The work of the Ministry of Justice examined

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• Justice Committee

Purpose of the session

The Committee examines a range of subjects relating to the work and performance of the Ministry of Justice, including:

• The Secretary of State's vision for the Department
• Prisons, including their population, safety and staffing
• Probation, including the Government's Transforming Rehabilitation programme
• Legal Aid
• Courts
• Brexit
• Financing of the Department, based on the Ministry's 2016–17 Annual Report and Accounts.

Witnesses

Wednesday 25 October 2017, Committee Room 8, at 10.00am: 

• Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
• Richard Heaton, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice
• Mike Driver, Chief Financial Officer, Ministry of Justice

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