February 2001  Home Office. Criminal Justice: The way ahead. London: Home Office.

July 2001   Halliday, J. Making Punishments Work: Report of a review of the sentencing framework for England and Wales (The Halliday Review). London: Home Office.

September 2001  Auld, R. Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales. London: The Stationery Office.

November 2003   Criminal Justice Act 2003: An Act to make provision about criminal justice (including the powers and duties of the police) and about dealing with offenders; to amend the law relating to jury service; to amend Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Part 5 of the Police Act 1997; to make provision about civil proceedings brought by offenders; and for connected purposes. [20th November 2003]

December 2003  Carter, P. Managing Offenders, Reducing Crime: A new approach. London: Home Office.

January 2004   Home Office. Reducing Crime, Changing Lives. London: Home Office

June 2004  National Offender Management Service created

July 2004   Home Office, Confident Communities in a Secure Britain: The Home Office Strategic Plan 2004-08. London: Home Office

Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Cutting Crime, Delivering Justice: A Strategic Plan for Criminal Justice 2004-08, London: Stationery Office.

October 2005  Home Office. Restructuring Probation to Reduce Re-offending. London: Home Office.

April 2005     Implementation of Criminal Justice Act 2003

July 2006  Home Office, Rebalancing the Criminal Justice System in Favour of the Law-abiding Majority: Cutting Crime, Reducing Re-offending and Protecting the Public, London: Home Office

November 2006  Home Office. Making Sentencing Clearer: A consultation and report by the Home Secretary, Lord Chancelllor and Attorney General. London: Home Office.

9 May 2007    Creation of Ministry of Justice

2007   Carter, P. Securing the future: Proposals for the efficient and sustainable use of custody in England and Wales. London: Ministry of Justice.

March 2008  Sentencing Commission Working Group A Consultation Paper: A structured sentencing framework and Sentencing Commission. London.

8 May 2008  Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.

July 2008  Sentencing Commission Working Group Sentencing Guidelines in England and Wales: An Evolutionary Approach, July 2008