Archived government news
April 2024
Transparency data: MOJ: spending over £500 on a GPC 2023 Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Meet the businesses helping get prison leavers in to work Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Press release: 'Big Four' accountancy firm to get prison leavers in to work… Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Press release: Government backs amendment to better protect victims’ counse… Monday, 22 April 2024
Press release: Contract awarded for UK’s first all-electric ‘green’ prison Monday, 22 April 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice: arm’s length bodies framework documents Monday, 22 April 2024
Corporate report: Net zero carbon strategy: MOJ Monday, 22 April 2024
Corporate report: Circular economy strategy summary: MOJ Monday, 22 April 2024
Corporate report: Nature recovery plan summary: MOJ Monday, 22 April 2024
Corporate report: Climate change adaptation strategy: MOJ Monday, 22 April 2024
Guidance: Unpaid work: PI 04/2019 Sunday, 21 April 2024
Guidance: Feltham Prison and Young Offender Institution Friday, 19 April 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 19 April 2024
Research: Factors influencing organisations' decisions to bring cases to th… Thursday, 18 April 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Thursday, 18 April 2024
Guidance: Sentence Calculation Policy Framework: determinate sentenced pris… Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Corporate report: Ministry of Justice senior civil servant secondary paid e… Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice: Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Press release: Government cracks down on ‘deepfakes’ creation Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 12 April 2024
Guidance: Policy frameworks index Friday, 12 April 2024
Guidance: Probation instructions (PIs) Friday, 12 April 2024
Guidance: Prison service instructions (PSIs) Friday, 12 April 2024
Guidance: Prison service orders (PSOs) Friday, 12 April 2024
Correspondence: PSPRB and Minister response to the 2024 England and Wales r… Thursday, 11 April 2024
Transparency data: MOJ: spending over £500 on a GPC 2023 Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Press release: Tough new measures to bolster landmark victims’ law Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Guidance: Searching Policy Framework Monday, 08 April 2024
Press release: Should the law change to make it easier for organisations to… Sunday, 07 April 2024
Guidance: Updates on procedure rules and forms for civil proceedings in mag… Sunday, 07 April 2024
Guidance: Procedure rules and forms for civil proceedings in magistrates’ c… Sunday, 07 April 2024
Open consultation: Reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings Sunday, 07 April 2024
Policy paper: Wymott Prison: Action Plan Sunday, 07 April 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 05 April 2024
Transparency data: HM Courts and Tribunals Service spending over £25,000: 2… Thursday, 04 April 2024
Transparency data: MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: March 202… Thursday, 04 April 2024
Transparency data: HM Prison and Probation Service spending over £25,000: 2… Thursday, 04 April 2024
Transparency data: MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: January 2… Thursday, 04 April 2024
Transparency data: MOJ arm's length bodies spending over £25,000: February … Thursday, 04 April 2024
Open consultation: Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules Wednesday, 03 April 2024
Press release: Thousands of families spared from damaging courtroom conflic… Tuesday, 02 April 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Tuesday, 02 April 2024
Consultation outcome: Implementing increases to selected court and tribunal… Monday, 01 April 2024
March 2024
Form: Application to a magistrates' court to reconsider police bail Sunday, 31 March 2024
Guidance: Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 and Criminal Practice Directions 20… Sunday, 31 March 2024
Guidance: Announcements from the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee Sunday, 31 March 2024
Policy paper: Offender Management in Custody – post-release action plan Thursday, 28 March 2024
Policy paper: Joint Thematic Inspection Report: Offender Management in Cust… Thursday, 28 March 2024
Guidance: Probation Professional Register interim policy framework Thursday, 28 March 2024
Press release: Crackdown on ‘gagging orders’ to protect victims’ ability to… Thursday, 28 March 2024
Appointment of members to the Parole Board Thursday, 28 March 2024
National Statistics: Criminal court statistics quarterly: October to Decemb… Thursday, 28 March 2024
Official Statistics: HMPPS Offender Equalities Annual Report 2022 to 2023 Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Guidance: London approved premises Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Guidance: North East approved premises Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Guidance: West Midlands approved premises Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Research: Review of civil legal aid: Comparative analysis of legal aid syst… Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Press release: Clean-up scheme expanded nationwide to tackle anti-social be… Friday, 22 March 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 22 March 2024
Transparency data: Prison performance data 2022 to 2023 Thursday, 21 March 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice data: senior officials' hospitality,… Thursday, 21 March 2024
