​Responding to today’s announcement by the Department of Health of its proposals to impose fixed limits on the fees charged by lawyers in lower value medical negligence claims, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that the proposed reforms, while welcome, will not go far enough to make a meaningful difference to the overall burden of clinical negligence litigation on the NHS

As Parliament prepares to pore over what might be the shortest piece of legislation in recent memory, the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, Dods Monitoring consultant Daniel Laing looks ahead to the prospect of the Great Repeal Bill considering if it will give MPs a chance to hold the Government to account as the Brexit process continues.

As Prime Minister Theresa May meets US President Donald Trump, WaterAid urges her to press the issue of maintaining crucial US funding to United Nations agencies to help promote global security and prosperity.

The Bar Council has responded to the BSB’s annual Diversity at the Bar report, published today.

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome, Lucy Allan MP says that teachers are being forced by the Prevent programme to monitor and scrutinise what children are saying, with suspicion and mistrust.

Police Federation response to latest Home Office Police Workforce statistics.

Major energy supplier SSE is encouraging customers to apply for a £140 discount on their winter heating bills through the Warm Home Discount. 

The increasing demands on roads policing officers will garner much debate at the annual Roads Policing Conference, which starts today in Leicestershire.

With £740 million earmarked for the project, how will the Government handle the 5G rollout, asks Asda Mobile.

The Chairman of the Bar Andrew Langdon QC has backed the Lord Chancellor’s comments on post-Brexit civil justice cooperation.

Improved recording of crime does not reflect the reality of increased and changing demand across the service.

College lead for crime and criminal justice, David Tucker, has responded to the Crime Survey of England and Wales statistical bulletin which was published earlier today.

Almost half of police forces in England and Wales could soon be recruiting Superintendents and Inspectors through the College’s Direct Entry progamme, it was announced this week.

Reducing emissions associated with heating will not be easy – but it is absolutely necessary, write James Heappey MP, Alan Whitehead MP and Callum McCaig MP, co-chairs of the Future Gas Series research project for Carbon Connect which is administered by Policy Connect, a cross-party, non-profit think tank.

Following a €3 billion investment in sustainability by IKEA Group, today IKEA UK & IE releases its annual Sustainability Report. 

Women and BAME candidate numbers rise in latest round of appointments.

The Bar Council and the Young Barristers’ Committee welcome new proposals published today by the Ministry of Justice which will mean barristers and other advocates will be paid fairly for the work they do in publicly funded criminal cases. The new, fairer Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS), if implemented, will mean barristers’ fees are no longer based on outdated and distorting factors such as the number of pages in a case, but instead are paid according to the seriousness and complexity of the work.

Almost double the number of Federated officers have been awarded a Queen’s Police Medal in 2016.

Nearly double the number of Federated officers have been awarded a Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) in the New Year’s Honours list.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published proposals to make it easier for law firms to develop new ideas and new thinking.

Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott MP writes that 'UK legislation relating to the powers of the state over citizens have been struck down by the European Court' and she agrees to work with the Government on a 'major legislative rethink'.

The Bonfield Review’s strong focus on quality should be welcomed by industry, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said.

Forces will continue to feel the pressure of ongoing austerity following today’s announcement of the proposed police budget allocation for 2017/18.

The true impact of mental health related illness on the police service is made abundantly clear in newly released figures.