Ministry of Justice

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Home page for the Ministry of Justice.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations#ministry-of-justice

Links to all the bodies sponsored by the MoJ.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service

Site giving basic information about the HM Courts and Tribunals service.

 

https://www.gov.uk/browse/justice

Page providing an extensive range of links to the whole variety of departments and agencies involved in the Criminal Justice system - see also Chapter 5.

 

https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/

Home page of the Ministry of Justice Select Committee, which examines the expenditure, policy and administration of the MoJ and associated public bodies. Its remit therefore includes: constitutional issues; civil justice and the legal services market; civil court procedure and civil law; alternative dispute resolution; law reform and the Law Commission; family justice and the vulnerable; criminal justice; international and European matters affecting the criminal courts; the courts and tribunals; judicial matters and appointment of QCs; international legal matters. Site contains links to all its reports.

 

Related bodies

 

https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/

Home page of the Law Commission with links to all recent Consultation Papers and Reports as well as to other law reform agencies around the world.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office

Attorney-General’s homepage

 

Judiciary

 

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldselect/ldcref/125/12514.htm

Text of the concordat on the transfer of the Lord Chancellor’s judicial-related functions to the Lord Chief Justice

 

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/

This is a good and informative site bringing together a lot of information about the judiciary, and also providing imaginative learning resources. Includes statistics on judicial appointments. Well worth a visit.

 

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/training-support/jo-index/

Introduction to the Judicial Office and the support it gives to the judiciary.

 

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/training-support/judicial-college/

Home page of the Judicial College listing the training and other materials it provides for the judiciary; also contains links to its Annual Reports.

 

https://www.judicialappointments.gov.uk/

Homepage of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

 

https://judicialconduct.judiciary.gov.uk/

Homepage of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.

 

http://www.qcappointments.org/

Home page of the body that deals with the selection of Queen’s Counsel.

 

Home Office

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

Home page for the Home Office with extensive links to the different aspects of the work of the Home Office, including its work on criminal justice, police, offender management - see also Chapter 5.

 

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

Home page for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

 

Legal services

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency

Home page of the Ministry of Justice site relating to legal aid. Primarily for lawyers.

 

https://www.gov.uk/legal-aid

Basic information for the general public on the legal aid scheme.

 

https://www.gov.uk/civil-legal-advice

Portal giving links to the Civil Legal Advice Service.

 

Research

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&publication_filter_option=research-and-analysis&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=ministry-of-justice&world_locations%5B%5D=all

Page linking to the published outcomes of MoJ research projects.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/statistics

Home pages for the Home Office research reports and statistical material.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/research

Links to research undertaken by the Home Office.

 

https://yjresourcehub.uk/

Hub providing information about good practice, research and other matters relating to the operation of the Youth Justice system.

 

https://www.slsa.ac.uk/

Home page of the Socio-legal Studies Association, a learned society of social scientists and lawyers active in socio-legal research -  interdisciplinary research into law and the practice of law. Contains links to details of membership, conferences and training programmes.

 

http://www.legalscholars.ac.uk/

Home page of the Society of Legal Scholars, the learned society for academic lawyers.

 

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/empirical-legal-studies/

Homepage for the Centre of Empirical Legal Studies.