Home Office governance overhaul has improved performance management, says lead NED
07 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office governance overhaul has improved performance management, says lead NED
Non-exec director says the introduction of a new operating system has also reduced bureaucracy and time spent by officials in committee meetings
Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
05 Aug 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
Data from the scheme - believed to be the largest of its kind in the world - has helped identify eight new criminal networks for further investigation
Post Office scandal: Civil servants misled me over Horizon, ex-minister says
24 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Post Office scandal: Civil servants misled me over Horizon, ex-minister says
Lucy Neville-Rolfe says she "lost confidence in the quality of Shareholder Executive's advice"
Home Office to close Bibby Stockholm asylum barge
24 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office to close Bibby Stockholm asylum barge
Not renewing contract for floating hostel will save at least £20m next year, ministers say
Justice secretary seeks removal of agency chief over Malkinson case failures
22 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Justice secretary seeks removal of agency chief over Malkinson case failures
Report finds Criminal Cases Review Commission “completely failed” Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly jailed for 17 years
Post Office scandal: McFadden calls for new body to probe 'rogue' ALBs
19 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Post Office scandal: McFadden calls for new body to probe 'rogue' ALBs
Cabinet Office minister says business department was "dependent" on company telling the truth
Home Office small boats chief quits
18 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office small boats chief quits
Director general Stuart Skeates will oversee transition to Border Security Command before stepping down
Home Office child hotels were 'easy target for traffickers'
17 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office child hotels were 'easy target for traffickers'
Experts demand inquiry as report finds lone children placed in youth asylum hotels were at increased risk of trafficking and exploitation
Anti-corruption groups call for more investment in government agencies
16 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Anti-corruption groups call for more investment in government agencies
UK Anti-Corruption Coalition also urges appointment of anti-corruption champion, a position that has been vacant for 759 days
Prisons crisis: Probation Service to get 1,000 extra trainee officers
12 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Prisons crisis: Probation Service to get 1,000 extra trainee officers
New justice secretary confirms plans to release some categories of prisoner after they serve just 40% of their sentences
Ministers set to act on 'shocking' prisons capacity crisis
11 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Ministers set to act on 'shocking' prisons capacity crisis
Former justice secretary Alex Chalk admits last government put votes ahead of early-release decision
Rwandan government: No refund for cancelling £270m scheme
09 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Rwandan government: No refund for cancelling £270m scheme
Rwandan government says it has “fully upheld its side of the agreement”
Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
08 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
Former chief scientific adviser joins ministerial team alongside James Timpson and international law expert Richard Hermer KC
Home secretary orders audit of Rwanda spending
08 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home secretary orders audit of Rwanda spending
Yvette Cooper also launches Border Security Command, a key cog in Labour's plan to tackle illegal crossings
High Court rejects civil service union's Rwanda scheme challenge
05 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
High Court rejects civil service union's Rwanda scheme challenge
FDA says judgment on controversial Conservative policy gives useful clarity
From the archive: Keir Starmer on leading the CPS, making budget cuts and listening to the public
05 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
From the archive: Keir Starmer on leading the CPS, making budget cuts and listening to the public
CSW interviewed Keir Starmer as he completed his term as director of public prosecutions in 2013. He spoke about how the Crown Prosecution Service had embraced open policymaking and digital working – and warned of tough decisions ahead
New government must address prisons crisis 'within days', think tank warns
03 Jul 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
New government must address prisons crisis 'within days', think tank warns
Overcrowding is down to sustained mismanagement, rather than unforeseen circumstances, IfG says
Tribunal judge jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency
27 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Tribunal judge jailed for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency
Barrister is one of four legal professionals convicted over ramped-up defence costs
Prison crisis: governors body warns criminal justice system is ‘on precipice of failure’
25 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Prison crisis: governors body warns criminal justice system is ‘on precipice of failure’
Prison Governors' Association calls for immediate action as it says criminal justice system is weeks away from a public safety crisis
Labour promises to re-establish Windrush Unit and appoint commissioner
24 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Labour promises to re-establish Windrush Unit and appoint commissioner
Yvette Cooper says Labour would "turn a page" on the scandal
Home Office's decision to scrap Windrush reforms declared 'unlawful'
20 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office's decision to scrap Windrush reforms declared 'unlawful'
High Court says dropping plans for migration commissioner and ICIBI review was indirect discrimination
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
20 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
Dismissal follows investigation into claims officers falsified firearms training records
PCS issues legal action warning to MoD over Rwanda scheme
19 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
PCS issues legal action warning to MoD over Rwanda scheme
Union warns it will begin legal proceedings unless the defence secretary rules out assisting with the scheme
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
13 Jun 2024 Justice & Home Affairs
Labour confirms HMRC funding and border-security command in surprise-free manifesto
Document also recommits to scrapping Rwanda scheme and hiring more asylum caseworkers