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What's new archive 2005

These pages provide a comprehensive archive of links to major items published on the DCA website since 12 June 2003 when the Department was created.

Items which appear on the 'What's New?' pages within the site's main categories are also featured here.

2005

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December 2005

Proceeds of Crime Act: regulatory impact assessment
[21 December 2005]

Freedom of information: disclosure log guidance
[20 December 2005]

Secondary Legislation for May 2006 elections
[20 December 2005]

Family procedure (adoption) rules published
[20 December 2005]

Electoral regions: boundary commission for Wales report
[19 December 2005]

Our Autumn performance report 2005
[19 December 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - magistrates' shadowing scheme
[16 December 2005]

National statistics release schedule
[16 December 2005]

Birmingham Civil Justice Centre : specialist chancery circuit judge
[16 December 2005]

Birmingham Civil Justice Centre : specialist mercantile circuit judge
[16 December 2005]

Freedom of information: DNA Bioscience
[15 December 2005]

Criminal defence service bill: second reading
[15 December 2005]

Judicial pensions: written ministerial statement
[15 December 2005]

Speech by Bridget Prentice - Coventry Law Centre AGM
[15 December 2005]

Speech by Bridget Prentice - Law Centres Federation conference
[15 December 2005]

Freedom of information: statistics on implementation
[15 December 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer: dedicated drug court launch
[14 December 2005]

Consultation paper: co-ordinated online record of electors
[14 December 2005]

Research report: advice agencies - perceptions of quality
[12 December 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: July - September 2005
[9 December 2005]

Coroner enquiries: new contact details
[8 December 2005]

Freedom of information: resources for practitioners
[8 December 2005]

Freedom Of Information: Disciplinary action against judicial office holders
[7 December 2005]

Consultation response: gender recognition - offence disclosure
[7 December 2005]

Recruitment campaign: lay members of review bodies
[6 December 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer: Global Peace and Unity Event
[6 December 2005]

Procurement enquiries: new contact details
[5 December 2005]

Technical notes for efficiency review targets
[5 December 2005]

Conditional Fees: frequently asked questions
[2 December 2005]

Electoral Administration Bill: keeling schedule update
[1 December 2005]


November 2005

Resource accounts 2005
[30 November 2005]

Compensation bill: second reading
[30 November 2005]

Electoral administration bill: amended
[30 November 2005]

DCA's XHIBIT wins Guardian and Hays public service award
[30 November 2005]

Speech by Bridget Prentice - Standing Conference on Legal Education
[30 November 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer: Criminal Law Solicitors Association
[29 November 2005]

Speech by Sir Igor Judge: the Atkin lecture
[25 November 2005]

Speech by Lord Phillips: Magistrates' association conference
[25 November 2005]

Time intervals for criminal proceedings
[25 November 2005]

Electoral administration bill: standing committee
[24 November 2005]

Diversity in the legal professions: report
[23 November 2005]

Civil procedure rules committee annual report
[23 November 2005]

Single inspectorate for justice, community safety and custody
[22 November 2005]

Research report: civil cases management - post-Woolf landscape
[22 November 2005]

Mental Capacity Act 2005 - standard presentation resource
[21 November 2005]

Current competitions: recorders 2005/2006
[21 November 2005]

Devolution guidance updates
[21 November 2005]

Electoral administration bill: standing committee
[21 November 2005]

Consultation: specialisation of family magistrates
[21 November 2005]

Consultation: Authorising family and youth magistrates
[21 November 2005]

Concordat - National Assembly for Wales and The Department for Constitutional Affairs
[17 November 2005]

Electoral administration bill: standing committee
[17 November 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer: preventing a compensation culture
[17 November 2005]

Current competitions: specialist circuit judges 2006 - Salford
[16 November 2005]

Freedom of information: requesting information from us
[15 November 2005]

Research report: administrative justice - the Australian experience
[15 November 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - magistrates association conference
[14 November 2005]

