Justice & Home Affairs

Calls to advice lines for child support and probate services "do not generate revenue", minister says

Prisons minister says state "better placed" to retain control of HMP Birmingham after stepping in last year

Probation services would be 'safer' under public ownership, chief inspector says

MPs say department has overseen seriously unacceptable practice in almost every area of the deportation system

Report calls for 'complete rethink of the structure, funding and oversight of forensic science'

Jon Thompson warns “that tone of some of the debate around the loan charge, and the spreading of unconfirmed rumours, risks creating additional concern for vulnerable customers”

Right to rent checks have “little to no effect” on controlling immigration, says judge in High Court case

Watchdog says payment-by-results model will cost department at least £467m more than projected and has not delivered results

Justin Russell previously oversaw the MoJ's prisons, offender and youth justice policy

Troubled eight-year project reaches fruition as technology is to be deployed nationwide in the coming months

Announcement comes as damning report finds probation service at one of collapsed company's subsidiaries "inadequate"

Judge nods to departmental budget pressures as he hands down 12-month sentence

Cabinet sec says Farr “dedicated his entire career to keeping our citizens safe and the country secure”

Update also reveals that only one application for financial assistance under the Windrush hardship scheme has been approved

HMPPS is "emerging from several challenging years", says MoJ permanent secretary Richard Heaton 

The report also called for and end to indefinite detention, which "causes distress and anxiety and can trigger mental illness"

"One of the main criticisms levelled at the parole system was a lack of transparency," justice secretary David Gauke said as he set out refomrs following John Worboys case

The inspection found violence had risen “alarmingly” in the last two years, largely fuelled by drugs

Revelation comes as select committee concludes that a no-deal Brexit "cannot be allowed to happen".

Department for Work and Pensions insists “zero tolerance” policy is rigorously enforced

After a week of disruption, latest update reveals one in four courts staff still cannot access systems

MoD parliamentary statement reveals plans for armed forces’ reservists to be called up

Minister says new scanners earmarked for introduction at 10 jails could have a positive impact in “keeping staff honest" amid smuggling concerns

Expanded senior leadership team will help next prison and probation service chief deal with secure-estate crisis.