Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
17 Oct 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
POA union says employment rights bill does "nothing to address the rights of prison officers", who have been banned from striking since 1994
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
27 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office publishes internal 'roots of Windrush' report after FoI battle
Damning long-view document tracing historical background to scandal was created in response to Wendy Williams' review
New 'duty of candour' for officials will include criminal sanctions, Starmer says
25 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
New 'duty of candour' for officials will include criminal sanctions, Starmer says
PM says Hillsborough Law will serve as "law for Liverpool" and for the victims of the disaster, and for victims of all scandals
MoJ starts recruitment for independent public advocate
25 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
MoJ starts recruitment for independent public advocate
The advocate will help victims of major incidents access information and support and speak to public authorities on their behalf
Departments scramble to deal with collapse of construction giant ISG
24 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Departments scramble to deal with collapse of construction giant ISG
ISG had £1bn-plus pipeline of work for MoJ and other projects for DfE and DWP
Parole Board names next chief exec
17 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Parole Board names next chief exec
Home Office veteran Cecilia French has worked on the undercover policing inquiry since 2019
Former police chief named border security commander
16 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Former police chief named border security commander
Martin Hewitt says he is "under no illusions of the challenges that lie ahead"
FDA says better funding 'vital' to improve rape-prosecution figures
13 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
FDA says better funding 'vital' to improve rape-prosecution figures
Union's survey of Crown Prosecution Service professionals flags court backlogs, staffing levels and IT woes as major issues
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
13 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Probation Service is 'in meltdown', according to staff
Chief inspector of probation says reports show system is "under huge strain"
Sunak ignored police chiefs' warning to act on prisons crisis before election
10 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Sunak ignored police chiefs' warning to act on prisons crisis before election
Police bosses warned Sunak that “simply waiting for a new government to be formed after the election" to tackle the crisis would be "an unacceptable delay in mitigation”
Grenfell Inquiry: Pickles hits out at 'middle-ranking officials' with no 'sense of public duty'
09 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Grenfell Inquiry: Pickles hits out at 'middle-ranking officials' with no 'sense of public duty'
Ex-communities secretary says DCLG civil servants told him not to worry about coroner's recommendations on fire safety
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
09 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
National Crime Agency 'on its knees', anti-corruption charity warns
Agency suffering from "major brain drain", with morale "close to rock bottom" amid "potential catastrophic" pay issues
Ministers scrap plan to accommodate asylum seekers at former RAF base
06 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers scrap plan to accommodate asylum seekers at former RAF base
Home Office review finds plan "no longer represents value for money"
(What's the Story) Watchdog probes Oasis ticket sales
06 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
(What's the Story) Watchdog probes Oasis ticket sales
Competition and Markets Authority asks fans for experiences of Ticketmaster's "dynamic pricing" for reunion shows
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
06 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office agency staff costs three times higher than before Covid
The department has spent more than £500m on temporary staff in the last two years
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
05 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Grenfell Inquiry: Fire safety functions should be combined in one department
Final report also recommends establishment of single body responsible for all aspects of regulation related to fire safety in the construction industry
Immigration watchdog urges Home Office to address continued delays to inspection reports
03 Sep 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration watchdog urges Home Office to address continued delays to inspection reports
Interim ICIBI David Bolt also warns of challenges to forward planning as recruitment of his successor remains uncertain
'I've never been so tired': Eight in ten striking Border Force officials suffering workplace stress
30 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
'I've never been so tired': Eight in ten striking Border Force officials suffering workplace stress
Home Office pledges to keep open dialogue with the PCS union as long-running Heathrow dispute continues
Home Office under fire for 'deeply unsatisfactory' asylum budgeting
29 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office under fire for 'deeply unsatisfactory' asylum budgeting
Think tank says pattern of multi-billion-pound annual overspends looks like a breach of Treasury rules
Immigration watchdog seeks evidence on Border Force
28 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Immigration watchdog seeks evidence on Border Force
ICIBI invites people with “knowledge or first-hand experience of clandestine entry to the UK" to contribute to inspection
Former CPS head calls for 'proper resourcing' for criminal justice system
23 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Former CPS head calls for 'proper resourcing' for criminal justice system
Max Hill says summer riots show need for more funding to be directed to police, prisons, prosecutors and courts
NCA to recruit 100 extra officers to target smuggling gangs
21 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
NCA to recruit 100 extra officers to target smuggling gangs
Plus, Home Office says it has reassigned hundreds of caseworkers to work on failed asylum and returns cases
Funding shortfall hindering improvements to counter-terrorism capability, MoJ warns
12 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Funding shortfall hindering improvements to counter-terrorism capability, MoJ warns
Progress report reveals series of delays to efforts to address concerns about government's management of terrorism offenders
NCA officer jailed over indecent images of children and extreme pornography
08 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
NCA officer jailed over indecent images of children and extreme pornography
Adam Taylor sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after agency's anti-corruption unit found horrific abuse images on his tech devices