“The division of the Home Office culminates an extraordinary programme of reform and change initiated by Home Secretary John Reid shortly after he took over running the department last year.”
Home Office, 9th May 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“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
“The government’s forced marriage unit has rescued an 11-year-old British girl whose parents married her to a Bangladeshi man in Dhaka, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Officials and police should be subject to new rules covering media briefings on anti-terrorism investigations, human rights organisation Liberty has said.”
BBC News, 8th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.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
“An explosion in the use by the courts of a new indeterminate sentence is predicted to nearly treble the number of prisoners serving an indefinite term in jail to a ‘crisis’ level of 25,000 in five years.”
The Times, 8th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A package of measures to head off a summer prison overcrowding crisis, including abolishing the option of custody for shoplifting offences, has been vetoed by Tony Blair, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 8th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer will tell headteachers common sense decisions stopping Muslim pupils wearing Islamic dress would not breach human rights.”
BBC News, 6th 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
“British courts regard euthanasia as murder and can impose a penalty of life imprisonment. Helping someone to commit suicide is also a criminal offence, punishable with a maximum 14-year jail sentence.”
The Independent, 8th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Proposals for a powerful anti-corruption unit to tackle widespread bribe-taking by prison officers have been rejected by the Home Office.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“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
“The government is considering plans for the early release of up to 3,000 prisoners, after being told by senior members of the judiciary and Prison Service that there is no more room in Britain’s overflowing jails. The news is likely to prompt fresh criticism that ministers failed to anticipate the overcrowding crisis.”
The Observer, 6th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.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
“Teachers accused of abuse of pupils should be guaranteed anonymity while the allegations are investigated, the Lord Chancellor said yesterday.”
The Times, 7th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Callers to television programmes which use premium rate phone lines must now be told how many others are calling the programme and must be told when their charges reach £10 in a single day.”
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OUT-LAW.com, 4th May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The former President of Zambia and 19 of his subordinates were ordered to pay back £23 million looted during his rule by London’s High Court today.”
The Times, 4th 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
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