All the updated news related to commons justice committee

All the news related to commons justice committee updated in real time

Found 9

forcommons justice committee

Order by:

MPs call for an overhaul of IPP jail sentences

MPs have called on the Government to overhaul outdated sentences for dangerous criminals after branding the regime “irredeemably flawed”. The Commons Justice Committee said all prisoners serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence ...

28 Sept 2022 at 01:01

MPs concerned over number of women in prison

MPs have criticised the Government’s lack of progress in cutting the number of women in prison amid fears this could rise by more than a third in the next three years. The Commons Justice Committee said there has not yet been “significant” change ...

26 Jul 2022 at 06:24

‘Enormous amount of public money’ spent exiting youth jail contract – minister

Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money was spent for “nothing in return” because of “loopholes” in the contract for a privately run youth jail shut down over serious safety concerns, MPs have heard. Prisons minister Victoria Atkins said an ...

25 May 2022 at 17:30

New compensation costs rules for wrongfully convicted may be ‘backdated’

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said he is “considering” backdating new rules which mean that wrongly convicted people will no longer have prison living costs deducted from their compensation payments. The Government minister made the reform ...

08 Aug 2023 at 10:06

Labour says it will deliver prison places needed to ensure criminals are behind bars

A Labour government would deliver the prison places needed to ensure “dangerous criminals” are behind bars, the shadow justice secretary has said. Steve Reed accused the Conservatives of failing to build the cells they promised, meaning ...

01 Aug 2023 at 22:30

Ministers scrap prison living cost deductions from wrongful conviction payments

Wrongly convicted people will no longer face having living costs covering their time in prison docked from compensation payments after ministers issued fresh guidance. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC made the reform with immediate ...

06 Aug 2023 at 00:14

Overcrowded jails could lead to violence and more crime, watchdog warns

Overcrowding in prisons could lead to growing levels of violence behind bars and more crime on Britain’s streets, a watchdog has warned. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said he is “really concerned” about the knock-on ...

05 Jul 2023 at 14:54

Jenrick asks top civil servant to investigate Attorney General

The Government’s top civil servant has been asked to investigate “potential conflicts of interest” in relation to ministers’ top legal adviser. Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has written to Cabinet ...

19 Jan 2025 at 23:49

‘Dysfunctional’ county courts need urgent review – MPs

An urgent review is needed into the “dysfunctional” county courts system which is suffering from “systemic delays”, MPs have warned. The Commons Justice Committee said it was difficult to understand why the civil ...

21 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.