Justice

A guide to statistics on caseload, case outcomes, and court performance, covering Magistrates', Crown, and civil courts and tribunals. Also covers court closures since 2010, courts workforce, judicial diversity, and expenditure on courts.

The Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill 2019-21 was introduced to the House of Commons on 5 February 2020. It is a Private Members’ Bill introduced by Dame Cheryl Gillan. Report stage and third reading are due to take place on 22 January 2021. The Bill has Government support. Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Ministry of Justice.

This briefing paper looks at Hate Crime in England & Wales using figures provided by the Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and the Police Recorded Crime Series. The paper also presents data on hate crime rates per 100,000 population in each police force area and for each hate crime strand. It also looks at similar figures in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This article explains the support victims of crime are entitled to as their case progresses through the criminal justice system. The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, is a statutory document that explains how victims must be treated in England and Wales. There are equivalent codes in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This House of Commons Briefing Paper analyses the debate over the voting rights of prisoners since May 2015, it also includes a concise summary of the main developments before May 2015.

This briefing paper describes the findings of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ investigation into the UK in 2016, the UK and Devolved Government reactions, and subsequent developments, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on disabled persons’ rights.

A Westminster Hall debate on the spending of the Ministry of Justice on legal aid is scheduled for Thursday 22 October at 3pm. The Member leading the debate is Sir Robert Neill MP.

On Wednesday 14 October 2020 from 9.30am there will be a Westminster Hall debate, in the name of Joanna Cherry MP, concerning the Lord Chancellor's oath and the rule of law.

This Insight looks at how different ethnic groups compared statistically in areas such as convictions, sentencing lengths, types of offence, pleas and at the bench in 2019 across England and Wales.

The Prisoners (Disclosure of Information about Victims) Bill 2019-21 was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 January 2020. It completed all stages in the House of Lords on 8 September 2020 and is due to return to the Commons on 6 October 2020 for consideration of a Lords amendment.

This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2020.

This briefing paper explores prison population data for the UK from the Ministry of Justice, Scottish Government, and the Northern Ireland Department of Justice.