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

What could a social contract based on data for public good look like, asks Lord Holmes.

Justice Secretary David Gauke has indicated he will look at changing the law on fault-based divorce. 

Counselling could be on offer to couples on the verge of splitting up, as part of a policy drive to help boost families.

International students could be excluded from UK immigration numbers, the Prime Minister has suggested.

The government plans to take a ruthless approach to tackle illegal cash and assets, the security minister has said.

Guy Verhofstadt has rejected Theresa May’s plan to end free movement when the UK leaves the EU next year, saying citizens’ rights during the post-Brexit transition period are “not negotiable”.

Theresa May has vowed to end free movement on the day Britain quits the European Union - teeing up a fresh battle with Brussels.

The inquiry into historic child sex abuse cases will not rule on whether allegations against Westminster figures are true, its senior lawyer has said. 

A peer who dramatically quit the Government on the floor of the House of Lords yesterday has agreed to rejoin the frontbench.

International Development minister Lord Bates has stunned peers after he resigned from the Government on the floor of the House of the Lords.

Chair of the Bar, Andrew Walker QC, has paid tribute to retired Court of Appeal judge, Sir Henry Brooke, for his unique commitment and contribution to justice for all. Sir Henry passed away yesterday, 30 January, aged 81.

The man accused of carrying out the Finsbury Park mosque attack has said he planned to kill Jeremy Corbyn.

A Conservative peer has branded an SNP MP a "moron" after he rubbished her voting record in the House of Lords.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), operating as Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission under licence, is to proceed with plans to reinforce the existing North East and East Coast onshore transmission system following a positive ‘proceed’ signal in this year’s Network Options Assessment (NOA) report published by the System Operator.

The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has welcomed the recommendations set out in the House of Lord’s EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee in its report: Brexit: Energy Security.

A major children’s charity has urged ministers to push social media firms into using new technology in the fight against online child grooming.

Authorities would do more to stop the rising number of teenagers stabbed to death if the victims were white, Stephen Lawrence’s mother has claimed.

Warnings that falling officer numbers and funding cuts are having a direct influence on crime numbers, have been made evident today with the release of the latest crime figures, according to the Police Federation of England and Wales.

Calor Gas outlines its vision for how the government can achieve its decarbonisation plans in the countryside and address the challenge of rural fuel poverty.

The majority of solicitors do not advertise prices, despite evidence that customers are willing to shop around and are more likely to make ‘good financial decisions’ when prices are more readily available.

Diane Abbott has accused ministers of failing to protect the public amid a massive jump in recorded knife and gun crime in England and Wales.

A cross-party group of MPs has called on Theresa May to launch a review into ‘joint enterprise laws’ amid claims it has led to wrongful convictions. 

Social media companies must step up their efforts to remove extremist content online, Theresa May will say today.