Archived government news
June 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice: Data First Friday, 28 June 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 28 June 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Friday, 28 June 2024
Accredited official statistics: Legal aid statistics quarterly: January to … Thursday, 27 June 2024
Accredited official statistics: Legal aid statistics: January to March 2024… Thursday, 27 June 2024
Accredited official statistics: Family Court Statistics Quarterly: January … Thursday, 27 June 2024
Accredited official statistics: Family Court Statistics Quarterly: January … Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Guidance: Polygraph examination policy framework Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Guidance: Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: Privacy Notice Monday, 24 June 2024
Notice: Train company prosecutions Friday, 21 June 2024
Guidance: Criminal justice system: data standards forum guidance Friday, 21 June 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 21 June 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice: spend control data for January 2024… Thursday, 20 June 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Thursday, 20 June 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Guidance: Kent, Surrey & Sussex approved premises Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Guidance: Home detention curfew Monday, 17 June 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 14 June 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Friday, 14 June 2024
Guidance: Whatton Prison Thursday, 13 June 2024
Official Statistics: Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2024 Thursday, 13 June 2024
Guidance: Buckinghamshire: Wynne Jones Centre Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Guidance: Richmond: 25 Kew Foot Road Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Guidance: Enfield: 39 Silver Street Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Guidance: Crawley: Midtown House Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Guidance: Arun: Meadowfield House Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Guidance: Prison service orders (PSOs) Monday, 10 June 2024
Guidance: Prison service instructions (PSIs) Monday, 10 June 2024
Guidance: Probation instructions (PIs) Monday, 10 June 2024
Guidance: Policy frameworks index Monday, 10 June 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice: Data First Monday, 10 June 2024
Statutory guidance: The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England an… Monday, 10 June 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 07 June 2024
National Statistics: Civil justice statistics quarterly: January to March 2… Thursday, 06 June 2024
Guidance: Urgent Notification for HMP Wandsworth Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Guidance: Registration for cross-examination work in family and civil proce… Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Statutory guidance: Qualified legal representative appointed by the Court: … Wednesday, 05 June 2024
May 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 31 May 2024
Guidance: Prisoner discipline procedures (adjudications) policy framework Thursday, 30 May 2024
Guidance: Andrew Malkinson Inquiry Thursday, 30 May 2024
Policy paper: Review of closed material procedure: government response Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Correspondence: Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024: open letter… Friday, 24 May 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 24 May 2024
Policy paper: Thematic review of quality of work undertaken with women Thursday, 23 May 2024
Guidance: Personal Injury Discount Rate Thursday, 23 May 2024
Extension of tenure of appointment of a non-executive director to Gov Facil… Thursday, 23 May 2024
Corporate report: Chief Coroner’s annual report 2023 Thursday, 23 May 2024
Policy paper: Female offender strategy delivery plan: progress report Thursday, 23 May 2024
Guidance: Multi Agency Lifer Risk Assessment Panel Thursday, 23 May 2024
Policy paper: HMP Peterborough: Action plan Thursday, 23 May 2024
Press release: Faster resolution for small claims as mediation baked into c… Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Press release: HMP Lowdham Grange contract to transition to public sector c… Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Press release: Court capacity bolstered in and around Blackpool to get just… Monday, 20 May 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice: Data First Monday, 20 May 2024
Transparency data: MOJ: spending over £500 on a GPC 2024 Monday, 20 May 2024
Policy paper: Five Wells Prison: Action Plan Sunday, 19 May 2024
Press release: New Secure School to protect public and cut crime Friday, 17 May 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 17 May 2024
Press release: Greater support for neurodivergent offenders in bid to cut c… Thursday, 16 May 2024
Corporate report: National Mental Capacity Forum: Chair’s annual reports Thursday, 16 May 2024
National Statistics: Mortgage and Landlord Possession statistics: January t… Thursday, 16 May 2024
National Statistics: First time entrants (FTE) into the Criminal Justice Sy… Thursday, 16 May 2024
Official Statistics: Unpaid Work Management Information Thursday, 16 May 2024
