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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE NEWS

HMP Wealstun is ''slipping backwards''
There are some major concerns about the prison, including a serious drug problem, said the chief inspector of prisons

Deportation guards ''need monitoring''
MPs question behaviour of guards working for the private security firm G4S on behalf of the UK Border Agency

Fostering services ''need radical reform''
In some instances severely disadvantaged children were waiting for over a year for a foster placement, says report

Lobbying register could mean prison for non-compliance
Think-tanks, trade unions and charities could be forced to subscribe to a new register of lobbyists

Prison 'severely disrupted' by biometric system
Technical failures halted movements for hours at a time, an inspection has revealed

LATEST MINISTRY OF JUSTICE FEATURES

How can 'effective' rehabilitation be defined and achieved?
A rehabilitation revolution is under way. In seeking to break the cycle of reoffending, the government plans to transform prisons and community sentences into routines of hard work and industry. Public Service Review: Home Affairs asks a panel of experts about the prospects for success of this vision

Leaving trouble behind
Chair of the Youth Justice Board Frances Done describes how resettlement consortia are helping young offenders to rebuild their lives and livelihoods after custody

Defence against offence
Joan Scott, of the NOMS Public Protection Mental Health Group, describes how criminal justice agencies are working together to risk assess sex offenders