Ministry of Justice Sets Up Today Restructured Home Office starts operating from today, with Ministry of Justice under secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Lord Falconer, taking responsibility for prisons, probation, sentencing New ministry faces immediate crisis in prisons BBC New ministry faces immediate crisis in prisons 09.05.07 Telegraph, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Ministry of Justice

Judges Block Way to Justice Ministry Split of Home Office is due in nine days, but agreement between judiciary and govt has proved elusive, judges fear their budget will be diverted, pressure to reduce prison sentences, Lords Falconer and Thompson to report to parliament tomorrow 30.04.07 Times, Judiciary, Ministry of Justice

Wrangling Starts on Ministry of Justice Reid insists splitting Ministry of Justice from Home Office will 'greatly improve' fight against terror BBC Senior judges want guarantees of financial independence before agreeing to back Ministry of Justice Telegraph Al Qaeda thriving, capable of major attacks in UK 25.04.07 Guardian, Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, Terror

Megan's Law Dismissed Home Office officials have dismissed statement from Labour MP Dan Norris on introduction of UK version of Megan's Law, sometimes dubbed Sarah's Law, child care agencies say paedophiles are already hard to supervise and law would add to difficulty 11.04.07 Guardian, Children's Rights, Paedophilia, Sex Offences

Millions Will Refuse ID Cards Home Office expects as many as 15m to risk criminal prosecution in refusing to give personal data or show on demand ID cards 10.04.07 Times, Administrative Law, ID Cards

New Immigration Agency Launches Border and Immigration Agency starts work today, replacing - in name at least - the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, officers to be uniformed and visible at ports 02.04.07 Reuters, Immigration

LawSoc Favours Home Office Split Fiona Woolf, Law Society President says, commented, "The Law Society has long supported the establishment of a Ministry of Justice" 29.03.07 Law Society Press Release, Law Society, Ministry of Justice

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