All Government & politics articles – Page 40
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NewsCriminal legal aid decline resumes
Government data shows provider numbers have been falling following surge when crime contracts began.
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NewsNews focus: Is the courts reform programme working? Nobody knows
HMCTS does not know if its £1.3bn courts reform programme is on track or achieving the efficiencies intended, according to public spending watchdogs. A dearth of routine data is a major reason.
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OpinionHMCTS was forewarned about the risk of digital courts
Rather than dismissing critics as Luddites the MoJ should have listened to court users.
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NewsOnly 22 housing possession cases referred to mediation pilot
Review reveals communication barriers and absence of legal advice contributed to low take-up.
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OpinionCommon platform fails to deliver
It is not a case of users adapting, but providers reviewing a dysfunctional system that may have been launched too soon.
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NewsCommon platform failure led to 35 defendants not being electronically tagged
National Audit Office report reveals extent of problems that have hit troubled courts case management system.
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NewsExpect to wait longer on the phone, Land Registry warns ahead of strike
Industrial action by union members next week will affect customer service teams.
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NewsAttorney general defends use of special advisers
Justice committee questions Victoria Prentis KC MP over perceived politicisation of law officer role.
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NewsHome Office monitoring immigration lawyers' activities, says minister
Human rights lawyers ‘abuse and exploit our laws at times’, Robert Jenrick tells parliament.
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NewsNew 'laboratory' aims to plug the justice data gap
'Fundamental shift' needed to ensure that changes are underpinned by solid evidence.
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NewsNew civil orders to protect domestic abuse victims
Protection orders and notices will be piloted in Wales, Greater Manchester and London.
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NewsCash and curry
Data on Whitehall spending included £909 at Westminster curry house The Cinnamon Club.
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News'Community courts' on Labour's justice agenda
Shadow justice secretary promises 50% increase in Crown prosecution staff and also hints at reviving idea of levy on City firms to fund access to justice.
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NewsThousands of part-time judges could lose billions in pension benefits
Loss of payments arising from legislation revoking EU-derived law said to be equivalent to a 43% pay cut.
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OpinionBritcoin is not as bonkers as it sounds
Access to public - central bank - money is essential for stability in the post-cash economy.
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OpinionWelcome to the Ministry of High Standards and Professionalism
We must not take what happens – or indeed dies in silence - in our Ministry of Justice as indicative of what happens in the wider world, and certainly not as being normal.
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NewsLAA fails to attract sufficient bids for housing legal aid contracts
Law Society says second procurement opportunity shows work has become financially unviable.
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NewsNews focus: Treasury coughs up for prosecutors - but solicitors still 'short-changed'
The Treasury has coughed up to address the disparity between prosecution and defence fees. But to the Law Society’s dismay, criminal legal aid solicitors continue to be ‘short-changed’.
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NewsDomestic abuse victims 'still being cross-examined by alleged perpetrator'
Charities and solicitors urge Dominic Raab to review legal aid fees to ensure lawyers are available to step in.
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NewsMPs open new inquiry into whiplash reforms
Justice committee will ask how well the new whiplash portal is working and whether savings are being made.