Sajid Javid will today announce plans for a “landmark review” of drug use across Britain as part of a wider effort to crackdown on violent crime.

People found guilty of abusing animals could now face five years behind bars instead of just six months, Michael Gove has announced.

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

Bar and other leaders from across the world have once more arrived in force in London for what is the final Opening of the Legal Year (OLY) before the UK leaves the European Union. 

Advances in AI could help empower the financially excluded, but new technologies need to be better regulated, shadow industrial strategy minister Chi Onwurah has said.

Britain's immigration system will stop giving preferential access to European Union citizens after Brexit, ministers have agreed.

Shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, looks at a new report from the Fire Brigades Union on Grenfell and what needs to be learned from the background of an atrocity.

Britain's post-Brexit immigration system should not give preferential treatment to European citizens, according to a major report.

Jeremy Corbyn’s private secretary has been granted a security pass to the House of Commons after it was revealed that she had been working without out one for nine months.

Ministers are mulling a pensions-style opt-out system to tackle Britain's social care funding crisis, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed.

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

SSE plc (SSE) and innogy SE (innogy) have appointed Dr Martin Read CBE as Chairman Designate for the new independent British energy supply and services company they have agreed to form, subject to final regulatory approval. His appointment follows a comprehensive selection process facilitated by a leading executive search company.

As the UK government is urged by a cross party group of MPs to introduce new carbon reduction targets that will deliver net zero emissions by 2050, ETI chief engineer, Andrew Haslett discusses why it is important that the UK focuses on a balanced and blended approach to the low carbon technologies across the whole energy system to deliver a sustainable UK future.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron MP reflects on recent reports that over a dozen asylum seekers have been waiting for more than twenty years for a Home Office decision, during which they couldn’t work, earn or plan for the future.

Migrants hoping to work in the UK under a Labour government will only get visas if no British workers are able to do the job, Diane Abbott will announce today.

Who's really paying the price for cuts from LASPO 5 years on? The Bar Council recently ran a Twitter campaign under the hashtag #LASPOstories, revealing real-life stories of the impacts of LASPO on individuals of all walks of life.

The police have been called after “menacing” cards were left in the in the offices of two Labour MPs who have faced deselection threats.

We must be aware that thousands of ex-service personnel may be suffering alone with mental health problems and risks of increased violent behaviour, says Madeleine Moon MP.

Rt Revd Rachel Treweek warns that although "there will always be some women for whom prison is the most appropriate place, it is simply illogical to subject thousands of women to the prison system."

The Home Office’s “light touch approach” to running the country’s police forces means it does not understand the full impact of cuts to the service, the Government’s watchdog has warned.

Digital technology charity, Good Things Foundation, publishes a new report 'Bridging the Digital Divide' and launches a campaign to equip 100% of UK citizens with digital skills by 2028. The benefits and cost savings will see the UK reaping rewards of £15 for every £1 spent.

Labour frontbench peer Lord Hunt writes about his parliamentary question on 'Ensuring that all former Ministers seek advice from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments before taking up appointments within two years of leaving ministerial office'. 

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