tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-05-14T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellor-and-moj-permanent-secretary-prison-capacity-press-conference 2025-05-14T00:00:00+01:00 Lord Chancellor and MOJ Permanent Secretary Prison Capacity Press Conference 皇冠体育app 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/tech-companies-urged-to-join-drive-to-cut-crime 2025-05-08T00:10:07+01:00 Tech companies urged to join drive to cut crime Top tech experts are meeting the Justice Secretary as part of a Government drive to use AI and technology to transform the justice system and cut crime. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/seismic-shift-to-improve-professional-standards-across-hm-prison-and-probation-service 2025-05-06T17:33:31+01:00 'Seismic shift' to improve professional standards across HM Prison and Probation Service Reports of bullying and harassment are 鈥渁 wake-up call and an opportunity to change鈥�, Lord Timpson said today (6 May), after a review recommended wholesale change to how HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) deals with com鈥� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/professional-standards-in-the-prison-and-probation-service-speech 2025-05-06T17:33:03+01:00 Professional standards in the Prison and Probation Service Speech Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, sets out how the government is responding to Jennifer Rademaker鈥檚 Review into professional standards in HMPPS. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-action-to-improve-safety-in-young-offender-institutions 2025-04-24T11:27:31+01:00 Government action to improve safety in young offender institutions Frontline officers and young people in custody will be better protected under plans to equip specially selected and trained staff with synthetic pepper spray, the Government has announced today (24 April). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-prisoners-arrive-at-new-1500-place-jail 2025-04-23T00:00:00+01:00 First prisoners arrive at new 1,500-place jail 皇冠体育app first prisoners have been locked up at a new jail that will create nearly 1,500 prison places, helping to cut crime and make streets safer today as part of the Government鈥檚 Plan for Change (23 April). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/have-you-got-what-it-takes-dynamic-and-talented-people-wanted-to-lead-our-prisons-as-exclusive-leadership-programme-launches 2025-04-04T00:00:00+01:00 Have you got what it takes? Dynamic and talented people wanted to lead our prisons, as exclusive leadership programme launches His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has today (4 April) launched the Future Prison Leaders Programme to recruit and train the next generation of prison leaders. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-1500-place-prison-opens-as-government-grips-crisis 2025-03-28T10:42:56+00:00 New 1,500-place prison opens as government grips crisis 鈥淧ublic safety must never be put at risk again by the failure to have enough prison places鈥�, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood said as she opened a new nearly 1,500-place prison in Yorkshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/prison-expanded-to-create-uks-largest-jail-and-keep-public-safe 2025-03-07T16:12:07+00:00 Prison expanded to create UK's largest public sector jail and make streets safer More dangerous criminals will be taken off the streets thanks to a 700-place expansion which will turn a Suffolk jail into the UK鈥檚 largest public sector prison. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-no-longer-places-girls-in-young-offender-institutions 2025-03-04T09:00:04+00:00 Government no longer places girls in Young Offender Institutions Vulnerable girls sentenced to youth custody will no longer be placed in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-criminals-to-be-deported-quicker 2025-03-03T09:54:39+00:00 Foreign criminals to be deported quicker Foreign national offenders (FNOs) will be deported quicker thanks to a new 拢5 million government investment in prisons across England and Wales. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/gfsl-board-adopt-institute-of-directors-code-of-conduct 2025-02-24T14:58:18+00:00 GFSL Board adopt Institute of Directors Code of Conduct GFSL's (Gov Facilities Services Ltd) Board of Directors has recently committed to adopting the Institute of Directors' Code of Conduct. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellors-sets-out-her-vision-for-the-probation-service 2025-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 Lord Chancellor sets out her vision for the probation service 皇冠体育app Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, made a speech outlining her vision for the future of the probation service. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/probation-service-to-cut-crime-by-focusing-on-dangerous-offenders 2025-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 Probation Service to cut crime by focusing on dangerous offenders Probation staff will focus more of their time on prolific offenders and monitoring the most dangerous people tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/psprb-response-to-the-2025-26-england-and-wales-remit-letter-and-timetable 2025-01-31T16:40:53+00:00 PSPRB response to the 2025-26 England and Wales remit letter and timetable. Correspondence from PSPRB Chair to the Minister of State for Justice relating to 2025-26 remit letter and timetable. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/lord-chancellors-opening-remarks-to-the-first-meeting-of-the-womens-justice-board 2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 Lord Chancellor鈥檚 opening remarks to the first meeting of the Women鈥檚 Justice Board 皇冠体育app Lord Chancellor opened the first meeting of the Women鈥檚 Justice Board with a clear mission statement to send fewer women to prison. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/womens-justice-board-begins-plans-to-send-fewer-women-to-prison 2025-01-21T00:00:00+00:00 Women鈥檚 Justice Board begins plans to send fewer women to prison Cutting crime and reducing the number of vulnerable women being sent to prison is top of the agenda at the first meeting of the Women鈥檚 Justice Board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/top-bosses-join-forces-to-get-thousands-of-offenders-into-work 2025-01-10T06:00:04+00:00 Top bosses join forces to get thousands of offenders into work Top UK business leaders will spearhead a major new drive to get thousands of offenders into stable jobs and away from a life of crime. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/christmas-booze-ban-for-record-number-of-offenders 2024-12-23T11:01:40+00:00 Christmas booze ban for record number of offenders Around 3,800 offenders either released from prison or serving a community sentence will wear an alcohol tag over Christmas and New Year. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/thousands-of-new-prison-places-to-be-built-to-keep-streets-safe 2024-12-11T11:06:29+00:00 Thousands of new prison places to be built to keep streets safe Fourteen thousand new prison places, with a target to open by 2031, form part of a 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy to make sure we always have the spaces needed to keep the public safe.