tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Jake Richards MP 2026-05-18T10:19:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/youth-justice-overhaul-to-keep-streets-safer 2026-05-18T10:19:00+01:00 Youth Justice overhaul to keep streets safer Children and young people will get earlier support to steer them away from crime under a major overhaul of the youth justice system unveiled by the Government today (Monday 18 May). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/victims-and-bereaved-get-more-time-to-challenge-lenient-sentences 2026-04-09T11:26:12+01:00 Victims and bereaved get more time to challenge lenient sentences Victims and bereaved families will get longer to challenge sentences they don't feel fit the crime they've suffered tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/preventing-the-drivers-of-youth-custody 2026-03-26T12:36:32+00:00 Preventing the drivers of youth custody Minister for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International, Jake Richards, speaks about the drivers of youth custody and the future of youth courts. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/longer-behind-bars-for-espionage-in-national-security-boost 2026-03-26T09:26:57+00:00 Longer behind bars for espionage in national security boost Offenders posing a threat to national security to spend longer behind bars tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-register-for-people-convicted-of-child-cruelty-offences 2026-03-02T16:30:02+00:00 New register for people convicted of child cruelty offences Child cruelty convictions such as neglect and abandonment will face the same police notification requirements as registered sex offenders. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/every-child-caught-with-a-knife-to-get-tailored-support 2026-02-11T22:45:01+00:00 Every child caught with a knife to get tailored support Every child caught carrying a knife in England and Wales will be given a mandatory targeted plan to stop them reoffending and protect the public. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-action-to-avert-summer-prison-disaster 2026-01-29T16:31:01+00:00 Government action to avert summer prison disaster The prison system would have collapsed entirely by summer if not for the Government’s decisive action to keep the public safe, new analysis has revealed. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sentencing-act-ensuring-punishment-cuts-crime-gets-royal-assent 2026-01-22T17:42:17+00:00 Sentencing Act ensuring punishment cuts crime gets Royal Assent New laws will end automatic release for badly behaved offenders and strengthen community punishment. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/life-behind-bars-for-police-prison-and-probation-killers 2025-12-17T13:17:20+00:00 Life behind bars for police, prison and probation killers Whole life orders for murders connected to the police, prison or probation officer's current or former duties tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/prison-building-boom-to-make-streets-safer 2025-12-09T12:34:57+00:00 Prison building boom to make streets safer A prison building boom is underway across the country as the Government presses ahead with the biggest jail expansion programme since the Victorian era. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-apologises-for-historical-abuse-at-medomsley-detention-centre 2025-11-12T14:35:32+00:00 Government apologises for historical abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-to-transform-care-for-girls-in-custody 2025-11-11T11:57:52+00:00 Government to transform care for girls in custody Girls caught up in the youth justice system will receive better support to turn their lives around, thanks to major reforms set out by the Government today (11 November) as part of the Plan for Change.