This blog takes an in-depth look and summarises further detail on the provisions in each Bill that are likely to engage the voluntary sector.

On Tuesday 7 November, the government set its legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary session, announcing a total of 21 Bills. Of those, three focussed specifically on the criminal justice system. Below, we set out some of the key measures that were proposed as part of those pieces of legislation. More details about these Bills, and all the others announced in the speech, can be found in the government’s Background Briefing Notes.

Clinks CEO, Anne Fox, provides her thoughts on the statement made by the Secretary of State for Justice, Alex Chalk, announcing a range of measures to reduce the pressure on prison places.

This blog outlines developments in the Dynamic Framework simplification process and Clinks' work alongside HMPPS & the MoJ.

Olivia Dehnavi, Clinks Senior Policy Officer, outlines how women's voluntary sector organisations can apply for grants for women's services as part of the Ministry of Justice's £24 million investment to support women in or at risk of contact with the criminal justice system.

This blog by Policy Officer Noorjehan Piperdy explores the review of neurodiversity in the criminal justice system, published by the Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorates, alongside two service user reports published by KeyRing and User Voice.

The residential women’s centre team give an update about the department’s progress with the development and implementation of the residential women’s centres.

The Ministry of Justice has announced a national strategy for older people in prison. Chief Officer of RECOOP, Paul Grainge, discusses the ageing prison population and the years of advocacy that led to this announcement.

Clinks’ members will be well aware that the ministerial team at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been shaken up again following Boris Johnson taking over at Number 10. In this blog post, we set out all the ministerial responsibilities in full.