Transparency data: MOJ Business Appointment Rules Thursday, 21 March 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice: spend control data for October 2023… Thursday, 21 March 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice data: special advisers' hospitality,… Thursday, 21 March 2024
Guidance: Ealing: Acton Probation Office Thursday, 21 March 2024
Guidance: Ealing: Leeland House Thursday, 21 March 2024
Policy paper: Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan 2022 to 2025 Thursday, 21 March 2024
Guidance: Foreign national offenders on licence, PSS and IS91 policy framew… Thursday, 21 March 2024
Policy paper: Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill 2024 Wednesday, 20 March 2024
National Statistics: Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System 2022 Tuesday, 19 March 2024
National Statistics: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 202… Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Speech: King's Counsel appointments ceremony 2024: Lord Chancellor speech Monday, 18 March 2024
Guidance: Official Injury Claim Advisory Group minutes Monday, 18 March 2024
Press release: Year of targeted action to better protect women Monday, 18 March 2024
Guidance: Criminal justice system: data standards forum guidance Monday, 18 March 2024
Guidance: Security categorisation policy framework Monday, 18 March 2024
Guidance: Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole: Poole Probation Office Friday, 15 March 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Friday, 15 March 2024
Official Statistics: Ad-Hoc Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Serv… Friday, 15 March 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 15 March 2024
Corporate report: Climate change and sustainability strategy: MOJ Friday, 15 March 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice Witness Intermediary Scheme Thursday, 14 March 2024
Guidance: Wetherby Young Offender Institution Thursday, 14 March 2024
8 Court Examiners appointed Thursday, 14 March 2024
Official Statistics: Tribunals statistics quarterly: October to December 20… Thursday, 14 March 2024
Guidance: Swansea Prison Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Corporate report: Chief Coroner’s combined annual reports 2021 to 2022 Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Appointment and reappointment of members to the Parole Board Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Transparency data: Workforce management information: MOJ Monday, 11 March 2024
Guidance: Prison service instructions (PSIs) Monday, 11 March 2024
Guidance: Prison service orders (PSOs) Monday, 11 March 2024
Guidance: Probation instructions (PIs) Monday, 11 March 2024
Guidance: Policy frameworks index Monday, 11 March 2024
Guidance: Secure Social Video Calling Policy Framework Monday, 11 March 2024
Press release: Family disputes to be resolved faster through extra £170 mil… Friday, 08 March 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 08 March 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Friday, 08 March 2024
Guidance: Home detention curfew Thursday, 07 March 2024
National Statistics: Civil justice statistics quarterly: October to Decembe… Thursday, 07 March 2024
Policy paper: Joshua Jacques Independent Review Action Plan Thursday, 07 March 2024
Policy paper: Joshua Jacques Independent Review Action Plan Thursday, 07 March 2024
Form: Criminal Appeal Office Form NG Conviction Easy Read Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Guidance: Home detention curfew Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Form: Apply for help with court and tribunal fees: Form EX160 Monday, 04 March 2024
Guidance: Personal Injury Discount Rate Monday, 04 March 2024
Open consultation: Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Consulta… Monday, 04 March 2024
Press release: New laws to crack down on online prison content Monday, 04 March 2024
Chair of Cafcass reappointed Monday, 04 March 2024
Policy paper: Morton Hall Prison: Action Plan Friday, 01 March 2024
Guidance: Probation instructions (PIs) Friday, 01 March 2024
Guidance: Prison service orders (PSOs) Friday, 01 March 2024
Guidance: Prison service instructions (PSIs) Friday, 01 March 2024
Guidance: Policy frameworks index Friday, 01 March 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 01 March 2024
February 2024
Corporate report: HMPPS evidence to Prison Service Pay Review Body: 2024 Thursday, 29 February 2024
Corporate report: Ministry of Justice evidence to the Senior Salaries Revie… Thursday, 29 February 2024
Statutory guidance: The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England an… Thursday, 29 February 2024
National Statistics: Prison population projections Thursday, 29 February 2024
National Statistics: Prison Population Projections: 2023 to 2028 Thursday, 29 February 2024
Transparency data: MOJ: spending over £500 on a GPC 2023 Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Policy paper: Summary of Housing Disrepair Online Signposting Tool Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Guidance: Early removal of foreign national prisoners: PSI 04/2013 Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Press release: New court approach helping get offenders off drugs Friday, 23 February 2024
Guidance: Andrew Malkinson Inquiry Friday, 23 February 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 23 February 2024
Press release: New law to stop thousands of offenders from changing their n… Friday, 23 February 2024
Press release: Government backs bill to end intimidatory SLAPPs lawsuits st… Friday, 23 February 2024
