Contact our news desk (open Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm) for breaking news and major developments, including:

• interview requests
• central co-ordination of departmental enquiries
• facts, figures and statistics
• official statements
• diary information

Telephone: 020 3334 3536

Christian Cubitt, Head of News

Telephone: 020 3334 3501

Rob Smith, Deputy Head of News

Telephone: 020 3334 3505

Matt Laddin, Chief Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3523

Andrew Chiles, Chief Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3573

Victoria Buxton, Chief Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3541

Jen Wood, Chief Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3518

Criminal justice desk

Contact the criminal justice desk (open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm) with questions about government policy on criminal justice cases.

Rebecca Evans, Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3503

Law, Rights and International Desk

Contact the Law, Rights and International Desk (open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm) with questions about government policy on:

• human rights
• international cases

Paul Halford, Senior Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3546

Rebecca Gough, Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3506

Andrew McGill, Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3524

Prisons desk

Contact the prisons desk (open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm) with questions about government policy on life in prison.

Tom Bennett, Senior Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 4582

Richard Wood, Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3510

Sarah Thacker, Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 4584

Probation desk

Contact the probation desk (open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm) with questions about government policy on probation.

Lisa Frascarelli, Senior Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3527

Suzanne O’Brien, Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 3533

Alice Booth, Press Officer

Telephone: 020 3334 4872

Out of hours

For urgent out of hours enquiries, contact the duty press officer on 07659 173 270.