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Clarke agrees to Legal Aid concessions
The coalition has diluted proposals in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Lords vote down Legal Aid Bill proposals
Plans in the new Bill would take away the right to legal aid from some victims of domestic violence, peers say

Offenders to give £50m to victim services
Criminals will have to fund support services and those with unspent convictions may be refused compensation

Clarke gets tough on violent criminals
Perpetrators of knife crimes face tougher sentences, including automatic life for repeat offences, says Justice Secretary

Labour leader Ed Miliband reveals his new shadow cabinet
He has promoted six of the 2010 intake, claiming to bring forward ''a new generation of Labour talent''

LATEST FEATURES

The courage of his convictions
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke's controversial plans for a 'rehabilitation revolution' have been equally lauded and condemned, as Public Service Review's Hannah Leach details…

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

Ken Clarke photo by Rory BaxterPrison with a purpose – it's not rocket science
Justice needs to be swift, firm and fair, Ken Clarke told the Tory Party conference, adding that prisons need to be places of retribution and places of reform. Here's his speech