14.05.2010 New Ministers Appointed Home Secretary - Theresa May Policing Minister - Nick Herbert Justice Secretary - Kenneth Clarke Attorney General - Dominic Grieve Solicitor General - appoointment awaited

25.01.2010 CJS applies Lean Methodology Team Justice associates are now involved in making improvements to the Criminal Justice System through Lean methodology and similar business improvement models. Lean has been adopted by HM Courts Service and a number of police forces. The Office of Criminal Justice Reform and the Cabinet Office are working to identify how these improvement methods could be best harnessed to benefit the whole of the CJS. Achievable benefits include cost savings, speeding up justice, prosecution file quality improvements and better services to victims and witnesses. Contact us for more information.

10.01.2010 Happy New Year Team Justice wishes all associates a happy and prosperous New Year. Warm Wishes from Mark Millar Brian Douglas

09.11.2009 Re-defining Justice - addressing the individual needs of Victims & Witnesses Towards the end of 2008 I was surprised and delighted to be invited to apply for the post as the first national Victims’ Champion. When I was appointed in January this year I was determined to make the most of this unique opportunity to influence the agenda to put the needs of victims and witnesses at the centre of the justice system. Sara Payne MBE Victims Champion Read the full report at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/redefining-justice.htm

30.09.2009 New Associate Team Justice is pleased to welcome Paul Bullous as a new associate.

07.09.2009 New Associate Team Justice is pleased to welcome Kim Rogers-Belson as a new Associate.

29.03.2009 Centre for Social Justice - 'Locked up Potential' The Centre for Social Justice has recently published a new report - 'Locked up Potential' - A strategy for Reforming prison and rehabilitation prisoners. http://www.centreforsocialstudies.org.uk

08.02.2009 New Associate Team Justice is pleased to welcome Tony Marshall as a new associate.

10.12.2008 European Court of Human Rights European Court of Human Rights Judgment December 4, 2008 The blanket and indiscriminate nature of the powers of retention of fingerprints, cellular samples and DNA profiles of persons suspected but not convicted of offences failed to strike a fair balance between the competing public and private interests. Accordingly, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that as the retention in question constituted a disproportionate interference with the applicants' right to respect for private life and could not be regarded as necessary in a democratic society, there had been a violation of article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Times Law Review 8 December 2008 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/reports/article5303455.ece

		06.12.2008 Solicitor General attends Front Line Forum - Liverpool 26 November
Solicitor General Vera Baird QC MP hosted a Front Line Forum in Liverpool on 26 November 2008. Attended by Criminal Justice professionals from many agencies the focus of the forum was on out-of-court disposals. Team Justice was represented by Brian Douglas who led one of four discussion groups in the morning and facilitated a workshop on Conditional Cautioning in the afternoon. A follow up forum is being held in London on 8 December.

06.12.2008 Welcome New Associates Team Justice offers a very warm welcome to new associate members: December 2008 Annie Meszaros November 2008 Mark Glover

17.11.2008 Virtual Courts Planned For London and Kent in 2009 The Virtual Court is a new initiative that will see the use of video conferencing between police stations and magistrates' courts to facilitate first court appearances for defendants. The project aims to speed up justice and thereby improve services to victims and witnesses. The concept was prototyped during 2007 in two London boroughs and following an evaluation it was decided that a full pilot should take place involving the Metropolitan Police in nine London boroughs and Kent Constabulary. Not only will the pilot involve the greater use of conferencing technology, which is already familiar within the CJS, but also the development of a "collaboration space" where electronic case files will be shared between the police, CPS and the court. The pilot aims to see defendant appear in the virtual court within hours of being charged rather than the current practice of bailing defendants to appear in several days or even weeks. Please contact us for further information.

		26.09.2008 Team Justice was officially launched at the CIPFA HQ in London on 25 September
The event was co-hosted by Tribal. A wide range of public and private sector criminal justice professionals enjoyed a memorable evening and fascinating presentation from Peter Woolf about his criminal past. Peters life was turned around after hearing of the impact of his crime directly from victims in a restorative justice conference. Peter now works full time rehabilitating offenders and telling his story. Please contact us for further information.