Justice & Home Affairs

Reform think tank argues for greater devolution of powers to buy healthcare, employment, skills and offender management services

Union warns of strike potential over Courts and Tribunal Service’s hubs proposals

Justice secretary asks officials to commence “post-implementation review” that was promised when reforms were introduced in 2012

MPs raise concerns about department’s attitude to science advice after learning its acting chief scientific advisor is an economist

Ministry of Justice perm sec and other top officials from justice and health admit staff cuts have contributed to record high suicide rate in prisons

Michael Lockwood will become first director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Minister says target to hire 2,500 new staff has passed the half way mark but union warns attrition rates are at an all-time high

Home secretary Amber Rudd said department is ‘tooling up’ with extra staff but real capacity will be created by new online system

Civil Service World brought together a panel of data experts from across the civil service to look at ways of increasing public safety through the better use of data. Mark Rowe reports

Prime minister demands 'explain or change' approach in battle to defeat ethnic injustice

As head of HM Courts and Tribunals Service, the Ministry of Justice executive agency that runs the judicial system in England and Wales, Susan Acland-Hood is overseeing wide-ranging reforms to the operation of courts across the country. She tells Richard Johnstone how the changes will improve access to justice

Successful candidate will work with home secretary to shape role of new Commission for Countering Extremism

New document reveals plans to probe central government responses to previous high-rise fires and impact of any failings on west London tragedy

Amber Rudd responds to call from statistics chief to follow ONS in scrapping system that allows select people to preview official figures

As the judge-led public inquiry opens on the three-month anniversary of the fire, legal experts call for a “repository of expertise” to build on lessons of past inquiries

Prison Officers Association rejects pay boost, as more public sector trade unions moot industrial action

Lammy Review points to disparity between UK’s ethnic breakdown and proportion of black and minority ethnic staff in prison service

Cabinet Office says year-on-year hike from £29.7m to £73.6m is evidence of increased scrutiny

New investigatory powers commissioner begins role inspecting use of state surveillance by public authorities

Theresa May reveals ministers are due to be briefed on resilience findings in a matter of days, as select committee chair questions scope of inquiry

Agency is the second government enforcement arm to trial cameras for protection this month

Statistician John Aston replaces Bernard Silverman to advise department on a range of issues

Think tank Reform wants department to boost digital infrastructure with savings from Whitehall’s automation agenda

Court rules that domestic worker kept by civil servant in conditions below legal standards for "basic minimum for dignity”