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Terrorist recalled to prison can be re-released from jail, Parole Board says

Shah Rahman, then aged 29, was one of four al Qaida-inspired British extremists jailed over a plot to bomb London Stock Exchange in 2012.

Evening Standard

Courses for low-risk offenders cancelled to ease Probation Service pressures

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the move was to ‘confront the reality’ of the pressures on the service.

The Independent UK

Reasonable force to be used to order sentencing attendance – Justice Secretary

The law change is expected to be made in the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill, which will be laid in Parliament in the next few months.

The Independent UK

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Government urged to introduce tougher sentences for grooming gang offenders

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick was speaking during justice questions in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

Notorious criminals will be 'forced' into dock for sentencing, Justice Secretary promises

Shabana Mahmood has promised a new law will be published by the summer

Evening Standard

Former justice secretary Jack Straw says right to choose jury trial lets defendants ‘game’ courts

The Labour grandee called for the government to scrap the right to a jury trial for ‘either way’ mid-level offences amid soaring court backlogs

The Independent UK

OPINION - This is another scandal: Britain is letting grooming gang criminals out of prison early

What happened to children at the hands of Pakistani-heritage rape gangs and how the police and councillors failed society’s most vulnerable, has been hauled back into the public spotlight by Elon Musk. For many of us rereading the details, it has been a sickening experience.

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Man on the run after being recalled to UK prison indefinitely makes plea to minister

Matthew Booth, from Bolton, is facing further time in jail after claims he has restarted a relationship with an ex

The Guardian - UK

End unfair criminal punishments for domestic abuse survivors, say campaigners

Shabana Mahmood has already promised to cut the number of women serving prison sentences

Evening Standard

Courts to sit for 2,000 more days to help tackle backlog, Justice Secretary says

The extra 2,000 takes the total to 108,500 sitting days this year for courts in England and Wales.

The Independent UK

Right to jury trial under threat as Leveson asked to carry out ‘once in generation’ review of courts

Retired high court judge told that ‘nothing is off the table’ to reform the courts service and end the massive backlog of cases

The Independent UK

Labour admits fast-track prison plans would overrule local authorities due to ‘national importance’

Labour’s plans for fast-tracking prison building would involve overruling the objections of local authorities, justice secretary Shabana Mahmood appeared to accept.

The Independent UK

Prisons will run out of room despite building plans, says Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood has announced more measures in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood suggests ministers will override objections to new prisons

Justice secretary says lack of cells ‘is of more concern’ than people’s worries about jails being built near their homes

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Evening Standard

Prisons will still run out of room despite building plans – Justice Secretary

Shabana Mahmood has announced more measures in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

Evening Standard

2.8% public sector pay proposal ‘just the start of the process’, says minister

Unions representing teachers, doctors and nurses have condemned proposals among Whitehall departments.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Streeting says he ‘knows what it’s like to feel you have to bury a secret’ amid puberty blockers ban – as it happened

The health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefinite

Evening Standard

'Accept new prison' near you to tackle jail crisis, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells local residents

Punishments for offenders, such as home curfew, could be increasingly used to stop so many of them going to jail

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Evening Standard

Justice Secretary rejects criticism of assisted dying Bill intervention

Shabana Mahmood was one of 275 MPs who voted against the legislation when it was put before the House of Commons in November.

The Independent UK

MP’s bid to finally have all forms of domestic abuse recognised in law

Eastbourne’s MP Josh Babarinde, the Liberal Democrat’s justice spokesperson, has tabled a bill that would create a specific set of domestic abuse aggravated offences in the law for the first time.

Evening Standard

Government sets target for 14,000 prison cell spaces by 2031

The Ministry of Justice set out the plans on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Prisons set to run out of space within seven years, says justice minister

The Ministry of Justice has announced plans for four new prisons, but Shabana Mahmood said it is ‘still not enough’

Evening Standard

Britain cannot build its way out of prisons crisis, Justice Secretary tells MPs

Shabana Mahmood says she will publish a ‘realistic’ plan later this week that will lead to 14,000 extra places being built.

Evening Standard

Motorists could save £50 on average following compensation change, firm predicts

The estimate by actuaries from PwC was made following an announcement about a change to the personal injury discount rate.

The Guardian - UK

Who should have the last word on assisted dying in a secular Britain?

People of all faiths and none should be free to express their concerns in the public sphere

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