Electoral modernisation pilots May 2006 local elections
[11 November 2005]

Speech by Bridget Prentice - legal aid practitioners' group
[10 November 2005]

Research report: evaluating appellate work - high and county court
[10 November 2005]

Current competition: deputy district judge magistrates' courts
[9 November 2005]

Current competitions: recorder's consultation form
[9 November 2005]

Electoral administration bill: committee of the whole house
[9 November 2005]

National statistics release schedule
[9 November 2005]

Current vacancies for magistrates
[9 November 2005]

Consultation response: jury research and impropriety
[8 November 2005]

White paper: supporting magistrates' courts to provide justice
[7 November 2005]

Family procedure (adoption) rules: notes available
[4 November 2005]

Company winding up & bankruptcy petition statistics
[4 November 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: August 2005
[4 November 2005]

Compensation bill: publication
[3 November 2005]

Electoral administration bill: standing committee
[3 November 2005]

Guide to career opportunities as a judge
[2 November 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Commission for judicial appointments
[2 November 2005]

Judicial appointments: policies and procedures update
[1 November 2005]

Consultation response update: new regulations conditional fee agreements
[1 November 2005]

Electoral Administration Bill: keeling schedule
[1 November 2005]

Disability, equality and judicial appointment: action plan
[1 November 2005]

Current list of judges in England and Wales
[1 November 2005]


October 2005

Current competitions: fee-paid lay members mental health review tribunal
[1 November 2005]

Current competition: Senior Circuit Judge and Resident Judge - Nottingham
[31 October 2005]

New court rules: family court cases involving children
[27 October 2005]

Electoral Administration Bill: Second reading
[26 October 2005]

National mortgage possession statistics - Third quarter 2005
[26 October 2005]

Criminal Defence Service Bill - Third reading
[25 October 2005]

Our current procurement contracts: October 2005
[25 October 2005]

Family procedure rule committee: September update
[25 October 2005]

Statement by Lord Falconer - Commission for judicial appointments annual report
[19 October 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Commercial Bar association
[19 October 2005]

Consultation paper - Focusing Judicial resources
[19 October 2005]

Consultation response - A single civil court?
[19 October 2005]

Criminal Defence Service Bill - Report stage
[17 October 2005]

White paper - Future of legal services
[17 October 2005]

Current competition: Fee-paid deputy president adjudication panel
[17 October 2005]

Operation payback 3 - national fines blitz
[17 October 2005]

Increasing diversity in the judiciary
[17 October 2005]

Coroners and burials new section
[14 October 2005]

Judicial appointments monthly statistics
[14 October 2005]

Annual evidence to Senior Salaries Review Body
[14 October 2005]

Research report - Judicial discretion in rent arrears cases
[14 October 2005]

Speech by Harriet Harman - Electoral Administration
[12 October 2005]

Speech by Harriet Harman - Operation Black Vote
[12 October 2005]

Electoral Administration Bill: final regulatory impact assessment
[11 October 2005]

Electoral Administration Bill - Introduction and publication
[11 October 2005]

Electoral Administration - legislative proposals
[11 October 2005]

Legal aid - remuneration for cracked trials and guilty pleas
[10 October 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: July 2005
[7 October 2005]

Human Rights Act guidance - Public authorities
[6 October 2005]

Research Report: Minority ethnic parents - child protection litigation
[5 October 2005]

Current competition: Fee paid immigration judge
[4 October 2005]

Current competition - Senior immigration judge
[3 October 2005]

DCA organisation chart
[3 October 2005]


September 2005

Civil procedure rules - update 40
[30 September 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Coroner's society annual conference
[30 September 2005]

Freedom of Information statistics - April to June 2005
[30 September 2005]

Magistrates courts statistics: waiting times and user reaction surveys
[30 September 2005]

Freedom of information - Information rights journal
[28 September 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Isle of Man official visit
[28 September 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - European contract law conference
[26 September 2005]

Consultation paper - Civil and family court fee increases
[23 September 2005]

