Secretary of State for Justice


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Secretary of State for Justice

The head of HM Ministry of Justice. He/she is responsible for administering the British (and in some cases only the English and Welsh) justice system. He/she oversees the prosecution of criminal cases, appeals of immigration decisions, civil liberty issues, sentencing and penalty laws, and other similar issues. He/she also advises the government on matters relating to the British constitution. The secretary is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister. In practice, he/she is also lord chancellor of the United Kingdom.
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Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland QC MP, said:
Signs of improvement at Feltham as population is reduced by over a third
It follows similar statements of the former Secretary of State for Justice.
Evidence against short-term custody; LETTERS
The MPs from EU and UK included among others Richard Corbett MeP, leader of the Labour Party in Europe; Lorraine Kirkwood, Assistant to Richard Corbett; Irina Von Wiese, MeP and member of the foreign affairs committee; Richard Burgon, MP Shadow Secretary of State for Justice; Imran Hussain, MP shadow Secretary of State; Mohammed Azam, JKSDMI Secretary General and member of National Policy Forum; Raja Najabat Hussain, Chairman of JKSDMI; Councillor Nazia Rehman from Wigan North of England; Yasmeen Qureshi, Member of Parliament North East; and Shafaq Mohammad, Member of European Parliament.
Afridi urges western MPs to stop India from atrocities in IOK
The numbers were revealed in a written question lodged by Richard Burgon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, asking for the average times it takes for a single employment tribunal claim to be processed across the UK.
Almost 30-week wait for claim
The report also says plans to replace the units in 2019 have been scrapped and asked the Secretary of State for Justice David Gauke to review the decision.
Rise in bullying and assaults at prison
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, David Gauke, has confirmed the move, which would review the personal injury discount rate, also called the Ogden rate.
UK drivers could see a fall in car insurance premiums
Now Mr Lavery has intervened to tell David Gauke, Secretary of State for Justice, that the "increasingly alarming and dangerous situation which has been allowed to develop without intervention or any sense of responsibility".
Strip Sodexo of prison contract, MP demands
The charity claims that allowing staff to do so is potentially dangerous and in breach of the Secretary of State for Justice's policies.
Feltham Prison to be challenged over claims adult restraint techniques used on 16-year-old boy; It is claimed that untrained staff at the Young Offenders Institution deal with children using adult force
EDWARD Argar, MP for Charnwood has been appointed by the Prime Minister as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice.
MP Edward Argar given Justice role; IN BRIEF
Mr Lucas, who praised the work of the Daily Post in highlighting how Davidson had been freed to kill Mr Churton, told Parliament the responsibility for the system which allowed him to kill lay with the Secretary of State for Justice.
Release of Jordan Davidson days before brutal murder comes under parliamentary spotlight; Ex-Tarporley businessman Nicholas Churton was beaten and stabbed to death last year
The Brexiteer and right-wing thinker held two posts in the Ministry of Justice from 2015 to 2018, initially working on human rights before being made Minister of State, assisting on court services and reform, as well as supporting the Secretary of State for Justice on EU Exit and international business.
High-flying lawyer who became tipped for PM
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