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New prison in Buckinghamshire
In January 2024, Outline Planning Permission was granted for the new prison. The next step for the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is the submission of the Reserved Matters Application (RMA) to consider landscaping and appearance in more detail. MOJ is now undertaking a period of engagement with the local community. This information pack contains more detailed information on the reserved matters. MoreOpened 9 June 2025 -
Regulation of the debt enforcement sector consultation
This consultation invites views on how to ensure that there is independent oversight of firms that employ enforcement agents and High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce debts using the Taking Control of Goods procedure in England and Wales. This consultation is aimed at anyone with an interest in the enforcement of debts and fines using the Taking Control of Goods procedure. This includes but is not limited to: the enforcement sector the debt... MoreOpened 9 June 2025 -
Law commission consultation on digital assets and (electronic) trade documents in private international law
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. This project reviews the rules of private international law in the context of electronic trade documents and digital assets. For more information about this project, click here . We recommend that consultees read the consultation paper (available here ) before responding to the consultation. A shorter summary is also available ... MoreOpened 5 June 2025 -
Law Commission consultation on New Funerary Methods
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. New Funerary Methods are potential alternatives to the established funerary methods of burial, cremation and burial at sea. Although not currently regulated in England and Wales, some new funerary methods, such as alkaline hydrolysis and human composting, are available in other jurisdictions. This consultation is an important step towards our ultimate aim to make recommendations to Government about a... MoreOpened 4 June 2025 -
Proposal on the future of Lancaster Crown Court consultation
Lancaster Crown Court is currently closed and has not been utilised for either crime or civil hearings since 2019. We are proposing that Lancaster Crown Court is permanently closed and that crime hearings continue to be heard in Preston Crown Court, a modern and accessible building with capacity to accommodate any cases that could be heard in Lancaster. Lancaster Courthouse, which resides at a nearby location in Lancaster, will remain available for civil hearings. The consultation seeks... MoreOpened 21 May 2025 -
Criminal Legal Aid: Proposals for Solicitor Fee Scheme Reform
The consultation sets out proposals and their associated next steps for changes to the criminal legal aid solicitor fee schemes. This covers work carried out by legal aid providers at police stations, in magistrates' courts, in the Crown Court, and in prisons. This consultation is aimed at anyone with an interest in criminal legal aid in England and Wales. This will include, but is not limited to: members of the criminal defence profession and their... MoreOpened 9 May 2025 -
Law Commission consultation on uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management ("UTM")
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. The Law Commission has been asked by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Department for Transport (DfT) to review the law around highly automated and autonomous flight. The three-year review is partly funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) through the Future Flight Challenge. For more information about this project, please visit our web page. In February 2024, we published a... MoreOpened 16 April 2025 -
Reform of Local Justice Areas Consultation
This public consultation seeks views on proposals to replace the current organisation of magistrates’ courts following the abolition of Local Justice Areas. The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 legislated to abolish the system of Local Justice Areas (LJAs) to facilitate greater efficiency in the administration and operation of magistrates’ courts. This consultation, developed jointly between HMG and Judicial Office, sets out proposals for a new structure following LJA abolition.... MoreOpened 31 March 2025 -
Law commission consultation reviewing the Friendly Societies Act 1974 and 1992
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. This project reviews the Friendly Societies Act 1974 (“1974 Act”) and the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (“1992 Act”). The 1974 Act remains in force until there are no longer any societies registered under it. Friendly societies registered under the 1974 Act are governed by that Act and the 1992 Act. By contrast, friendly societies registered and incorporated under the 1992 Act are governed... MoreOpened 12 March 2025 -
Oversight and regulation of private prosecutors in the criminal justice system consultation
This consultation outlines proposals for regulating and overseeing private prosecutors in England and Wales, including those using the Single Justice Procedure (SJP). These proposals aim to ensure that private prosecutors adhere to consistent standards and can be held accountable for their practices. The Government aims to achieve three key objectives through this consultation: 1. Establish consistent standards for private prosecutors and hold them accountable for their... MoreOpened 6 March 2025 -