Guidance: Technical guide to knife and offensive weapon sentencing statisti… Thursday, 16 May 2024
Official Statistics: Knife and Offensive Weapon Sentencing Statistics: Oct… Thursday, 16 May 2024
Press release: Proposals to make it easier for child sex abuse victims to b… Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Policy paper: Whatton Prison: Action Plan Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Open consultation: Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice Witness Intermediary Scheme Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice Register of Board members’ interests Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Form: Application for a search warrant under POCA 2002 Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Form: Notice of application for a POCA production order Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Form: Application for a production order and order to grant entry under POC… Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Policy paper: Victims and Prisoners Bill Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Press release: UK Government working hand in hand with Australia to promote… Monday, 13 May 2024
Press release: New prison punishments introduced to curb bad behaviour Monday, 13 May 2024
Speech: Times Law Awards 2024: Alex Chalk speech Monday, 13 May 2024
Guidance: Prisoner Discipline Procedures (Adjudications): PSI 05/2018 Monday, 13 May 2024
Press release: Government backs record numbers of female offenders into wor… Monday, 13 May 2024
Extension to the tenure of the Chair of Gov Facilities Services Limited Monday, 13 May 2024
Guidance: Prisoner discipline procedures (adjudications) policy framework Monday, 13 May 2024
Press release: Child rapists to automatically have parental responsibility … Friday, 10 May 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 10 May 2024
National Statistics: Coroners statistics 2023 Friday, 10 May 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 10 May 2024
Guidance: Ministry of Justice: Data First Friday, 10 May 2024
Form: MOJ: Data First, application form for secure access to data Friday, 10 May 2024
Guidance: Urgent Notification for HMP Wandsworth Thursday, 09 May 2024
National Statistics: Coroners statistics 2023 Thursday, 09 May 2024
Press release: International law must be “fit for the challenges of 21st ce… Thursday, 09 May 2024
Research: MOJ Early Legal Advice Pilot on housing debt and welfare Thursday, 09 May 2024
Policy paper: Female offender strategy delivery plan: progress report Thursday, 09 May 2024
National Statistics: Coroners statistics 2023 Thursday, 09 May 2024
Policy paper: Kent, Surrey and Sussex Action Plan Thursday, 09 May 2024
Press release: Pioneering free therapy pilot to support jurors Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Corporate report: Chief Coroner’s annual report 2023 Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Guidance: Traffic Angel privacy notice Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service Board reappointments Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Policy paper: Damien Bendall Independent Review Action Plan Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Official Statistics: Justice in Numbers Summary Tables and Pocketbook Friday, 03 May 2024
Guidance: Prison service instructions (PSIs) Friday, 03 May 2024
Guidance: Probation instructions (PIs) Friday, 03 May 2024
Guidance: Policy frameworks index Friday, 03 May 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 03 May 2024
Act now to claim dormant funds held by the Court Funds Office: 1 month to g… Wednesday, 01 May 2024
April 2024
Guidance: Whiplash Reform Programme: Information and FAQ Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Guidance: Code of Practice: electronic monitoring Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Guidance: Information sharing and the effective managment of electronic mon… Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Member of the Tribunal Procedure Committee reappointed Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Guidance: Prison Employment Initiatives Policy Framework Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Open consultation: Reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings Monday, 29 April 2024
Press release: Mental health funding to tackle reoffending in Wales Monday, 29 April 2024
Guidance: Personal Injury Discount Rate Friday, 26 April 2024
Transparency data: Prison population figures: 2024 Friday, 26 April 2024
Guidance: Licence conditions Policy Framework Thursday, 25 April 2024
Corporate report: Chief Coroner’s annual report 2023 Thursday, 25 April 2024
Transparency data: Ministry of Justice Commercial Pipeline Thursday, 25 April 2024
Guidance: Record retention and disposition schedules Thursday, 25 April 2024
Official Statistics: Justice data lab statistics: April 2024 Thursday, 25 April 2024
National Statistics: Offender management statistics quarterly: October to D… Thursday, 25 April 2024
Transparency data: Miscarriage of Justice application service (MOJAS) claim… Thursday, 25 April 2024
Official Statistics: Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate:… Thursday, 25 April 2024
National Statistics: Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales, 202… Thursday, 25 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