Official Statistics: HMPPS Offender Equalities Annual Report 2022 to 2023 Thursday, 22 February 2024
Guidance: HMPPS National Health and Safety Arrangements for First and Emerg… Thursday, 22 February 2024
Guidance: SLAPPs Taskforce Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Guidance: Escape and Abscond Policy Frameworks Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Guidance: Circles of Support and Accountability Policy Framework Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Guidance: Arranging unpaid work as part of an enforcement order: PI 07/2016 Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Corporate report: MOJ Welsh Language Scheme Annual Monitoring Report 2022 t… Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Policy paper: Communiqués from the Inter-Ministerial Group for Justice Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Guidance: Searching Policy Framework Monday, 19 February 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice Register of Board members’ interests Monday, 19 February 2024
Correspondence: Greater Manchester Youth Remand Funding Pilot: section 31 g… Monday, 19 February 2024
Consultation outcome: Consultation on youth remand funding arrangements Monday, 19 February 2024
Research: Action Plan response to the joint thematic inspection of work wit… Monday, 19 February 2024
Open consultation: Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Consulta… Monday, 19 February 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 16 February 2024
Guidance: Andrew Malkinson Inquiry Friday, 16 February 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 16 February 2024
Press release: 20 Nightingale courtrooms remain open to boost capacity Friday, 16 February 2024
Guidance: Askham Grange Prison and Young Offender Institution Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Bristol Prison Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Brinsford Prison Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Cardiff Prison Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Coldingley Prison Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice: Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) Thursday, 15 February 2024
Policy paper: Communiqués from the Inter-Ministerial Group for Justice Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Handling prisoner applications to marry or form a civil partnersh… Thursday, 15 February 2024
Official Statistics: Knife and Offensive Weapon Sentencing Statistics: Jul… Thursday, 15 February 2024
Guidance: Foston Hall Prison and Young Offender Institution Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Featherstone Prison Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Hewell Prison Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Morton Hall Prison Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: New Hall Prison and Young Offender Institution Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Pentonville Prison Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Stoke Heath Prison Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Swinfen Hall Prison Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Styal Prison and Young Offender Institution Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Werrington Young Offender Institution Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Wandsworth Prison Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Statutory guidance: The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England an… Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Open call for evidence: Statutory review of the whiplash tariff Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Press release: Tougher sentences for ‘rough sex’ killers Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Policy paper: Rape Review Progress Report: Winter 2024 Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Policy paper: Rape Review Progress Report: Winter 2024 Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Press release: Tougher sentences for ‘rough sex’ killers Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Guidance: Prison service orders (PSOs) Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Guidance: Probation instructions (PIs) Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Guidance: Prison service instructions (PSIs) Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Guidance: Policy frameworks index Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Consultation outcome: Supporting earlier resolution of private family law a… Monday, 12 February 2024
Open consultation: Crime Lower Consultation Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Faith and pastoral care for prisoners: PSI 05/2016 Monday, 12 February 2024
Consultation outcome: Reforming Fees in the United Kingdom Supreme Court Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Announcements from the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Yorkshire and the Humber approved premises Friday, 09 February 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 09 February 2024
National Statistics: Mortgage and Landlord Possession statistics: October t… Thursday, 08 February 2024
Form: MOJ: Data First, application form for secure access to data Wednesday, 07 February 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Wednesday, 07 February 2024
Open call for evidence: Statutory review of the whiplash tariff Tuesday, 06 February 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Monday, 05 February 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 02 February 2024
Research: Revalidation: Risk of recidivism tools, an evaluation of the actu… Thursday, 01 February 2024
