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King's Counsel appointments ceremony 2026: Lord Chancellor speech

King's Counsel appointments ceremony 2026: Lord Chancellor speech

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Lord Chancellor’s speech at the 2026 King’s Counsel appointment ceremony, recognising those who have been formally appointed to the rank of KC and Hon...

Preventing the drivers of youth custody

Preventing the drivers of youth custody

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Minister for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International, Jake Richards, speaks about the drivers of youth custody and the future of youth courts....

Rapist taxi driver given longer prison sentence

Rapist taxi driver given longer prison sentence

Thursday, 26 March 2026

A taxi driver who filmed himself repeatedly raping a vulnerable passenger over several years has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General in...

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Truth for victims and families as Orgreave Inquiry launches

Truth for victims and families as Orgreave Inquiry launches

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Miners and campaigners will finally get the answers they deserve as the government launches an inquiry into the violent events at Orgreave in 1984. ...

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New boost to defence victim support and prevention to raise standards across the Armed Forces  

New boost to defence victim support and prevention to raise standards across the Armed Forces  

Thursday, 26 March 2026

More than half a million pounds is being committed to expand the Victim Witness Care Unit to support around 100 additional cases each year and specia...

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Arrest made in multi million pound waste packaging fraud case

Arrest made in multi million pound waste packaging fraud case

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Early morning raid sees man arrested for packaging fraud and money laundering offences ...

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UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network

UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network

Thursday, 26 March 2026

The UK has taken further action against a network that operates illegal scam centres across Southeast Asia....

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Fewer and shorter storm overflow spills in 2025, new monitoring data shows

Fewer and shorter storm overflow spills in 2025, new monitoring data shows

Thursday, 26 March 2026

New data published today by the Environment Agency shows a significant reduction in both the number and duration of storm overflow spills across Engla...

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Longer behind bars for espionage in national security boost

Longer behind bars for espionage in national security boost

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Offenders posing a threat to national security to spend longer behind bars...

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Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse

Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Government to end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans....

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Appointment of a member to the Youth Justice Board

Appointment of a member to the Youth Justice Board

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointment, without competition, of Karin Phillips MBE as a member of the Youth Justice Board....

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Nationwide plans announced to design safer streets as 9 in 10 women report feeling unsafe walking at night

Nationwide plans announced to design safer streets as 9 in 10 women report feeling unsafe walking at night

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

New government guidance will be issued to councils to help them consider how to make their streets safer for women and girls....

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Greater Manchester agencies unite to tackle waste crime

Greater Manchester agencies unite to tackle waste crime

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Agencies from across Greater Manchester joined forces for the region's first waste crime summit, strengthening the collective fight against illegal ac...

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Attorney General's Harry Street Lecture speech

Attorney General's Harry Street Lecture speech

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

The Attorney General Richard Hermer KC delivered the annual Harry Street Lecture, highlighting the importance of upholding the international rules-bas...

Sir Robert Buckland KC appointed to review the death of Sir David Amess

Sir Robert Buckland KC appointed to review the death of Sir David Amess

Monday, 23 March 2026

Sir Robert Buckland KC appointed to lead an independent review into the murder of Sir David Amess....

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YJB Board Member becomes Victims’ Commissioner Chief Executive  

YJB Board Member becomes Victims’ Commissioner Chief Executive  

Monday, 23 March 2026

Susannah Hancock, Youth Justice Board (YJB) Board member and lead for victims, will be taking up a new role as Chief Executive of the Office of the Vi...

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Sports stars say ‘Enough’ to violence against women and girls

Sports stars say ‘Enough’ to violence against women and girls

Monday, 23 March 2026

Sports stars Chloe Kelly, Conor Benn, and Dan Burn lend support to the ‘Enough’ campaign as government drives forward on mission to halve abuse in a d...

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Illegal waste site in Ramsgate shut by Environment Agency

Illegal waste site in Ramsgate shut by Environment Agency

Friday, 20 March 2026

Environment Agency obtains a restriction order for site on Haine Industrial Estate. Court order prohibits anyone from entering the site without permis...

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Vehicles seized in operation at Worcestershire waste site

Vehicles seized in operation at Worcestershire waste site

Friday, 20 March 2026

A large construction vehicle and a HGV lorry were seized yesterday (Thursday 19 March) during a joint operation at Throckmorton Industrial Park, Worce...

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SFO hosts International Economic Crime Conference

SFO hosts International Economic Crime Conference

Friday, 20 March 2026

The SFO will host the conference with France’s Parquet National Financier and Switzerland’s Office of the Attorney General....

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Government cracks down on waste crime to clean up streets and restore pride in communities

Government cracks down on waste crime to clean up streets and restore pride in communities

Friday, 20 March 2026

Some of the worst illegal waste sites across England to be cleared, restoring pride in our communities...

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Tailgating shown the red card as new law comes into force

Tailgating shown the red card as new law comes into force

Friday, 20 March 2026

Entering a football match without a ticket will become a criminal offence this weekend, with offenders facing a banning order alongside up to £1,000 f...

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New UK–Nigeria partnership to speed up removals

New UK–Nigeria partnership to speed up removals

Thursday, 19 March 2026

The UK makes it quicker to return Nigerians with no legal right to remain....

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Combatting Anti Muslim Hatred: UK statement to the OSCE

Combatting Anti Muslim Hatred: UK statement to the OSCE

Thursday, 19 March 2026

Deputy Ambassador James Ford reaffirms the UK’s commitment to tackling anti Muslim hatred and promoting tolerance and non-discrimination and the enjoy...

SIA complete joint Canterbury operation with HMRC and Kent Police

SIA complete joint Canterbury operation with HMRC and Kent Police

Thursday, 19 March 2026

On 6 March His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Kent Police and the SIA conducted a joint night?time economy operation that took place in Canterb...

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Government announces plans to tag thousands of extra offenders

Government announces plans to tag thousands of extra offenders

Thursday, 19 March 2026

Thousands more criminals will be tagged alongside changes to supervision that will focus probation time on the offenders who pose the greatest risk....

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Lord Justice of Appeal appointed as a Senior Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission

Lord Justice of Appeal appointed as a Senior Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission

Thursday, 19 March 2026

His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a Lord Justice of Appeal to serve as a Senior Judicial Com...

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Judicial Pension Board appointment of an independent member

Judicial Pension Board appointment of an independent member

Thursday, 19 March 2026

The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment, by the Chair of the Judicial Pension Board, of Tim Mpofu as an independent member. ...

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New law comes into force to protect farm animals from dog attacks

New law comes into force to protect farm animals from dog attacks

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

New law now in effect strengthening protections for sheep, cows and other farm animals saving famers thousands of pounds each year....

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Global taskforce launched to hunt down overseas scammers

Global taskforce launched to hunt down overseas scammers

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

UK drives international action to go after scammers at the Global Fraud Summit, hosted by the United Nations in Vienna on 16 - 17 March....

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