Mental capacity act - easy read summary
[22 September 2005]

Advice on Law Society Conflict and Confidentiality rules given June 2005
[22 September 2005]

Advice on application by the legal profession - Entry, retention and competition given May 2005
[22 September 2005]

Current competitions - lawyer chairmen in the residential property tribunal service
[20 September 2005]

Current competitions - deputy adjudicators to HM Land Registry
[20 September 2005]

Coroners annual statistics
[20 September 2005]

Consultation response - Civil warrant performance indicators
[16 September 2005]

Improving public services report: a human rights approach
[15 September 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - European contract law conference
[15 September 2005]

Judicial appointments monthly statistics - September
[15 September 2005]

Advice on application for authorised body status (ALCD) given Dec 2004
[14 September 2005]

Sustainable development in DCA and executive agencies - 2005
[14 September 2005]

Freedom of information - Highest paid barristers: Legal Aid
[14 September 2005]

Response to Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights report on 2005 general election
[14 September 2005]

Legal services reform (Commissioned research)
[14 September 2005]

Stepping up to a judicial career
[13 September 2005]

Current competitions: senior circuit judge and resident judge - Preston
[13 September 2005]

Consultation - Proposed changes to civil appeal rules
[9 September 2005]

Consultation response - Local justice areas proposed merger
[9 September 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: April to June 2005
[9 September 2005]

Consultation - Justices' clerks: delegation of powers
[8 September 2005]

Current competitions: Recorders
[6 September 2005]

Legal aid impact test
[2 September 2005]

Consultation - Gravesend county court
[1 September 2005]

Consultation - Hearing the relatives of murder and manslaughter victims
[1 September 2005]


August 2005

Family procedure rule committee - July update
[31 August 2005]

Consultation - Electoral registers: representation of the people regulations
[30 August 2005]

Time intervals for criminal proceedings
[26 August 2005]

Judicial pensions scheme resource accounts 2004-05
[24 August 2005]

Legal services market study - scoping study
[22 August 2005]

Consultation - Proposed merger: Shropshire local justice areas
[19 August 2005]

Family Procedure Rule Committee - June update
[18 August 2005]

Consultation - Proposed closure of Wetherby Courthouse
[16 August 2005]

Consultation response - Simplifying conditional fee agreements
[10 August 2005]

Company winding up & bankruptcy petition statistics
[5 August 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: May 2005
[5 August 2005]

Freedom of information - clearing house guidance
[3 August 2005]

Speeches - Lord Chief Justice valedictory address
[3 August 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Retirement of the Lord Chief Justice
[3 August 2005]

Criminal case management framework - 2nd edition
[3 August 2005]


July 2005

Magistrates' courts business returns report 04-05
[28 July 2005]

Directory high court enforcement officers - Aug edition
[28 July 2005]

National statistics release schedule
[27 July 2005]

Alternative Dispute Resolution government report 2003/04
[27 July 2005]

National mortgage possession statistics - Second quarter 2005
[27 July 2005]

Our current procurement contracts
[25 July 2005]

Concordat - Scottish Executive and The Department for Constitutional Affairs
[25 July 2005]

Freedom of Information - Lord Falconer's diary
[22 July 2005]

Government response to select committee report on electoral registration
[21 July 2005]

Modernising legal aid procurement - your views
[20 July 2005]

Consultation response - Disclosure in family proceedings cases involving children
[20 July 2005]

New QC selection system opens for applications
[19 July 2005 ]

Speech by Lord Woolf to Her Majesty's judges
[14 July 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer to Her Majesty's judges
[14 July 2005]

Increasing the diversity of the judiciary
[13 July 2005]

Consultation paper - Civil partnerships: family procedure amendments
[13 July 2005]

Consultation paper - Telephone hearings in civil proceedings
[12 July 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: April 2005
[8 July 2005]

Consultation paper - Local justice areas proposed merger
[8 July 2005]

Consultation paper - European union green paper on divorce
[7 July 2005]

