The Latest Breaking News from the Ministry of Justice

Pensioner, 82, convicted of not paying car tax while in hospital having toe amputated

The pensioner sent in medical records to explain the mistake, but it did not stop a criminal conviction

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2025

Give prison governors more power to fix Britain's broken jails, say Lords

Lords say jails are in crisis due to years of political and bureaucratic failure

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

The Guardian view on private prosecutions: access to justice should not depend on people’s ability to pay

Editorial: An option that should provide a safety valve when the state falls short appears to be increasingly a tool for businesses – sometimes to draconian effect

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

Prisoners in overcrowded jails more likely to be violent, research suggests

The Ministry of Justice said this is the first time a direct link has been drawn between increased violence behind bars and the overcrowding crisis.

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

New Sri Lanka mass grave discovery reopens old wounds for Tamils

So far, 19 bodies have been found. Thousands of Tamils were disappeared during civil war that ended in 2009.

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2025

Almost 10,000 gender certificates granted amid rise in Gen Z applications

Analysis has been compiled by the PA news agency using data published by the Ministry of Justice.

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025

Police were ‘consulted’ over early prison release scheme, says Ministry of Justice

Mark Rowley, Met commissioner, had said plans for England and Wales were made ‘without any analysis of the impact on policing’

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Legal bid over plans to use pepper spray in young offender institutions

Charity Howard League for Penal Reform has sent a letter before claim to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood urging her to withdraw the decision.

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

All the major cyber attacks in the UK this year: Are they on the rise?

British companies have toppled like dominoes at the hands of cyber criminals. What happened and are these attacks the new norm?

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Solicitors criticise ‘antiquated’ Legal Aid Agency IT system after cyber attack

Details including criminal records, dates of birth, national insurance numbers and payment information may have been stolen in the attack.

Evening Standard · May 19, 2025