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Boris Johnson urged to back early release of low-risk prisoners in bid to stop coronavirus overcrowding

31 Mar Coronavirus

Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls to sanction the early release of low-risk offenders in a bid to stop prisons becoming overwhelmed by the coronavirus crisis.

30 Mar Coronavirus

Downing Street says shops can still sell Easter eggs after police crackdown

27 Mar Coronavirus

Government asks councils to house all rough sleepers by the weekend to tackle coronavirus spread

24 Mar Home affairs

EXCL Priti Patel urged to take Windrush compensation scheme out of Home Office hands to encourage victims to come forward

23 Mar Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Speaker announces alcohol ban on Parliamentary estate as part of new social distancing measures

22 Mar Coronavirus

Coronavirus is ‘the biggest challenge to policing since the Second World War’, think tank warns

19 Mar Home affairs

ANALYSIS: The Windrush report reveals a scandal decades in the making - and MPs of all stripes cannot ignore it

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31 Mar Home affairs

With Jeremy Corbyn, we had a leader who stood side-by-side with the oppressed

30 Mar Coronavirus

With unprecedented numbers of people needing to access Universal Credit, the government must act quickly

30 Mar Coronavirus

How do you police a pandemic

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26 Mar Coronavirus

Together we will rise to the challenge of this historic crisis and emerge from it stronger

If we can all do our bit, go against our instincts and keep our distance, stay indoors, yet stay in touch, we will endure this, writes Sir Lindsay Hoyle

19 Mar Home affairs

ANALYSIS: The Windrush report reveals a scandal decades in the making - and MPs of all stripes cannot ignore it

It's easy to become numb to the cliched language of Whitehall watchdogs - phrases like "not fit for purpose", and "lessons to be learned" crop up so often in official reviews that they can lose their impact.

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30 Mar Home affairs

Jeremy Corbyn’s failure on anti-Jewish racism will rightly forever tarnish his reputation

While our position on Brexit cost the Labour party votes, the unresolved crisis of anti-Semitism nearly cost us our soul.

New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs

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30 Mar Home affairs

New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

27 Mar Home affairs

Judge rules man should continue receiving life-prolonging treatment – against his wishes, says family

A judge has today (Friday 27 March 2020) handed down a decision denying permission for artificial nutrition and hydration to be withdrawn from a 79-year-old man known as AF who suffered a stroke in 2016 - despite family members stating he would not wish to receive life-prolonging treatment in his current circumstances. This follows a three-day trial in the Court of Protection last week, the first to be conducted entirely by video-link.

26 Mar Coronavirus

Chancellor's financial package must match up, says Bar Council

The entire self-employed Bar, across all areas of practice, is working flat out to keep the justice system running during this unprecedented and uncertain time.

26 Mar Coronavirus

Federation fights for toughened laws with COVID-19 being used as weapon

National Chair John Apter responds to CPS crackdown amid coronavirus threats to emergency service workers

24 Mar Coronavirus

Police Federation National Chair responds to Prime Minister's announcement

The practicalities of policing this lockdown will be challenging, but policing will do all it can to keep the public safe, but we need the public to support us, says National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter.

23 Mar Coronavirus

National Chair ‘cannot imagine’ how police can enforce social distancing

The National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales has raised concerns with Home Secretary Priti Patel and the National Police Chiefs' Council about the ‘significant confusion’ over the prospect of police officers enforcing coronavirus restrictions.

23 Mar Home affairs

A new commission to examine our constitution offers both dangers and opportunities

We should welcome the proposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission, but proceed with caution

23 Mar Coronavirus

Covid-19 update to 'key worker' status in the justice system - Bar Council reaction

The Government has rightly acknowledged that the Bar and other legal practitioners are fundamental to the running of the justice system.

23 Mar Home affairs

New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

20 Mar Coronavirus

Barristers are key workers - Bar Council

Barristers have a vital role to play in making justice happen every day, says Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council.

19 Mar Coronavirus

Clear guidance crucial for officers handling COVID-19 cases

National Chair John Apter responds to laws allowing police to detain people with the virus

19 Mar Coronavirus

We must help our prisons in the fight against coronavirus

The State is charged with the protection and care of those in custody. That is a responsibility we should carry out with the utmost seriousness and diligence

19 Mar Home affairs

EHRC respond to the Windrush review

David Isaac, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has responded to the Windrush Review.

19 Mar Home affairs

Priti Patel 'truly sorry' after damning report reveals 'profound institutional failure' led to Windrush scandal

Priti Patel has said she is "truly sorry" for the way the Home Office treated the Windrush generation after a damning report into the scandal accused the department of "a profound institutional failure" spanning decades.

18 Mar Coronavirus

Some powers in the Coronavirus Bill are draconian and impinge on people’s liberty

These powers will remain in place for two years. Any measure that restricts liberty should be subject to a renewal clause, so that at the very least Parliament has a say on whether they are still needed.

18 Mar Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Lengthy court trials to be put on hold as ministers unveil sweeping new powers

Criminal trials in England and Wales will be put on hold under emergency powers being brought in by ministers to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

18 Mar Coronavirus

France criticises UK response to coronavirus as European Union seals its borders to fight outbreak

France has criticised the UK's response to the coronavirus crisis - as the European Union announced a ban on travellers from beyond its borders in an attempt to control the outbreak.

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17 Mar Coronavirus

Bar Council calls on Ministry of Justice to urgently halt jury trials

The Bar Council believes it is vital that the justice system functions as far as possible but putting people’s health at risk in our courts when this is avoidable, must stop immediately.

Electoral reforms would reduce confusion and bring elections into the 21st Century

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17 Mar Home affairs

Electoral reforms would reduce confusion and bring elections into the 21st Century

Reforms to simplify, clarify and improve electoral law have today been published by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (the Law Commissions).

16 Mar Home affairs

Part of Parliament: Melissa Hamnett, head of Heritage Collections and curator of Works of Art

From planning for the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster, to caring for a vast portfolio of more than 25,000 items, Melissa Hamnett has a role as varied as the Heritage Collections themselves

16 Mar Home affairs

Boris Johnson must take 'balanced' approach to immigration as public concern plummets, top think tank urges

Boris Johnson should adopt a "balanced" approach to handling immigration as public interest in the issue wanes, a top think tank has suggested.

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16 Mar Home affairs

New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

13 Mar Home affairs

Commons Diary: Bob Seely

Bob Seely was among the Tory MPs to rebel over Huawei this week. Standing by his decision, the backbencher argues questioning government is good – even when you support it.