A fairer deal for legal aid
[5 July 2005]

A fairer deal for legal aid - Lord Falconer's written statement to the House of Lords
[5 July 2005]

Second survey of solicitors on their use of barristers
[5 July 2005]

Criminal Defence Service bill - grand committee 28 June
[1 July 2005]

UK presidency of European Union starts today
[1 July 2005]


June 2005

Consultation response - Appointment of law commissioners (published April 2005)
[30 June 2005]

Consultation response - Broadcasting courts
[30 June 2005]

Guidance on new rules for deeds and documents
[30 June 2005]

Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman - recruitment campaign
[29 June 2005]

Freedom of information release - postal voting fraud
[28 June 2005]

Speech by Lord Justice Laws - authority: law and religion
[24 June 2005]

Freedom of Information - first statistics available
[23 June 2005]

DCA Race equaltity scheme 2005
[22 June 2005]

Consultation response - Civil court fees
[21 June 2005]

Barnet County Court and specialist family centre pilot
[20 June 2005]

DCA Departmental Report 2004/5 - published today
[20 June 2005]

Response to report on Legal Aid Asylum Appeal
[17 June 2005]

Response to report on Special Immigration Appeals Commission
[17 June 2005]

New Lord Chief Justice & other senior judicial changes
[17 June 2005]

Consultation response - Asylum and immigration tribunal - legal aid
[17 June 2004]

Consultation response: Asylum appeals - fast track rules
[17 June 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: January - March 2005
[17 June 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - freedom of information
[16 June 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
[16 June 2005]

Freedom of information - review of statutory prohibitions on disclosure
[16 June 2005]

Criminal service defence bill - second reading
[15 June 2005)

Speech by Lord Woolf - Magna carta: constitutional change
[15 June 2005]

Consultation paper - European small claims procedure
[15 June 2005]

Research report - Residence and contact disputes in court service
[14 June 2005]

International human rights: European committee for the prevention of torture report 2004
[9 June 2005]

Response to report on Public Guardianship Office
[8 June 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - legal services reform
[8 June 2005]

Inquires Act comes into effect
[7 June 2005]

Consultation paper - Review of the statutory legacy
[7 June 2005]

Legal services reform
[3 June 2005]

International human rights: European committee for the prevention of torture report 2003
[1 June 2005]

International human rights: Protocol 14
[1 June 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - compensation culture
[1 June 2005]

Guide to allowances for criminal cases
[1 June 2005]

Recruitment of board members on the Council on Tribunals
[1 June 2005]


May 2005

Time Intervals for Criminal Proceedings - March 2005
[27 May 2005]

Electoral Administration - A policy paper for discussion
[26 May 2005]

Criminal Defence Service Bill - first reading and Command paper
[24 May 2005]

DCA's new responsibilities
[23 May 2005]

Constitutional Reform Act - frequently asked questions
[19 May 2005]

Judicial statistics annual report 2004
[17 May 2005]

The Queen's speech 2005
[17 May 2005]

Advice on extended rights of audience (ILEX) - given Oct 2004
[16 May 2005 ]

Freedom of information - Freemasons in the magistracy
[13 May 2005]

Part time judiciary and tribunal appointments salaries
[13 May 2005]

Property transfer scheme - magistrates' courts
[13 May 2005]

Speech by Lord Woolf - making sense of sentencing
[12 May 2005]

Magistrate's conference speeches
[12 May 2005]

Law Commission review - implementation plan
[12 May 2005]

Research report - specialist courts in other jurisdictions
[12 May 2005]

Personal injury case payments - regulatory impact assessment
[11 May 2005]

Mental Capacity Act - frequently asked questions
[11 May 2005]

Our current procurement contracts
[11 May 2005]

Making a difference - taking forward our priorities
[11 May 2005]

New DCA Ministers have been appointed
[10 May 2005]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton has been reappointed Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor
[6 May 2005]

Persistent young offenders statistics: February 2005
[6 May 2005]

