We are responsible in government for upholding justice, rights and democracy. Our responsibilities in these areas include running the courts, and improving the justice system; human rights and information rights law; and policy on running elections and modernising the constitution.
Lord Falconer's response to the Prime Minister's letter of 15 May 2006 asking for him to identify the key challenges for his department and how he proposes to deliver against them.
The Doing Law Differently - paper sets out the significant legal and judicial reforms which are underway or which we have completed. It was published on 31 March 2006.
The Making a Difference - Taking Forward Our Priorities paper is a statement of our priorities and what we want to achieve, published in May 2005. It reflects on our achievements since being established in June 2003 and sets out how we intend to build on our progress to date in the coming period.
Our objectives are to:
We focus on driving up performance in the justice system - across the criminal, civil and family courts, and in the other administrative courts and tribunals including those dealing with asylum appeals.
Our responsibilities include:
We focus on supporting the disadvantaged and delivery for the public. This includes reforming legal aid and legal services, and tackling the compensation culture.
Our responsibilities include:
Our priority is to improve engagement between the citizen and the state.
Our responsibilities include: