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  • Robbery Guideline

    Why robbery? The Sentencing Council recently issued a definitive fraud, bribery and money laundering guideline and held a consultation on guidelines for theft offences. When drawing up the work programme it was considered logical to develop guidelines for acquisitive offences at a similar time. The Council was also mindful that the existing robbery guideline does not include guidance for sentencing all types of robbery. There is one offence of robbery; section 8(1) of the Theft Act... More
    Closed 23 January 2015

  • Welsh Language Scheme 2014

    The Ministry of Justice invites the public to take part in a consultation on its revised Welsh Language Scheme. We look forward to hearing what people have to say and making sure that the revised scheme continues to reflect the needs of all people whose preferred language is Welsh. After three years of operating our existing Welsh Language Scheme, to help maintain its currency, applicability and effectiveness, the Ministry of Justice has reviewed and updated the scheme. This was... More
    Closed 7 January 2015

  • Proposed merger of the local justice areas in North Yorkshire

    Overview A consultation proposing a merger of the four Local Justice Areas (LJAs) in North Yorkshire into a single area to be known as the North Yorkshire LJA. The work of the Magistrates’ Courts in North Yorkshire is currently split between 4 LJAs (or benches): York and Selby Harrogate and Skipton Northallerton and Richmond Scarborough. This proposal will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of justice in North Yorkshire by making best use... More
    Closed 31 December 2014

  • Regulation fees paid by claims management companies

    This paper sets out the levels at which claims management regulation fees (the fees collectable for applications for authorisation and the costs incurred by the Regulator through direct regulation of authorised CMCs) will be set for the 2015-16 regulatory year and proposes the methods of calculation by which they will be collected. This consultation is aimed at persons authorised to provide claims management services in England and Wales under the Compensation Act 2006 and those CMCs and... More
    Closed 18 December 2014

  • Fee-paid Judicial Pension Scheme

    This consultation seeks views on the proposed design of the Fee-paid Judicial Pension Scheme (FPJPS). You can submit your views online or by post. The postal address is: Alex Scott Judicial Policy, Pay and Pensions Ministry of Justice 2.53 102 Petty France London SW1H 9A More
    Closed 12 December 2014

  • Proposed changes to listing arrangements for Cambridgeshire

    A consultation on the proposals for listing in the new Cambridgeshire Bench from 1 April 2015 following the decision to merge the three existing benches of Huntingdonshire, North Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire into one Local Justice Area. This consultation is aimed at magistrates, court users, partners, other judiciary, staff and other parties with an interest in the provision of local justice arrangements in Cambridgeshire. The aim of the proposals is to improve the... More
    Closed 5 December 2014

  • Proposed merger of the local justice areas in Northumbria

    This consultation is issued on behalf of the Northumbria Judicial Business Group (JBG), which comprises members of the judiciary and HM Courts and Tribunal Service managers. The JBG has responsibility for managing the judicial business of magistrates' courts within Northumbria. There are currently 7 local justice areas in Northumbria. The JBG is seeking views on whether there should be a merger of the local justice areas in Northumbria. This consultation is intended to inform the... More
    Closed 1 December 2014

  • Plans for Secure College rules

    Background In February 2013 the Government published a consultation paper, Transforming Youth Custody: Putting education at the heart of detention . This set out the Government’s vision to transform youth custody to tackle high reoffending rates and high cost, and to place quality education at the centre of efforts to rehabilitate young offenders. The consultation sought views from a wide range of organisations and individuals on how the Government’s vision for Secure Colleges... More
    Closed 27 November 2014

  • Claims Management Regulation: proposals for amendments to the complaints handling rules

    The Claims Management Regulator (CMR) is consulting on proposals to make technical changes the Complaints Handling Rules 2006. This paper sets out for consultation proposals to amend the Complaints Handling Rules 2006 that authorised claims management companies (CMCs) need to follow when handling complaints made by their clients. The proposed changes are as a result of the intended extension of the Legal Ombudsman's jurisdiction to consider complaints about CMCs. The consultation is... More
    Closed 24 November 2014

  • Guardianship of the property and affairs of missing persons

    When a person goes missing, there is currently no legal mechanism for another person to manage his or her affairs during his or her absence. This can lead to the dissipation of the missing person’s assets (for example, through uncancellable Direct Debits) and the deterioration or loss of assets (for example, through lack of maintenance or failure to meet financial obligations, such as mortgage payments). For the same reason the disappearance can deprive dependants of the support they... More
    Closed 18 November 2014

  • Judicial pension reform: New Judicial Pension Scheme 2015 consultation

    This consultation seeks views on the reforms to judicial pension arrangements, in the form of the proposed New Judicial Pension Scheme 2015 and on the draft regulations that will give effect to the proposed scheme. UPDATE 11 September 2014: Partnership Pension Account The department is now in a position to provide further details on the proposed Partnership Pension Account (PPA), which will be open to all those eligible to join the NJPS 2015. This update amends the original consultation... More
    Closed 29 September 2014

  • Marriages by non-religious belief organisations

    Section 14 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 requires a review to be carried out of whether the law should be changed to permit marriages by non-religious belief organisations. The consultation asks if there is a substantial case for changing the law to establish non-religious belief ceremonies. This would allow a third type of legal ceremony, alongside religious and civil ceremonies, for getting married in England and Wales. Section 14 defines a belief organisation as ‘an... More
    Closed 18 September 2014

  • Female genital mutilation: proposal to introduce a civil protection order

    Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of child abuse and violence against women and girls. It involves procedures which include the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The practice is extremely painful and has serious health consequences, both at the time the mutilation is carried out, and in later life. The age at which girls undergo FGM varies enormously according to community. The procedure may be carried out when the girl is... More
    Closed 19 August 2014

  • Spalding Magistrates' Court: proposal on its future

    This is a consultation on a proposal to close Spalding Magistrates’ Court. The court has not heard any cases since January 2014 due to the reduction in workload and poor standard of accommodation. The improvements required to make the court operable would cost more than the value of the building. All custodial work was transferred to Grantham Magistrates’ Court in July 2012. In January this year all remaining work was moved to Boston Magistrates’ Court which provides an excellent... More
    Closed 12 August 2014

  • Knutsford Crown Court: proposal on its future

    This is a consultation on the future of Knutsford Crown Court. Due to reduced workload across Cheshire, this two-courtroom venue has not been used for hearings since May 2010. In addition, to bring the court back into commission would require significant additional maintenance costs. Since May 2010, all Crown Court hearings in Cheshire have been heard at either Chester Crown Court or Warrington Combined Court. This proposal aims to ensure our court estate is used more efficiently and... More
    Closed 6 August 2014

  • Bracknell Magistrates' Court: proposal on its future

    This is a consultation on a proposal to close Bracknell Magistrates' Court. Due to the poor condition of the building, which contains three courtrooms, cases have not been heard at this venue since January 2012, and work has successfully been transferred to other magistrates’ courts in Berkshire. In particular, the trial work that was previously heard in Bracknell is now being held at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Other magistrates’ courts in the region are located at Slough,... More
    Closed 30 July 2014

  • Gwent magistrates' courts: proposals for the future

    This is a consultation on a proposal to close Abergavenny Magistrates' Court and Caerphilly Magistrates' Court. Both Abergavenny Magistrates' Court and Caerphilly Magistrates' Court are in need of restoration, and HM Courts and Tribunals Service would incur considerable costs in making necessary repairs. It is proposed that both courts close and the workload be absorbed by the other two magistrates' courts in Gwent - Newport and Cwmbran. This proposal aims to ensure our court estate is... More
    Closed 21 July 2014

  • Proposed merger of Local Justice Areas in Cambridgeshire

    A consultation proposing a merger of the three current Local Justice Areas of Huntingdonshire, North Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire to create a single Cambridgeshire Bench. It is aimed at magistrates, court users, partners, other judiciary, staff and other parties with an interest in the provision of local justice arrangements in Cambridgeshire. The aim of the proposal is to improve the effectiveness of the delivery of justice by improving flexibility in dealing with cases in... More
    Closed 7 July 2014

  • Theft Offences Guideline

    The Sentencing Council is updating guidance for courts so that all theft offences are covered by a consistent set of guidelines. Theft Offences Guideline Consultation (PDF) The Council is seeking the views of as many people as possible interested in the sentencing of theft offences, particularly in respect of: the principal factors that make any of the offences included within the draft guideline more or less serious; the additional factors that should influence the... More
    Closed 26 June 2014

  • Legal Ombudsman and complaints about claims management companies - consultation on the fees framework

    In August 2012 the Government announced its intention for customers’ complaints about poor service provided by authorised claims management companies to be dealt with by the Legal Ombudsman. The Legal Ombudsman will provide a new avenue of redress for clients of claims management companies and will assist the Claims Management Regulator in driving out poor standards and practices in the market. Once the Legal Ombudsman’s jurisdiction is extended to cover the authorised... More
    Closed 6 June 2014

