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Labour APCC Chair Warns Spending Review "Isn't Going To Go Far Enough" For Policing

28 Jun Communities

Labour’s chief police and crime commissioner Emily Spurrell tells Sienna Rodgers the money allocated to policing ‘isn’t going to go far enough’ and warns against slashing back-office staff

26 Jun Home affairs

The 3am Call: Preparing For The Worst

23 Jun Foreign affairs

Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law

22 Jun Communities

Immigration Policies Could Produce Another Windrush Generation, Labour MP Warns

20 Jun Economy

Reeves Urged To Open Door To US Business Talent Fleeing Trump

16 Jun Home affairs

Home Secretary Announces Law Changes In Response To "Damning" Grooming Gangs Report

22 May Home affairs

Is The Port of London Authority Seeking Unchecked Powers?

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13 Jun Home affairs

Where was commitment to the Met in the Spending Review?

10 Jun Economy

As Trump attacks science funding, let’s declare Britain open for talent

05 Jun Economy

Forget the single net target – the government should adopt an annual migration plan

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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence

29 Jun Defence

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07 Jul Energy

How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis

27 Jun Political parties

I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015

29 Jun Health

Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi

26 Jun Political parties

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02 Mar Home affairs

Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'

Will the government clamp down on legal but harmful online pornography? Sienna Rodgers talks to Conservative peer Baroness Bertin about her new review, which comes with a warning for ministers

29 Jan Home affairs

HM chief inspector of prisons: 'If someone were to get a gun into a prison, all bets are off'

Speaking to Sienna Rodgers, HM chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor details the many failures he has seen across the prison estate, including the ‘existential risk’ presented by phones, drugs and weapons entering via drones

28 Jan Communities

Inside the problems plaguing the prison estate

Unable to innovate or even buy basic materials, and struggling to keep staff while operating antiquated systems, prison governors are trapped in a failing system, reports Tali Fraser

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Legal regulation must be accountable to public – SRA chief calls for independence

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24 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Legal regulation must be accountable to public – SRA chief calls for independence

The CEO of the Solicitors Regulation Authority Paul Philip tells PoliticsHome why he is backing Government plans to separate it from the Law Society.

How the Royal Courts of Justice bridge the gap between Parliament and the judiciary

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19 Feb 2016 Home affairs

How the Royal Courts of Justice bridge the gap between Parliament and the judiciary

Former Labour MP and Solicitor General, Sir Ross Cranston, calls for more work to be done to ensure both Parliament and the judiciary understand better how each operates.

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18 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Bar Council welcomes Court of Appeals ruling on legal aid changes

The Bar Council responds to today's ruling by the Court of Appeals which found legal aid changes for domestic violence victims unlawful.

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16 Feb 2016 Health

Gene could help identify psychosis risk in cannabis users

Researchers at the University of Exeter and UCL (University College London) have identified a gene which can be used to predict how susceptible a young person is to the mind-altering effects of smoking cannabis. The finding could help identify otherwise healthy users who are most at risk of developing psychosis.

Draft surveillance bill lacks protection for legal privilege - joint committee report

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12 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Draft surveillance bill lacks protection for legal privilege - joint committee report

Bar Council response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill.

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11 Feb 2016 Home affairs

SRA response to LSB consultation on changes to the Practising Certificate Rules

The SRA has today welcomed the Legal Services Boards (LSB) consultation on legal practising fees.

Public calls for independent solicitors regulator 'overwhelming' - research

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05 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Public calls for independent solicitors regulator 'overwhelming' - research

New research has revealed "strong public support" for separating legal regulators from professional bodies.

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02 Feb 2016 Communities

Concerns raised over Gov't changes to fire prevention

In light of the recent decision to move responsibilityfor fire preventionto the Home Office, the Glass and Glazing Federation raisesconcerns that there will be compromises made between Government departments with relation to fire safety in buildings.

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02 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Proposals for qualifications in policing

Officers and staff could, for the first time in British policing, get qualifications specific to their rank or role under proposals published by the College of Policing today.

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02 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Standardised police training will need to benefit public

A standardised training framework for police officers is a good idea, as long as there is a tangible benefit to the public, says the Police Federation.

Betting shops and money laundering - are high street bookmakers safe?

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02 Feb 2016 Culture

Betting shops and money laundering - are high street bookmakers safe?

CEO of the Association of British Bookmakers, Malcolm George, explains why high street bookmakers are "the safest places to gamble in the UK."

02 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Gender Pricing: Labour’s outspoken new MP tackles ‘tax on being a woman’

Labour MP for Dewsbury Paula Sherriff tells PoliticsHome why unfair price differences between male and female products must end

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01 Feb 2016 Home affairs

A Question of Trust campaign attracted thousands of responses from solicitors

The SRA has now closed one of the biggest consultations it has ever run, putting the views of the profession and the public at the heart of regulation.

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01 Feb 2016 Home affairs

Fixed costs proposal raises questions on access to justice

Bar Council Chair Chantal-Aime Doerries QC has responded to Lord Justice Jacksons speech on 28 January 2016 to the Insolvency Practitioners Association, Fixed Costs The Time has come, calling for recoverable costs to be fixed in all claims valued at up to 250,000.

29 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Safer in Somalia? It's time to end London's street violence

Chuka Umunna MP says the continued violence experienced by vulnerable youth in the capital is ‘a damming indictment of the situation on London’s streets’ and calls for more to be done to prevent ‘these tragic deaths.’

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29 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Investigation into Just Solutions International

The National Audit Office (NAO) has published the findings from its investigation into Just Solutions International (JSi), which was the commercial arm of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). JSi aimed to help improve justice systems across the world by selling products and consultancy services. In September 2015 the Ministry of Justice announced the closure of JSi. Shortly after this announcement the NAO received correspondence raising concerns around the transparency of JSis activities and requesting that we investigate.

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28 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Accounts of the Office of Legal Complaints 2014-15

The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has today qualified his opinion on the 2014-15 Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) on the grounds of regularity.

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27 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Using a hand-mobile phone while driving costs lives says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the Department of Transport consultation proposing increased fixed noticed fines and penalty points for the drivers of heavy goods vehicles and other motorists caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

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25 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Alzheimer’s Society responds to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Report on Charity Fundraising

In a report out today (Monday 25th January), the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) says it is the failure of Trustees to fulfil their responsibilities which lies behind the causes of last summers charity fundraising scandals, and warns that the Etherington proposals represent the last chance for self-regulation of charity fundraising.

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21 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Soaring crime rates show robust police force 'more vital than ever'

Rising violent crime rates, murders, sex, firearm and knife offences released in shocking new figures out today show that the risk to public safety is greater than ever.

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21 Jan 2016 Home affairs

College response to new crime figures

College lead for crime and criminal justice said the nature of crime is changing.

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15 Jan 2016 Home affairs

SRA welcomes CMA study into legal services

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has welcomed the announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority that the CMA will launch a market study into legal services.

SRA begins review of legal support for asylum seekers

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14 Jan 2016 Home affairs

SRA begins review of legal support for asylum seekers

The SRA has unveiled a programme of work to better understand how the legal service market serves asylum seekers.

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13 Jan 2016 Home affairs

SRA welcomes CMA study into legal services

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has welcomed the announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority that the CMA will launch a market study into legal services.

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