Law Commission Supplementary Consultation on contempt of court
We are conducting a review of the law on contempt of court and considering the need for reform to improve its effectiveness, consistency, and coherence. Our objective is to produce a law of contempt that is easier to understand, fairer, and that better protects the administration of justice. This is a public supplementary consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. The topic of this supplementary consultation is contempt of court. It supplements our... MoreOpened 3 March 2025 -
Law Commission Consultation on Criminal Appeals (full paper)
NEW CONSULTATION CLOSE DATE - FRIDAY 27 JUNE 2025. As a law reform body we are unable to provide legal advice on individual cases. This is a public consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales on Criminal Appeals ( https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/criminal-appeals/ ). We are consulting on reform to the law relating to appeals in criminal cases, with a view to ensuring that courts have powers that enable the effective, efficient and appropriate resolution of appeals. Our... MoreOpened 27 February 2025 -
Law Commission Consultation on Criminal Appeals (summary paper)
NEW CONSULTATION CLOSE DATE - FRIDAY 27 JUNE 2025. Os hoffech ymateb yn Gymraeg, anfonwch ebost i criminal.appeals@lawcommission.gov.uk os gwelwch yn dda. As a law reform body we are unable to provide legal advice on individual cases. This is a public consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales on Criminal Appeals ( https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/criminal-appeals/ ). We are consulting on reform to the law relating to appeals in criminal cases, with a view to... MoreOpened 27 February 2025 -
Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future
This consultation considers increases to civil legal aid fees for Housing and Debt work, and Immigration and Asylum work. We are also seeking further evidence on potential changes to some aspects of contractual requirements. This consultation is the first step in our response to the evidence gathered during the Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA). MoreOpened 24 January 2025 -
Hare Coursing Sentencing Guideline
What is the Sentencing Council? The Sentencing Council is the independent body responsible for developing sentencing guidelines which courts in England and Wales must follow when passing a sentence. The Council consults on its proposed guidelines before they come into force and on any proposed changes to existing guidelines. What is this consultation about? This consultation seeks views on a proposed sentencing guideline [LINK] for various... MoreOpened 22 January 2025 -
Law Commission consultation on compulsory purchase
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. Compulsory purchase is a legal mechanism by which certain bodies can acquire land for the public good without the consent of the owner. Landowners also have a right to compensation. The ability to purchase land using compulsory powers is crucial for large-scale infrastructure projects, which are expected to increase, especially in light of the UK’s net zero targets. These powers are also needed for... MoreOpened 20 December 2024 -
Costs protection in discrimination claims: Call for Evidence
In this Call for Evidence, we are seeking views and evidence on the current arrangements for bringing discrimination claims under the Equality Act 2010 in the civil courts in England and Wales and, specifically, whether costs protection should be extended to discrimination claims, to inform our ongoing decision-making process on this issue. MOJ has been considering the costs arrangements in respect of discrimination cases since before the 2019 Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of... MoreOpened 27 November 2024 -
Business Tenancies Consultation Paper 1
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. Our wide-ranging review will consider in detail how the right to renew business tenancies, set out in Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, is working and will consider options for reform. This is the first of two planned consultations. For more information about this project, click here . We recommend that consultees read the... MoreOpened 19 November 2024 -
Business Tenancies Survey
We are asking for responses to this survey about your experience of the 1954 Act. As well as responding to this survey, please also respond to our first consultation paper . The survey questions are set out in the following pages. All questions in this survey are optional. If you would prefer not to answer any question, please leave the answer blank. We may publish or disclose information you provide us in response to this survey, including personal information. For... MoreOpened 19 November 2024 -
Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025: Call for Evidence
The Independent Sentencing Review is seeking evidence to help the development of recommendations to ensure we are never again in a position where the country has more prisoners than prison places, and the government is forced to rely on the emergency release of prisoners. The Panel is seeking evidence across 7 themes: History and trends in sentencing The structure of sentencing The use of technology within sentencing ... MoreOpened 14 November 2024 -
