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The government must update the rules governing our referendums – not wait for the next campaign, write Cheryl Gillan and Seema Malhotra
Chief Constable Mike Cunningham, CEO of the College of Policing, said: “The legitimacy of our criminal justice system relies on it being fair and even-handed. The public rightly expect to see the guilty convicted, but it is equally important to avoid the wrongful conviction of the innocent.
EHRC has welcomed the Joint Committee on Human Rights recommendation that our powers to tackle breaches of human rights should be strengthened and our resources increased says David Isaac, EHRC Chair.
Radical new proposals to provide a fairer deal for leasehold homeowners have been announced by the Law Commission.
Chief Constable Gareth Morgan, the national policing lead for media relations, said:
Guy Parker, Chief Executive, Advertising Standards Authority says when it comes to advertising online, politicians shouldn’t underestimate how much is already being done.
In a statement released today, the Bar Council has said that whilst the direction of travel on civil judicial cooperation is welcome, the Government’s Brexit White Paper has in many respects given the legal services sector “real cause for concern.”
Election watchdogs have fined the official Vote Leave campaign more than £60,000 and referred it to police after finding it broke spending rules during the EU referendum.
We should be proud to give refuge to those who flee persecution and seek safety here but too many begin their new lives in penury, and the system is to blame, says Kate Green MP.
Ahead of next week’s Report Stage of the Trade Bill, please find below the summary of a briefing from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
We have promised the world we will demonstrate diversity both on and off the field - let’s hope we can also lead by example and ensure human rights, write Alex Norris and Baroness Young
An explosive device has been thrown at the home of the former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in West Belfast.
Police have recovered a bottle of Novichok nerve agent from the home of Charlie Rowley, one of the victims of the Amesbury poisoning.
Rebecca Hilsenrath, Chief Executive at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said:
Sustainable Packaging Strategy Ambition: To recover all of our packaging so that more is recycled and none ends up as litter
The Bar Council has responded to the Government’s announcement that it will seek to amend the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to bring immigration matters for unaccompanied and separated children into scope of legal aid.
Chris Moncrieff looks back at the life of former Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington, whose career as a soldier, diplomat and politician “was distinguished from start to finish”
Ministers have reversed their policy on denying legal aid to lone child migrants after a five-year battle by campaigners.
EU migrants would be given the right to work in the UK "visa-free" in the future under the Government's Brexit blueprint, it has emerged.
The Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service, Nick Hurd today celebrated the bravery of 80 police officers at a special reception hosted at 10 Downing Street.
Two officers from the Metropolitan Police have been named joint overall winners at this year’s national Police Bravery Awards, hosted by the Police Federation of England and Wales.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission have responded to Red Cross calling for 28 day immigration detention limit.
Over the years the school exclusion system has eroded and has had an adverse impact on pupils with learning difficulties and autism, says Lord Touhig.
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott warns that unlike other biometric data such as fingerprints and DNA, facial recognition technology has no regulation to govern its use.