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Administration of justice
Administration of justice news from UK Parliament.
Sentencing Review: Justice Committee Chair comment
Chair of the Justice Committee, Andy Slaughter MP, comments on the Sentencing Review
22 May 2025
Victims and Courts Bill: call for evidence
Victims and Courts Bill: call for evidence
21 May 2025
Sentencing guidelines bill enters Lords committee stage
Members consider changes on protected characteristics, reducing reoffending and impact on existing case law. Catch up
20 May 2025
Call for legal professionals to take part in rule of law inquiry
The Constitution Committee launches an expression of interest for legal professionals to take part in a series of private roundtables to discuss the rule of law.
09 May 2025
Sentencing guidelines bill debated in the Lords
Members discuss draft law to prevent prisoners' personal characteristics informing pre-sentence reports. Catch up
08 May 2025
Justice Secretary questioned on Government’s approach to human rights
The Joint Committee on Human Rights will question Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Shabana Mahmood MP, on Wednesday 30 April in a wide-ranging session examining prominent human rights issues.
28 April 2025
Quick fixes not enough to address policing lessons of summer 2024 disorder
The Home Affairs Committee, a cross-party committee of MPs, has published its report into the police response to the 2024 summer disorder.
13 April 2025
Prisons Minister to appear before Lords Committee
Minister for Prisons questioned by Committee
28 March 2025
Lost in translation? Significant issues must be addressed for effective interpreting services in courts
Public Services Committee publishes its report Lost in translation? Interpreting services in the courts
24 March 2025
Lords debates Crown Court backlog
Members discussed impact of criminal case delays on evidence, victims and fair proceedings. Catch up
21 March 2025
Rule of law inquiry launched by Lords Constitution Committee
Constitution Committee launches new inquiry into the Rule of Law.
11 March 2025
Justice denied: Govt failing to take urgent action on crown court backlogs, PAC warns
Report highlights backlog’s devastating impact on victims of crime and their families as prison population on remand awaiting trial swells to highest level in 50 years
05 March 2025
Justice Committee to question Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary amid multiple challenges across courts, prisons and probation
Justice Committee to question MoJ Permanent Secretary amid multiple challenges across courts, prisons and probation
03 March 2025
Terrorism Bill concludes Lords committee stage
Members consider changes on tax reliefs and local authorities as line by line scrutiny draws to a close. Catch up
13 February 2025
Four short debates in the Lords
Members discuss levels of rape prosecution, copyright and artificial intelligence, the Office for Students' 2025-2030 strategy, and glorification of terrorism in four short debates. Catch up
31 January 2025