Law Commission consultation on disabled children's social care law
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. We have been asked to review the legal framework governing social care for disabled children in England to ensure that the law is fair, modern and accessible, allowing children with disabilities to access the support they need. For more information about this project, please visit our web page here . We recommend that consultees read the full consultation paper, available here, before responding to the... MoreOpened 8 October 2024 -
Law Commission consultation on burial and cremation
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. We are consulting on provisional proposals for reform to burial and cremation law. That includes provisional proposals relating to grave reuse and reclamation, regulation of burial grounds, and aspects of cremation law relating to ash remains, among other issues. For more information about this project, click here . We recommend that... MoreOpened 3 October 2024 -
Access to Justice in relation to the Aarhus Convention: call for evidence
The UK is one of 47 Parties to the Aarhus Convention, an international treaty under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The Convention sets out obligations on Parties to make provisions for the public to access environmental information, to participate in environmental decision-making and to access justice when challenging environmental decisions. One of the Convention’s core aims is to ensure access to justice in environmental matters. The Convention’s... MoreOpened 30 September 2024 -
Law Commission consultation on co-operative and community benefit societies
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. We have been asked to review the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 to ensure that it is fitting to the needs of societies, and that regulation is proportionate and effective. For more information about this project, please visit: https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/co-operatives-and-community-benefit-societies/ . We recommend that consultees read the consultation paper before... MoreOpened 16 September 2024 -
Ancillary Orders Consultation
Introduction What is this consultation about? The Sentencing Council currently provides guidance on ancillary orders in various places on our website as well as within offence specific guidelines (usually at step 6 or 7). Most of this guidance is aimed at magistrates’ courts. The Council is seeking to improve the consistency, accessibility and presentation of the current information and to provide more detailed guidance for both magistrates’ courts and... MoreOpened 11 September 2024 -
Miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines 2024
What is this consultation about? The Sentencing Council has built up a large body of sentencing guidelines and accompanying materials that are in use in courts throughout England and Wales. Over time guidelines require updating because users have pointed out issues (often using the feedback function on all guidelines) or case law or new legislation may render aspects of guidelines out of date. The Council therefore holds an annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments to... MoreOpened 5 September 2024 -
Law Commission consultation on contempt of court
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. We are conducting a review of the law on contempt of court and considering the need for reform to improve its effectiveness, consistency, and coherence. Our objective is to produce a law of contempt that is easier to understand, fairer, and that better protects the administration of justice. For more information about this project, see our project webpage . ... MoreOpened 9 July 2024 -
Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases
This consultation paper seeks views on options for the reform of the law of limitation in child sexual abuse cases in England and Wales. Specifically, it considers the recommendation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (‘the Inquiry’) on limitation law. It also examines the law of limitation in child sexual abuse cases in other jurisdictions examined by the Inquiry and seeks views on options, other than removal of the limitation period, for reform of limitation... MoreOpened 15 May 2024 -
Non-fatal Strangulation and Suffocation Consultation
What is the Sentencing Council? The Sentencing Council is the independent body responsible for developing sentencing guidelines for the courts to use when passing a sentence. The Council consults on its proposed guidelines before they come into force and makes changes to the guidelines as a result of consultations. What is the Council consulting about? The Council has produced this consultation paper in order to seek views from as many people as possible... MoreOpened 15 May 2024 -
Immigration Offences
Why Immigration offences? This consultation seeks views on a draft of the first dedicated sentencing guidelines for immigration offences under the Immigration Act 1971 and the Identity Documents Act 2010. There are currently no definitive guidelines for these offences. The draft guidelines cover the 1971 Act offences of Facilitation (assisting unlawful immigration to the UK and helping asylum - seekers to enter the UK) (section 25 and 25A); Deception... MoreOpened 20 March 2024
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