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Boris Johnson was accused of trading in ‘gimmicks’ last night after he pledged every victim of crime would be given access to a named officer. The Prime Minister will unveil his ‘beating crime plan’ tomorrow after leaving his Chequers country retreat following Covid isolation. He will vow to ensure that every victim has ‘a named officer to call – someone who is immediately on your side’. But the Police Federation said the pledge was unworkable and would achieve little in the face of the Tories’ record of cutting their resources. At least 667 stations with front counters have b...

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Bigger, better Probation Service to cut crime The public will be better protected and crime will be cut the Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland vows today (28 June 2021) as the new, unified Probation Service is launched. From: newly-unified Probation Service plans record recruitment drive offenders face closer supervision and home visits to better protect children and partners More than £300 million worth of extra funding has been pumped into the service since July 2019. The funding is helping to more than double the recruitment of probation officers, from the usual annual intake of 600 trai...

4 June 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you very much for those kind words and let me say how grateful I am to the Law Society for hosting this event today. I want to echo the spirit of collaboration touched upon by the President there, which I am convinced will be crucial to the recovery of our justice system. I hope that solicitors and indeed legal professionals of all disciplines know that, as their Lord Chancellor, my door is always open to them. It is a particular pleasure to be in this room where many years ago I saw my own brother admitted as a solicit...

The Lord Chancellor spoke at the Law Society to thank the hidden heroes who kept justice moving during the COVID-19 pandemic and outlined his plans for recovering the system, as well as propelling it towards a better future.