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At last a Ministry of Justice, in a few weeks time

Saturday 31 March 2007 at 10:01 am | In News | Post Comment

The Home Office is to be split and one section will become the Ministry of Justice.
Full details will evident on its creation on May 9.

The Secretary of State for Justice will be Lord Falconer who believes it makes sense to bring together all the people involved in the justice system.

The Ministry of Justice will comprise the National Offender Management Service, the Office for Criminal Justice Reform and the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA).

The new department will have responsibility for the courts, sentencing, prisons, rehabilitation plus DCA policies like voting, crown dependencies, human rights, tribunals and freedom of information.