Company winding up and bankruptcy petition statistics - first quarter 2005
[6 May 2005]


April 2005

Postal voting security - newspaper ad
[28 April 2005]

National mortgage possession statistics - first quarter 2005
[27 April 2005]

Inquiries Act
[20 April 2005]

General election briefing information
[20 April 2005]

Freedom of information - Highest paid barristers: Legal Aid
[19 April 2005]

Mental Capacity Act
[15 April 2005]

Freedom of information - qualified persons list
[15 April 2005]

National statistics - our statement of compliance
[13 April 2005]

Constitutional Reform Bill - Royal Assent
[12 April 2005]

Mental capacity bill - Royal Assent
[12 April 2005]

Term dates for the legal year 2005-2006
[11 April 2005]

Inquiries bill - Royal Assent
[8 April 2005]

Freedom of information - Remembrance sunday wreath layers
[6 April 2005]

Mental capacity bill - Commons consideration
[6 April 2005]

General election - 5 May 2005
[5 April 2005]

Consultation response - 'A New Focus: Civil legal aid'
[4 April 2005]

Human Rights Act amendment on liberty and security
[4 April 2005]

Criminal Procedure Rules come into force
[4 April 2005]

Strategic Investment Board Annual Report
[4 April 2005]

Legal Services Reform - Lord Falconer's written statement
[4 April 2005]

Tribunals Service transitional year launch
[4 April 2005]

Consultations response - Asylum appeals: judicial titles
[1 April 2005]

Inquiries bill - Commons standing commitee
[1 April 2005]

Government response - Constitutional Reform Bill
[1 April 2005]

Supporting Magistrates to Provide Justice - response paper
[1 April 2005]


March 2005

Freedom of Information - guide to coverage
[31 March 2005]

Final regulatory impact assessment: Civil legal aid
[31 March 2005]

Guidance on periodical payments
[31 March 2005]

Government response to Family Justice report
[30 March 2005]

Research report - Litigants in person
[30 March 2005]

Magistrates Courts waiting times bulletin
[30 March 2005]

Inquiries bill - Commons standing commitee
[29 March 2005]

Freedom of Information - Possible marriage of Princess Margaret in 1955
[29 March 2005]

Mental capacity bill - Lords report (third reading)
[29 March 2005]

Consultation paper - inspectorate for the criminal justice system
[23 March 2005]

Constitutional Reform Bill - Lords consideration
[23 March 2005]

Court transcript - criminal case management, complex case handling and jury service
[22 March 2005]

Electoral administrator's expenses guidance
[22 March 2005]

Electoral administrators' newsletter
[22 March 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - compensation culture
[22 March 2005]

Post-consultation report on Crown proceedings
[22 March 2005]

New process for handling complex trials
[22 March 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Legal Services Reform
[21 March 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Her Majesty's Courts Service launch
[18 March 2005]

Average time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders: January - December 2004
[18 March 2005]

Mental capacity bill - lords report 16 March
[18 March 2005]

Constitutional reform bill - lords consideration
[17 March 2005]

Response paper - A Choice of Paths
[17 March 2005]

Debt programme - position paper
[17 March 2005]

Inquiries bill - commons 2nd reading
[17 March 2005]

Consultation paper - Imprints on election material
[17 March 2005]

Performance partnership agreement
[16 March 2005]

Industrial action at DCA on 23 March
[16 March 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer - Magistrates' conference
[14 March 2005]

Magistrates conference 14 March
[11 March 2005]

Judicial diversity response paper
[11 March 2005]

Government by Inquiry report - Government response
[10 March 2005]

Freedom of information - Memorandum of Understanding
[9 March 2005]

Devolution guidance updates
[9 March 2005]

Pilot appraisal for fee paid judges
[7 March 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer: Increasing judicial diversity
[ 7 March 2005 ]

First Criminal Procedure Rules published
[ 4 March 2005 ]

Guidance for electoral administrators and candidates
[4 March 2005]

