee session on the work of the Ministry of Justice, from Tuesday 4 March.
Ministry of Justice admits 'crisis' as claims against Derbyshire prison amount to nearly £300k costs
At HMP Foston Hall, which can be found off the A50 between Aston and Hatton, claims made by the staff against the prison over ...
Guernsey Press8d
P&R president meets with ministers in UK
Tackling financial crime and Guernsey’s economic relationship with the UK were among the topics discussed when Chief Minister ...