Justice & Home Affairs

Government chief commercial officer says guidance will help officials "work towards eliminating modern slavery" in supply chains

Civil servants offered extra leave to volunteer as special constables in drive to sign up officials

Tracey Crouch also details Whitehall push-back over fixed-odds betting terminals, Brexit's opportunity cost and ‘complete pain in the arse’ Matt Hancock

National Audit Office recognises progress but says ‘significant’ time and budget challenges remain

Home affairs committee chair said “the extraordinary participation police recruits and officers in an ostensibly political event raises serious concerns”

With free movement now set to end abruptly on 31 October, the Home Office remains unable to answer key questions

Department declares former minister’s resignation pledge project a success

Dominic Hornberger remanded in custody until 13 September

Injuries to official said to be not life threatening after attack on Marsham Street yesterday

Cabinet secretary says that there is ‘no evidence to suggest that the attack was anything other than an isolated incident’ at this stage

Home secretary says her thoughts are with victim of “unprovoked knife attack”

Think tank also calls for merger of policing watchdogs after warning current set up 'places a heavy bureaucratic burden on individual forces'

Lord Carlile will consider if programme is fit for purpose

Johnson said the Treasury would provide £2.5bn to increase prison spaces

Director general posts announced in January in shake-up after challenging year for HMPPS

The Right to Rent scheme has been beset by criticism and fears that it could stoke discrimination since before its rollout in 2016, culminating in a damning High Court judgement this year. All the while the Home Office has said a panel of experts has helped to implement and monitor the scheme – but a long hiatus, ignored warnings and a lack of transparency have raised questions.

Document contradicts legally-binding code of practice for scheme, which the High Court ruled in March breachs human rights law

Bids sought after G4S contract was extended despite revelations of abuse at Brook House

Calls for 28-day cap rejected the same day as Home Office confirms new immigration minister

General Sir Chris Deverell has just retired from one of Britain’s most senior military positions. He tells Richard Johnstone about the unique role of civil servants in the Ministry of Defence and how winter sports kept him away from Civvy Street

Prospect says landmark judgement could have significant implications for all public-sector pension schemes with similar rules

£200m cladding scheme drawn from MHCLG’s existing budget is ‘insufficient’ select committee says

Perm sec’s letter to MPs details £321m in adjustments and £900m prisons-repair backlog

Agreement reached as Deloitte fined £4.2m over its auditing of the outsourcing giant during the scandal