Judicial salaries 2005-2006
[3 March 2005]

Sir Michael Bichard to chair Legal Services Commission
[3 March 2005]

Constitutional Reform Bill: Commons third committee, report and third reading
[3 March 2005]

Inquiries Bill - commons first reading 1 March
[2 March 2005]

Tribunal appeals routes reform of Section 703
[2 March 2005]

National mediation helpline launch
[1 March 2005]

Inquiries Bill - Third reading 23 February
[1 March 2005]



February 2005

Broadcasting Courts: what do you think? (consultation ends 28 February 2005) [November 2004]

Amendment to 38th update of Civil Procedure Rules - extension of Telephone Hearings pilot
[28 February 2005]

Speech by David Lammy: Human rights under attack
[25 February 2005]

Royal marriage - Lord Falconer's written statement
[23 February 2005]

Magistrates estates courts transfer
[21 February 2005]

Pensions Appeal Tribunal rules
[17 February 2005]

FOI Report - Government Response
[15 February 2005]

Freedom of Information - Information Commissioner's role
[11 February 2005]

Average time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders: November 2004
[11 February 2005]

Inquiries Bill - Lords Report for 8 February
[10 February 2005]

Inquiries Bill - Lords Report for 7 February
[9 February 2005]

Mental Capacity Bill: Lords Committee
[8 February 2005]

Inquiries Bill - Lords Report for 7 February
[8 February 2005]

Freedom of information releases
[7 February 2005]

Asylum appeals - Fast Track Rules
[7 February 2005]

Current procurement contracts
[7 February 2005]

Courts boards guidance
[4 February 2005]

Company winding up & bankruptcy petition statistics
[4 February 2004]

Constitutional Reform Bill: House of Commons Committee 1 February
[3 February 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer: Citizenship and the Criminal Justice System
[3 February 2005]

Draft Regulations for the Pensions Regulator Tribunal (Legal Assistance Scheme) - consultation
[3 February 2005]

A single civil court? - consultation paper
[3 February 2005]

Mental Capacity Bill: Lords Committee
[3 February 2005]

Draft children (contact) and adoption Bill
[2 February 2005]

Constitutional Reform Bill: House of Commons Committee 31 January
[1 February 2005]



January 2005

Mental Capacity Bill: Lords Committee
[28 January 2005]

Social Security Procedure Amendment Regulations 2005 - consultation
[28 January 2005]

Mental Capacity Bill: Lords Committee
[27 January 2005]

National mortgage possession statistics - fourth quarter 2004
[26 January 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer on Freedom of Information
[25 January 2005]

Constitutional Reform - background documents
[25 January 2005]

Freedom of information request on war in Iraq - Government response
[25 January 2005]

Jury research and impropriety - consultation paper
[21 January 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer at Law Society Council
[21 January 2005]

Inquiries Bill - Grand committee report for 19 January
[20 January 2005]

Inquiries Bill - Grand committee report for 18 January
[19 January 2005]

Child contact cases in Essex - a profile of applicants and respondents
[18 January 2005]

Constitutional Reform Bill - House of Commons second reading 17 January
[18 January 2005]

Parental Separation: Children's needs and parent's responsiblities, next steps
[18 January 2005]

Private Law Programme - guidance for courts on parental separation and children's needs
[18 January 2005]

Job applications - Lieutenant Governors Crown Dependencies [17 January 2005]

Average time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders: October 2004 [14 January 2005]

Inquiries Bill - rules of procedure [13 January 2005]

Mental Capacity Bill - response to Joint Committee on Human Rights
[12 January 2005]

Speech by Lord Falconer on Broadcasting courts seminar
[10 January 2005]

General Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
[7 January 2005]

Special Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
[7 January 2005]

Procurement terms and conditions update [5 January 2005]

Gender Recognition Panel website launched [4 January 2005]

Speech by Baroness Ashton on Freedom of Information at The National Archives
[4 January 2005]



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