The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) spent over £15 billion in 2023-24 to oversee elements of the justice system. MoJ administers courts and tribunals in partnership with the independent judiciary, prisons, probation services and a range of services to help children, vulnerable people, victims of crime and those seeking access to justice. This report has been […]
This report examines HM Prison and Probation Service and the Ministry of Justice progress in expanding and maintaining the prison estate.
This overview provides an introduction to the Home Office and our examination of its spending and performance for 2023-24.
The Crown Court backlog is the highest on record and the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) ambition to reduce the caseload to 53,000 by March 2025 is no longer achievable.
The UK is losing billions of pounds a year due to tax evasion by small businesses, which can easily exploit weaknesses in government systems.
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.
We will examine the work of the Home Office and its partners to implement the 2021 Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls strategy and the 2022 Domestic Abuse Plan.
This guide has been produced to support the Justice Committee in its examination of
the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ’s) spending and performance.
Our report looks at whether the government is well positioned to achieve its drug strategy’s 10-year ambitions.
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.
This guide has been produced to support the Home Affairs Committee in its examination of the Home Office’s spending and performance.
We’ve used our Police Uplift Programme report to give context on the Home Office reaching its target of 20,000 new police officers.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service’s £1.3bn court reform programme is nearing its end. This report examines progress implementing the programme.
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 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 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.
This report examines the Ministry of Justice’s strategy to improve outcomes for women in the criminal justice system.
A summary of Home Office 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 assesses the government’s plans for, and progress, in reducing the backlog in criminal courts.