The decision to hand over the court interpreting contract to Capita is simply yet another example of the bull-headed belief that subcontracting out services to private firms always leads to a sleeker, more efficient service.

Ken Clarke, the justice secretary, has published proposals to give divorced and separated fathers stronger rights to see their children as part of an overhaul of the family justice system.

The Ministry of Justice is to announce the end of the ban on cameras in law courts. Reports suggest David Cameron is preparing to announce the plan...

The Ministry of Justice has announced changes to community service guidelines which it says will see offenders performing “hard labour”. But ...