23 October 2008
Profession
The Law Society is calling on Jack Straw, the justice secretary, to clarify reports about proposed Ministry of Justice cutbacks.
According to press reports last week, leaked Ministry of Justice documents revealed plans to knock £900m from its budget in the next two years. The Times reported nearly 10,000 jobs would be lost in the prison, probation and court services—one third through redundancies. Up to 100 courts could be closed. Last November, the Treasury was reported to be planning to cut £1bn from the criminal justice budget by streamlining courts and shedding prison service jobs.
