Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Ministry of Justice

The British Advertising Standards Authority has banned a prison job ad by the Ministry of Justice because it shows a white guard and a black inmate, saying the ad promotes racial stereotypes. The ministry said that because the ad features an actual guard and prisoner it doesn't promote any stereotypes…

Reason

Prisoner claimed guards were 'torturing' him after he found a spider in his room

Last year saw £60m worth of compensation claims from UK prisoners, including one prisoner who was refused bananas and another denied hair clippers

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs defend Dominic Raab amid claims he created ‘culture of fear’

Staff reportedly offered a ‘route out’ of Ministry of Justice when Cabinet minister was reinstated in October

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Dominic Raab facing more bullying claims from time as Brexit secretary

‘Serious expression of concern’ about deputy PM’s behaviour was sent to cabinet office in 2018

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs defend Raab against claims he created ‘culture of fear’

Staff reportedly offered a ‘route out’ of the Ministry of Justice when the Cabinet minister was reinstated in October.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab nicknamed 'The Incinerator' as Deputy PM 'burns through' staff so quickly

Civil servants working for Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab have accused him of creating a "climate of fear" at the Ministry of Justice with staff leaving their jobs over concerns about his behaviour

Daily Mirror

MoJ staff ‘offered route out after Raab reappointed to Cabinet role’

Multiple sources have alleged Dominic Raab created a ‘culture of fear’ in the Ministry of Justice, according to The Guardian.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

MPs’ alleged bullying of staff likely to continue under scrappy complaints system

Some excuse alleged behaviour of Raab, Patel and Williamson, but others want to clean up Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Almost half of asylum seekers are unable to access legal aid, figures suggest

The Home Office had processed only 4 per cent of last year’s asylum claims

The Independent UK

MP calls for change in prison release days to stop gangs picking up ex-inmates

Campaigners say curbing Friday releases would cut reoffending.

The Independent UK

Ministry of Justice advert banned for ‘racist’ stereotype of black prisoner

The paid-for Facebook ad was for the Ministry of Justice’s “Prison Jobs” scheme

Evening Standard

Ministry of Justice ad banned for reinforcing negative stereotypes of black men

The ad for the Prison Jobs scheme featured an image of a white prison officer talking to a black inmate.

The Independent UK

wagamama chefs work with prisoners in HMP kitchen, teaching future skills

The prisoners who created dishes for 250 inmates want to work in hospitality when they are released

Wales Online

Justice Secretary to review plans for hostel that will house sex offenders in Consett

North West Durham MP Richard Holden has raised concerns over the proposals with the Justice Secretary

Chronicle Live

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

At least three shot dead in Guinea anti-government protest, opposition says

At least three people were shot dead and many wounded at an anti-government protest in and around Guinea's capital Conakry on Thursday, an opposition coalition said.

Evening Standard

Tagging programme ‘wasted’ £98m of public money’ says finance watchdog

The Ministry of Justice has been accused of squandering taxpayers’ money on new tagging system

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi King Issues Royal Order Promoting, Appointing 174 Justice Ministry Judges

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a royal order promoting and appointing 174 judges at the Ministry of Justice, the Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday. Minister of Justice and President of the Supreme Judicial Council Sheikh Dr. Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani affirmed…

Wales Online

'Dangerous killer' will not be moved to open prison after Ministry of Justice intervention

William Dunlop's case made legal history

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

MoJ blocks open prison move for ‘dangerous killer’ whose case made legal history

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis rejected the Parole Board’s recommendation to move William Dunlop who murdered Julie Hogg in 1989.

Wales Online

Miscarriage of justice campaigners call for an independent inquiry into South Wales Police failures

The force has been responsible for a series of horrific miscarriages of justice

Manchester Evening News

Vandals smash up staff cars at Forest Bank prison in Salford

Insiders say tensions among staff, rather than inmates, is behind the second attack in three months

The Conversation

How the UK press is failing victims of miscarriages of justice

On September 20 2022, Adnan Sayed had his murder conviction overturned by a Baltimore judge after spending nearly 23 years in jail. His case had featured in the groundbreaking true crime podcast Serial.

The Independent UK

Record levels of violent and sex crime cases in courts backlog for over a year

The figures were published by the Ministry of Justice.

The Guardian - UK

Ankle tags used to target young black men, London mayor’s report finds

Exclusive: analysis suggests unconscious bias may have disproportionately linked black men to knife crime

Evening Standard

Criminal trials on hold as Woolwich Crown Court is forced to shut thanks to heating difficulties

One of London’s crown courts has been forced to close after a heating failure caused temperatures to plummet.

1 … 8 9 10 11

People

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.