Ministry of Justice's newsfeed Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/W1XSLMZUEN.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach has launched a pioneering project to provide family mediation and help prevent distressing court disputes across the West Midlands. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease030709a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease030709a.htm? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04 GMT Problem-solving courts for offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities, the first of their kind in England and Wales, were today formally launched by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease020709a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease020709a.htm? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:07 GMT Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement on the Michael Shields case. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement020709a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement020709a.htm? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:57 GMT Justice Secretary Jack Straw has visited Sussex to talk to local people about the government's new policy plan, Building Britain's Future. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement020709b.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement020709b.htm? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:39 GMT A pilot programme offering real help to people at risk of home repossession and eviction is showing early positive signs of reducing the likelihood of home repossession for people in Norwich, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said today. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease020709b.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease020709b.htm? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:18 GMT The Ministry of Justice has today taken a major step towards protecting claimants from unfair 'no-win, no-fee' arrangements. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease010709b.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease010709b.htm? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:46 GMT Children under 18 left behind following the death of a parent through negligence will be able to claim additional compensation under proposed legislation, the government said today. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease010709a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease010709a.htm? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:46 GMT The government has published a summary of the responses to its consultation on the Youth Crime Action Plan issued on 16 July 2008. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement250609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement250609a.htm? Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:53 GMT The UK government has welcomed today’s announcement by the Isle of Man to improve the transparency of their tax regulations by announcing plans for the automatic exchange of information on savings interest with the UK and other EU member states. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease240609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease240609a.htm? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:01 GMT The old system of MPs’ self regulation is to end and a new system of robust, independent and transparent statutory regulation will be brought forward in urgent legislation introduced to Parliament today by Harriet Harman and Jack Straw. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease230609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease230609a.htm? Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:58 GMT Jack Straw has given a speech at the 5th European Forum on Anti-corruption about improving the legal framework relating to bribery and corruption. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/speech230609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/speech230609a.htm? Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:17 GMT More victims of human trafficking will be helped to escape sexual exploitation, violence and domestic servitude, the new Justice Minister Claire Ward announced today following a visit to the POPPY Project in London. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease180609c.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease180609c.htm? Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:34 GMT Following a large-scale vote across the country to give the public a greater say in how criminals should pay back to the community, the public have decided on the projects that offenders must first complete across England and Wales. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease180609b.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease180609b.htm? Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:04 GMT Changes to fees in the civil courts are to be introduced in order to target taxpayers’ money more effectively while helping those in financial difficulty, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice announced today. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease180609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease180609a.htm? Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:04 GMT Justice Minister Claire Ward has today announced the appointment of the six members of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody, part of the new Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease170609b.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease170609b.htm? Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:11 GMT Salford’s first court dedicated to rehabilitating drug offenders and preventing drug-related reoffending was praised today by Justice Minister Bridget Prentice, during a visit to mark the court’s sixth month in operation. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease170609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease170609a.htm? Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:42 GMT Justice Secretary Jack Straw today announced that he will review the starting point from which judges set the minimum prison term for murder using a knife. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease160609b.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease160609b.htm? Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:23 GMT Justice Minister Maria Eagle has published a consultation on proposed new training and qualification arrangements for probation officers. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement160609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement160609a.htm? Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:06 GMT The Welsh Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council has published its first annual report. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease160609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease160609a.htm? Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:02 GMT Jack Straw has given a speech at the launch of a human rights inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/sp150609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/sp150609a.htm? Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:27 GMT Legal Aid Minister Willy Bach and Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Legal Services Commission, have praised legal aid lawyers for their dedication to a fundamental service that underpins the justice system. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease110609b.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease110609b.htm? Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:23 GMT Legal Aid Minister Lord Bach has given a speech on legal aid on its 60th anniversary. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/speech110609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/speech110609a.htm? Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:12 GMT More criminals are being jailed for carrying a knife and the number of offences dealt with involving knives has fallen, according to new statistics published by the Ministry of Justice today. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease110609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease110609a.htm? Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:05 GMT The Prime Minister has today set out proposals to bring forward urgent legislation to move from the old system of self-regulation of MPs to independent, statutory regulation. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease100609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease100609a.htm? Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:50 GMT Plans to divert more legal aid funds to those most in need while delivering better value for taxpayers’ money are on track following the publication of the government’s response to a consultation on Crown Court means testing and Central Funds reforms. http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease080609a.htm Latest news - Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease080609a.htm? Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:24 GMT