Background The prison estate in England and Wales is crowded. At the end of January 2024, the prison population was 87,538 people. Many adult male prisoners are being held in cells designed for fewer occupants. This can have negative consequences for the safety and security of prisons and mean that prisoners have reduced access to […]
The Ministry of Justice does not know whether everyone eligible for legal aid can access it and government needs to do more to ensure the sustainability of the legal aid market if it is to achieve value for money.
The Ministry of Justice spent over £13 billion to oversee parts of the justice system. This guide summarises our key insights on the MoJ.
The government is not consistently supporting prison leavers in resettling into the community and the quality of services has declined in recent years, a report by the National Audit Office has found.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s £1.3bn court reform programme is nearing its end. This report examines progress implementing the programme.
This guide has been produced to support the Justice Committee in its examination of
the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ’s) spending and performance.
This report sets out the NAO’s assessment of the delivery of the electronic monitoring (‘tagging’) transformation programme.
This report examines secure training centres for young offenders and MoJ and HMPPS’s progress with establishing secure schools.
This interactive map displays the network of geographies covered by bodies in the criminal justice system, such as the police, courts and probation services.
A summary of the Ministry of Justice spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
This report examines the Ministry of Justice’s strategy to improve outcomes for women in the criminal justice system.
This report examines the Ministry of Justice’s strategy to improve outcomes for women in the criminal justice system.
This report assesses the government’s plans for, and progress, in reducing the backlog in criminal courts.
This report assesses the government’s plans for, and progress, in reducing the backlog in criminal courts.
A summary of the Ministry of Justice spending in 2019-20, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face in the coming year, based on the insights from our financial audit and value for money work.
The NAO is publishing a suite of Departmental Overviews, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons Select Committees and Members of Parliament.
This report examines the condition and capacity of HM Prison and Probation Service’s prison estate.
This report examines the condition and capacity of HM Prison and Probation Service’s prison estate.
This report describes progress following the second phase of HMCTS’s reform programme, which ended in January 2019.
This report describes progress following the second phase of HMCTS’s reform programme, which ended in January 2019.