“The creation of a Ministry of Justice gives us an opportunity to deliver on our objectives of protecting the public, reducing re-offending and sense in sentencing. This paper outlines how an effective penal policy will protect the public and reduce re-offending.”
Penal policy – a background paper (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Ministry of Justice is a new institution with a new approach. The Ministry of Justice starts life from a simple premise – the justice system is here to serve the public. We must give the public the system it deserves. ‘Justice – a new approach’ sets out how we aim to achieve this.”
Justice – a new approach (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Criticism has been thrown at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) within hours of it opening its doors for the first time today (9 May).”
The Lawyer, 9th May 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Britain’s first Ministry of Justice emerges today out of the rubble of the “not fit for purpose” Home Office to face a mounting prison crisis with prisoner numbers in England and Wales hitting a new record.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A restructured Home Office is to begin operating, with the Ministry of Justice taking control of prisons, probation and sentencing.”
BBC News, 8th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The official launch on Wednesday of a newly titled Ministry of Justice as part of the biggest reform of the Home Office in decades will mark the final Whitehall shake-up of the Blair premiership.”
Financial Times, 8th May 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“Criminals may receive lighter sentences as the result of a new ministry being launched tomorrow, according to England’s most senior judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tomorrow the Ministry of Justice will begin work. It will be responsible, in particular, for the courts and tribunals, and for criminal justice, including prisons. George Orwell cautioned that political language ‘is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.’ Many members of the legal profession are worried that the creation of the Ministry may promote substantial injustice.”
The Times, 8th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government working party tasked with ironing out the problems associated with the creation of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) still cannot say if it can be established without legislation – despite the Lord Chancellor’s determination that the department will come into being next week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Statement from Lord Justice Thomas on the creation of the Ministry of Justice (PDF)
This statement was prepared to be given in evidence to the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords on 1 May 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The Lord Chancellor’s officials are locked in talks with senior judges in a desperate effort to secure their backing for the new ministry of justice, which is due to come into effect on May 9.”
The Times, 30th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, gave warning that the new ministry of justice could become a ‘backwater’ if its budget were not ring-fenced.”
The Times, 27th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Senior judges have warned Lord Falconer that they will not support the planned Ministry of Justice unless he guarantees their financial independence in the next six days.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Reforms to split the Home Office in two and create a new Ministry of Justice are being rushed through too quickly, the former head of the judiciary in England and Wales warned today.”
The Independent, 24th April 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Senior judges have told the Lord Chancellor that the new Ministry of Justice will be unworkable without safeguards to protect their independence.”
The Times, 23rd April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The split of the Home Office needs to be planned carefully to avoid repeating old problems in the new department, a former Lord Chief Justice says.”
BBC News, 17th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“It perhaps says much about the fortunes of the Government – and the political controversy surrounding the Home Office – that the long-awaited creation of a Ministry of Justice should finally become a reality to so little fanfare or support.”
Legal Week, 5th April 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The new Secretary of State for Justice has confirmed that he will remain in the role of Lord Chancellor when taking up his newly formed post.”
The Lawyer, 3rd April 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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