Research: Actuarial prediction of sexual reoffending: responding to changin… Thursday, 01 February 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice Register of Board members’ interests Thursday, 01 February 2024
Form: Court funds: witness statement Thursday, 01 February 2024
Act now to claim dormant funds held by the Court Funds Office Thursday, 01 February 2024
Guidance: Prescoed Prison Thursday, 01 February 2024
Speech: Lord Chancellor makes international rule of law speech in Washingto… Thursday, 01 February 2024
January 2024
Press release: International community urged to come together or face losin… Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Guidance: Nottingham Prison Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Guidance: Licence conditions Policy Framework Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Guidance: Criminal injuries compensation: a guide Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Open consultation: Crime Lower Consultation Monday, 29 January 2024
Open consultation: Introducing Fees in the Employment Tribunals and the Emp… Monday, 29 January 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Monday, 29 January 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 26 January 2024
Consultation outcome: Supporting earlier resolution of private family law a… Friday, 26 January 2024
Guidance: Stafford Prison Thursday, 25 January 2024
Press release: Anti-drone no fly zones to combat prison smuggling Thursday, 25 January 2024
National Statistics: Offender management statistics quarterly: July to Sept… Thursday, 25 January 2024
Official Statistics: Justice data lab statistics: January 2024 Thursday, 25 January 2024
National Statistics: Safety in custody: quarterly update to September 2023 Thursday, 25 January 2024
Official Statistics: Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate:… Thursday, 25 January 2024
National Statistics: Proven reoffending statistics: January to March 2022 Thursday, 25 January 2024
Guidance: Review of Civil Legal Aid Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Policy paper: East Sutton Park Prison and Young Offender Institution: Actio… Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Guidance: Drone Restricted Airspace around Prisons & Young Offender Institu… Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Policy paper: Victims and Prisoners Bill Monday, 22 January 2024
Guidance: Personal Injury Discount Rate Monday, 22 January 2024
Correspondence: PSPRB response to the 2024 England and Wales round remit le… Monday, 22 January 2024
Press release: New King's Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by L… Friday, 19 January 2024
Independent report: Review of Civil Legal Aid: Provider Survey Report Friday, 19 January 2024
Open call for evidence: Review of Civil Legal Aid – Call for Evidence Friday, 19 January 2024
Guidance: Leicester Prison Friday, 19 January 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 19 January 2024
Press release: Clampdown on child abuse as a gap in the law closed Thursday, 18 January 2024
National Statistics: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December… Thursday, 18 January 2024
Official Statistics: Electronic Monitoring Statistics Publication, December… Thursday, 18 January 2024
Policy paper: A Thematic Inspection on The Role of The Senior Probation Off… Thursday, 18 January 2024
National Statistics: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 202… Thursday, 18 January 2024
Official Statistics: HMPPS Offender Equalities Annual Report 2022 to 2023 Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Wednesday, 17 January 2024
FOI release: FOI releases for October 2023 Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Open call for evidence: Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Statutory guidance: The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England an… Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Open call for evidence: Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Guidance: Record retention and disposition schedules Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Statutory guidance: The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Saving Provision)… Monday, 15 January 2024
Guidance: The care and management of individuals who are transgender Monday, 15 January 2024
Guidance: Escape and Abscond Policy Frameworks Monday, 15 January 2024
Open consultation: New prison near Market Harborough: Reserved matters Monday, 15 January 2024
Reappointment of Ian Deninson as a Non-Executive Director of Gov Facility S… Monday, 15 January 2024
Press release: UK citizens and businesses to be spared time and money on cr… Friday, 12 January 2024
Guidance: Determining Pre-Sentence Reports: PI 04/2016 Friday, 12 January 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2023 Friday, 12 January 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 12 January 2024
Press release: Ministry of Justice confirms sale of former Reading Prison s… Thursday, 11 January 2024
Transparency data: Use of closed material procedure report: 25 June 2021 to… Thursday, 11 January 2024
Form: Apply for help with court and tribunal fees: Form EX160 Thursday, 11 January 2024
Guidance: Personal Injury Discount Rate Thursday, 11 January 2024
Press release: Government seeks closure of failing cemetery Thursday, 11 January 2024
Press release: Government to quash wrongful Post Office convictions Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Open call for evidence: Review of Civil Legal Aid – Call for Evidence Wednesday, 10 January 2024