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  • Thousands of victims could see justice delivered more quickly as the Government pilots the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Crown Court.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Major refurbishment works on a wing at HMP Norwich, originally built in the 1880s, have now been completed, as part of Government action to ensure there is always space to lock up dangerous criminals.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Thousands more criminals will be tagged alongside changes to supervision that will focus probation time on the offenders who pose the greatest risk.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • HMP Northumberland will gain four new houseblocks, boosting its capacity by 240 places, in the latest Government step to make streets safer. 

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Dangerous extremists will face tougher supermax style restrictions behind bars under Government plans to keep frontline staff safer.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • The prison system would have collapsed entirely by summer if not for the Governments decisive action to keep the public safe, new analysis has revealed.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Extra specialist staff, improved training for frontline officers and bolstered anti-drone measures will be deployed at HMP Swaleside as part of Government action to urgently turn the prison around.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Correspondence between PSPRB Chair and Minister of State for Justice relating to 2025 round remit letter and written evidence.

  • A prison building boom is underway across the country as the Government presses ahead with the biggest jail expansion programme since the Victorian era.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Immediate action to clamp down on mistaken releases from prisons and restore public confidence in the criminal justice system has been announced by the Deputy Prime Minister today (Tuesday 11 November).

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Dame Lynne Owens will lead the independent investigation to determine how Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday 24 October, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has announced today.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Thousands of prison staff will be safer thanks to a new 瞿15 million investment in protective body armour and Tasers as part of the Governments Plan for Change.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • James McEwen has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • A Devon jail is set to almost double in size as the Government ploughs ahead with the largest prison building programme since the Victoria era.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • A new leadership team, bolstered staff training and improved safeguarding have been put in place at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, following concerns raised by inspectors last month.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Foreign prisoners will be deported sooner thanks to new legislation introduced today (25 June) to free up vital prison capacity, keep our streets safe and save taxpayers money.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Frontline prison officers working in the highest risk areas of the prison estate will be issued protective body armour under swift Government action to improve their safety, the Lord Chancellor announced today (Tuesday 3 Jun

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP and Amy Rees CB spoke in a briefing at Downing Street about the extent of the prison capacity crisis and plans to counter it.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Reports of bullying and harassment are a wake-up call and an opportunity to change, Lord Timpson said today (6 May), after a review recommended wholesale change to how HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) deals with com

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government