There will probably be separate detachments: Malyuska spoke about the possible mobilization of convicts

The minister explained that not all commanders are ready to take convicted persons into their units. Malyuska spoke about the bill on the mobilization of convicts /…

Ministry of Justice employs transgender support officer after cutting ties with Stonewall

However, setting out the plans for the new appointment, Mr Copple told staff in an email on Friday: “We know that from 2015/16 to 2019/20 there was…

Dominic Raab to appeal after Tracey Connelly, mother of Baby P, granted parole

Connelly, 40, was jailed over the youngster’s death after pleading guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person in 2008. She was…

Criminals owe victims and courts a record £1.2bn

Criminals’ unpaid debts for victims’ services have more than tripled in five years, official figures showed, as the total size of fines owed by convicts hit £1.2…

Crime victims left waiting almost two years for justice amid court backlogs

Victims are having to wait nearly two years for justice, with cases now taking more than 700 days on average to be completed amid court backlogs, official…

Barristers accused of ‘irresponsible and unwarranted’ plans to strike over pay row

Barristers have been accused of “irresponsible and unwarranted” plans to strike over pay in a row with the Justice Secretary. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) announced 96.5…

Dominic Raab’s British Bill of Rights inches us closer to legal sovereignty

The Conservatives have been promising to reform human rights laws for years. The party’s 2015 manifesto foreshadowed a new British Bill of Rights only to be sidetracked…

Prisons to offer offenders more on-the-job training

Prisons are to “open their doors” to employers so offenders can do a “proper day’s work” behind bars under plans to slash reoffending. The forthcoming Prison White…

‘Formal’ No 10 Christmas party would have breached Covid rules, says Dominic Raab

Dominic Raab has acknowledged that a “formal party” in Downing Street last Christmas would have breached Covid-19 guidance but insisted the allegations were “unsubstantiated”.  The Justice Secretary…

No Christmas party for Ministry of Justice, Dominic Raab reveals

However Mr Raab said he did not know the truth of the reports based on “unsubstantiated claims all on the basis of anonymous sources”, but if they…