This item has been extracted from the Inside Government GOV UK website here published 1st May 2013 Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today. Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture which has forced up insurance premiums and left schools, [...]
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Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture
May 1, 2013 from Leave a Comment
The following Press release was been issued by the Ministry of Justice on the 1st May 2013. Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today. Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture which has forced up insurance premiums and left [...]
Transforming Legal Aid: Delivering a more credible and efficient system.
April 9, 2013 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice have issued a consultation paper on proposed changes to the legal aid system. Transforming Legal Aid: Delivering a more credible and efficient system. Executive Summary This consultation sets out the Government’s proposals for further reform of the legal aid system in England and Wales. As set out in the Introduction, against [...]
CCRC Triennial Review Update
February 5, 2013 from Leave a Comment
Update from the Ministry of Justice I am writing to inform you that stage one of the triennial review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is now complete. The Call for Evidence, which concluded on 14 December 2012, provided 65 responses, which have now been collated and analysed. The evidence has supported the continuation [...]
Macur Review issues a call for evidence
January 11, 2013 from Leave a Comment
The Independent Review of the Waterhouse Tribunal will today publish an Issues Paper calling for views on the scope of the original Inquiry and whether or not it sufficiently investigated specific allegations of child abuse in North Wales care homes. Commenting on the call for further evidence, Mrs Justice Macur said: ‘To ensure I can [...]
Ministry of Justice seeks views on a package of measures to stem the growth in applications for judicial reviews.
December 19, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice is seeking views on a package of measures to stem the growth in applications for judicial reviews. These measures aim to tackle the burden that this growth has placed on stretched public services whilst protecting access to justice and the rule of law. The engagement exercise seeks views on proposals in three [...]
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Triennial Review – call for evidence
December 3, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice is to review the effectiveness of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. In a recently issued press statement they state: Purpose of the Review As custodians of the public purse, whether paid by the professions or directly from public funds, it is important that we deliver an efficient and effective service to [...]
Ministry of Justice announce plans for reform of judicial reviews
November 27, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice has announced its intention to reform the judicial review process in an attempt to reduce the number of “weak or ill-conceived cases which the Government says are clogging up courts, with the news greeted with a sceptical response from the legal profession. In today’s announcement, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: “Judicial Review [...]
Ministry of Justice to give more victims of crime access to restorative justice.
November 27, 2012 from Leave a Comment
More victims of crime will be able to access improved restorative justice schemes across England and Wales with the launch of a new action plan Restorative Justice Action Plan for the Criminal Justice System (PDF) Full story Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Ministry of Justice consult on means testing scheme for criminal case
November 2, 2012 from Leave a Comment
Crown Court means testing of criminal legal aid Overview The proposals set out in this consultation paper seek to improve the effectiveness of the Crown Court means testing scheme of criminal legal aid. Why We Are Consulting The proposals set out in the consultation paper seek to ensure that defendants comply fully with the requirements [...]
Ministry of Justice to conduct a review of the CCRC
October 25, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice have issued a Media Release (copied below) stating the Criminal Cases Review Commission is to be subject to a Triennial Review. The review will run from 19 Oct 2012 to 14 Dec 2012 The review team is seeking evidence from a wide range of bodies and would particularly welcome hearing from applicants (current, [...]
Consultation on draft Codes of Practice for Conditional Cautions
October 7, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Government has announced that it it is to consult on draft Codes of Practice for Conditional Cautions – one for adults and one for Youth. The consultation opened on the 4 October 2012 and closes on the 1 November 2012. Draft Code of Practice for Youth Conditional Cautions This consultation paper invites views from [...]
Conclusion of internal review of probation services published
March 27, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice have issued a consultation paper setting out the conclusions of an internal review by the Secretary of State of how probation services in England and Wales can be improved. The intention is to ensure probation services are better able to achieve the outcomes in justice that matter to victims and communities: protecting the [...]
Plans for radical reforms to the justice system have moved another step forward in the Houses of Parliament.
March 27, 2012 from Leave a Comment
Plans for radical reforms to the justice system have moved another step forward in the Houses of Parliament. The House of Lords’ Report Stage of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill was completed yesterday. (Tuesday 20 March) The Bill will now move forward to a Third Reading in the Lords next week, [...]
Ministry of Justice announce plans to introduce fees for using employment tribunals
December 15, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice has issued a press release (here) indicating that they intend to introduce fees for using employment tribunals Ministry of Justice Employment tribunal fees to benefit business and taxpayers 14 December 2011 Plans to lower the £84 million cost to the taxpayer, and relieve pressure on businesses, through the introduction of fees [...]
Dame Janet Smith DBE appointed as the Independent Assessor for miscarriages of justice compensation
July 3, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The Ministry of Justice has announced that the Right Honourable Dame Janet Smith DBE has been appointed to succeed Lord Brennan of Bibury QC as the independent Assessor for miscarriages of justice compensation for England and Wales.The Assessor is appointed under schedule 12 of the Criminal Justice Dame Janet, who retired as an appeal court [...]
Government announces major overhaul of civil justice
April 2, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The first major overhaul of the civil justice system in 15 years and reform of controversial ‘no win no fee’ deals were announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke today. The proposals, which have been launched for public consultation, aim to modernise the civil justice system and make it simpler, quicker, cheaper and more effective. 29 [...]
Reconviction rates published by Ministry of Justice
March 22, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The latest National Statistics on the re-offending of adults released from custody or starting a community sentence in England and just been published. Significantly they show that those convicted of sexual offences against children are the least likely to re-offend. A FACT spokesman said he is not surprised by these findings, which broadly speaking are [...]
Government to opening up public bodies to public scrutiny and increase scope of FoIA
January 7, 2011 from Leave a Comment
New plans to extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) to open up government and other bodies to public scrutiny, were unveiled by the Ministry of Justice today. The changes will make it easier for people to use FOI to find and use information about the public bodies they rely on and [...]
Ministry of Justice consult on statitical definitions of crime
November 17, 2010 from Leave a Comment
Improvements to Ministry of Justice statistics Open date: 17 November 2010 Close date: 18 February 2011 The Ministry of Justice’s Chief Statistician is seeking feedback on proposals to make criminal justice statistics more transparent and user friendly. The proposals are: to resolve key conceptual issues raised by users when examining current Ministry of Justice statistical [...]
Ministry of Justice issue media release on MAPPA status and management levels in relation to sex offenders
October 5, 2010 from Leave a Comment
MAPPA: open and transparent for greater public protection For the first time, numbers relating to the MAPPA status and management levels of all MAPPA offenders living in England and Wales can now be viewed online. Today, more data than ever before has been published in the 2009/10 Ministry of Justice national statistical bulletin. The bulletin [...]
Government Sets Out Its Position on Family Courts
June 26, 2007 from
The Ministry of Justice have produced a paper on Confidence and Confidentiality: Openness in Family Courts – a new approach
Text of Lord Chancellor’s speech to National Association of Head Teacher’s conference
May 21, 2007 from
The following is an extract from the Lord Chancellors speech to the National Association of Head Teachers conference. ……. The second issue is the issue raised by this union about the damage done to teachers by false allegations.Those allegations can take so many forms from false allegations of sexual or physical abuse, to equally false allegations [...]
Lord Chancellor says Ministry of Justice will improve services to public
May 21, 2007 from
The Ministry of Justice have released this press release setting out the Lord Chancellors immediate aims for improving services to the public.Court staff put forward proposals to improve services offered by the courts in a series of local discussions with Lord Falconer over the last six months. The Lord Chancellor has travelled throughout England and [...]