Justice & Home Affairs

Chancellor Philip Hammond told Cabinet ministers health boost was “extraordinary” one-off outside usual spending review process

Chief inspector of borders and immigration flags ‘inexplicable’ delays and batch-publication of reports

Women and Equalities Committee calls for urgent action to improve data collection across government

Department insists ‘no decisions have been made’ on extending current arrangements

New arrangements breach normal 21-day rule for Statutory Instruments coming into effect

Disclosure and Barring Service modernisation programme is four years late and likely to cost £229m more than planned say MPs

Government faces constant contradictions in public expectations – and nowhere more so than the Home Office. A more honest discussion might help us learn the lessons of Windrush

Department pledges to take more notice of green building certification and increase use of low-emission vehicles

Dame Judith Hackitt also wants building regulations reviews at least every five years, and for the results to be “user-friendly”

Amber Rudd’s decision to resign comes as no surprise, but the full picture of accountability for Windrush is much more complex

Internal inquiry underway after drugs found in secure area of department

HM Courts and Tribunals Service remains confident it will deliver on reform plan, despite auditors warning of financial, technological, and legislative challenges

Department reveals that G4S’s contract to run the centres has been extended for two years until a long-term manager is identified.

Senior Home Office civil servant in charge of migration under pressure over Rudd resignation

First BAME home secretary announced following leaks from Home Office that led to Rudd resigning

Shaun McNally is responsible for delivery in an area that has seen some of government’s most controversial reforms. The Legal Aid Agency’s chief executive tells Tamsin Rutter about reform and details his own career journey through the courts

Former immigration chief insists "checks and balances" would prevent wrongful deportations

Home secretary Amber Rudd announced that UK cyber defences will be tested in major security war game

Call for evidence from independent inspector comes as department plays key role in cross-Whitehall preparations for Brexit

Home secretary to publish serious violence strategy, including early intervention programme, amid spike in homicides

DCMS perm sec Sue Owen says staff want greater clarity on unacceptable behaviour and more support for whistleblowers

The departure of the director of public prosecutions is just one example where public servants have faced scrutiny from a hostile media. It is time ministers had the courage to challenge unwarranted media attacks

Crown Prosecution Service head to leave in October following criticism over collapsed rape trials

Majority of magistrate’s and county courts sold since 2010 went to property developers, followed by private owners and local authorities