  • Consultation on changes to MoJ statistics

    This consultation sets out a number of proposed changes to MoJ publications in relation to civil and criminal justice matters. Consultation on changes to MoJ Statistics (PDF) There will be no loss of information from these changes. However, the structure of publications and timing of release will be amended to better align with policy areas. The aim of these changes is to provide a more coherent structure to this information and improve the accessibility. The publications... More
    Closed 5 June 2014

  • Claims management regulation

    In December 2013, the Compensation Act 2006 was amended by the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 to give the Secretary of State power to make regulations that would enable the Claims Management Regulator to impose a financial penalty on any regulated claims management company found to be in breach of the conditions of authorisation. As a result, the Regulator’s enforcement toolkit is to be expanded accordingly. The proposed expansion means that the Regulator will... More
    Closed 28 April 2014

  • Review of Veterans within the Criminal Justice System Call for Evidence

    On 11 January 2014, Chris Grayling announced a review into the rehabilitation needs of ex-Armed Services personnel convicted of criminal offences and given a custodial or community sentence. The aim is to identify properly the reasons for ex-Service personnel ending up in the justice system, to look at the support provided to them and how that support can be improved. The review will be led by the MP for Penrith and the Border, Rory Stewart, who served in the Armed Forces and also worked... More
    Closed 23 April 2014

  • Court bundles: proposed changes to the legal aid Family Advocacy Scheme

    The Government needs to revise the current legal aid Family Advocacy Scheme as a result of proposed changes to Practice Direction 27A (PD 27A). Currently there is no particular limit on the size of a court bundle. Under the legal aid Family Advocacy Scheme, different payments are made to advocates for interim and final hearings according to the number of pages in the court bundle. More complex cases often involve larger bundles and therefore attract larger bundle payments. The... More
    Closed 10 April 2014

  • Proposed merger of the North-East Suffolk, South-East Suffolk and West Suffolk Local Justice Areas

    A consultation proposing a merger of the three current Local Justice Areas of North-East Suffolk, South-East Suffolk and West Suffolk and to merge the three Benches. It is aimed at court uers, partners, magistrates, judiciary, staff and other parties with an interest in the provision of local justice arrangements in Suffolk. The aim of the proposals is to provide the flxibility to enable all magistrates to undertake a number and range of sittings to develop and... More
    Closed 30 March 2014

  • Consultation on out of court disposals

    We are consulting in order to give the public and practitioners an opportunity to share their thoughts and experiences of out of court disposals (OOCDs) and their use, and consider how they might be reformed. We want to pull together the knowledge, expertise, experience and opinions of policing and criminal justice stakeholders, and the public more widely, to ensure that out of court disposals are as effective, simple and transparent as possible. We also want to ensure that that any... More
    Closed 9 January 2014

  • Proposed changes to listing arrangements for Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Magistrates’ Courts

    HM Courts and Tribunals Service and the Justices’ Issues Groups for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire are committed to delivering speedy summary justice by running an efficient, effective and accessible courts system which delivers timely justice in accessible buildings with suitable facilities for all court users. HMCTS and the Justices’ Issues Groups keep how best to achieve this objective under continuous review (within the resources available whilst maintaining judicial independence... More
    Closed 20 December 2013

  • Regulation fees paid by claims management companies

    This consultation invites views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 for claims management companies. More
    Closed 13 December 2013

  • Transforming the services of the Office of the Public Guardian - enabling digital by default

    Our consultation paper ‘Transforming the Services of the Office of the Public Guardian’, published on 27 July 2012, invited comments on a range of issues related to the Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) aspiration to deliver its services digitally by default. In our response, published in January 2013, we set out the changes that we would complete by April 2013. This included reducing the statutory waiting period for registering a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) form from six weeks... More
    Closed 26 November 2013

  • Supporting the introduction of the single Family Court – Proposed changes to Family legal aid remuneration schemes

    This consultation sets out the Government’s proposals for amendments to the current family legal aid remuneration schemes in England and Wales, which are required as a result of the planned introduction of the new single Family Court (FC). We anticipate that the proposals set out in this consultation would, if implemented as proposed, have no impact on legal aid recipients and no or minimal impact on provider income or the legal aid fund. Supporting the introduction of the single... More
    Closed 25 November 2013
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