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Experts Warn Against Promises To Drive Down Unpredictable Net Migration

25 May Foreign affairs

Political pledges to significantly slash net migration are at risk of being undermined by the unpredictable factors that drives migration, such as conflict and workforce needs, according to experts responding to new figures showing immigration to the UK has reached a record high.

24 May Home affairs

Why Has UK Net Migration Reached A Record High?

24 May Home affairs

Suella Braverman Will Stay As Home Secretary After Rishi Sunak Decides Ministerial Code Wasn't Breached

23 May Home affairs

DUP Is Planning Next Moves On Power Sharing After Northern Ireland Elections

22 May Home affairs

Suella Braverman "Regrets" Speeding Fine As Pressure Mounts For Ethics Inquiry

22 May Home affairs

MPs To Visit US Police To Learn About Restoring Public Trust

20 May Home affairs

Exasperated Tories Worry “Freelancing” MPs Are Damaging Fragile Party Unity

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25 May Home affairs

A new EU returns policy will significantly reduce small boat crossings

24 May Home affairs

We must defend the right to seek asylum

15 May Home affairs

Illegal Migration Bill undermines the rule of law and criminalises innocent victims

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24 May Home affairs

Why Has UK Net Migration Reached A Record High?

Net migration to the United Kingdom has already reached a record high, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) expected to announce a further increase on Thursday.

20 May Home affairs

Exasperated Tories Worry “Freelancing” MPs Are Damaging Fragile Party Unity

Tory WhatsApp groups were "alive" this week with backbench MPs complaining that Home Secretary Suella Braverman had undermined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when she appeared to deviate from the government approach to immigration.

29 Apr Home affairs

The Baroness Benjamin interview: "When you smile, you are a winner"

Arriving in Britain as a young girl from Trinidad, much-loved children’s TV presenter Baroness Floella Benjamin never expected to have any kind of relationship with the King, let alone play a key role in his coronation ceremony. She tells Tali Fraser about their connection to the Commonwealth, being let down on Windrush and why it pays to keep smiling. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

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07 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Police Federation calls for radical solutions to policing crisis

Policing is facing a potential crisis as a depleted service struggles while more spending cuts lurk around the corner, according to the vice-chair of the Police Federation.

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04 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Response to comments from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners about police funding

In response to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) comments regarding funding for police forces, Will Riches, vice chair, Police Federation of England and Wales, said:

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05 Aug 2015 Home affairs

Law Society reveals shortlist for the Excellence Awards 2015

The brightest stars of the worlds greatest legal profession have been announced by the Law Society today.

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04 Aug 2015 Home affairs

High Court ruling on affordable housing will heighten housing crisis, says FMB

A High Court decision to strike down exemptions from affordable housing contributions for small developments will heighten the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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29 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Code for recruitment of trainee solicitors is updated to reflect modern practices

The voluntary code of recruitment of trainee solicitors (the Code) has been updated to reflect modern practices.

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29 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Two year anniversary of introduction of employment tribunal fees shows scheme has undermined access to justice

Employment tribunal cases have fallen by over 60 per cent in the two years since substantial charges were introduced for people wishing to bring a case against an employer, Ministry of Justice statistics reveal.

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29 Jul 2015 Home affairs

RHA reiterates its call for deployment of the military at the Port of Calais

As the Home Secretary prepares to chair a Cobra meeting on the Calais crisis, RHA Chief Executive Richard Burnett has reiterated the Associations call for the French military to be deployed to secure the Port of Calais.

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28 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Code of good practice in recruitment of trainee solicitors: Law Society replaces SRA as signatory

The Law Society has replaced the Solicitors Regulation Authority as a signatory to the Voluntary Code of Practice for the Recruitment of Trainee Solicitors.

Law Commission Chairman hails 50 years of law reform

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27 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Law Commission Chairman hails 50 years of law reform

Chairman of the Law Commission Lord Justice Lloyd Jones describes the organisation’s achievements over the past half century and picks out highlights from his time at the helm.

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23 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Increases in court fees will impact access to justice

Significant and wide ranging increases in court fees announced by the government yesterday amount to a further assault on access to justice for individuals and small businesses.

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22 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Supreme Court ruling 'will save millions'

A landmark ruling on conditional fee arrangements (CFAs) handed down by the Supreme Court today will stop funding arrangements potentially amounting to millions of pounds being re-opened in relation to civil court cases that started before April 2013.

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22 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Coventry v Lawrence: Supreme Court lifts uncertainty over CFA cases

The Bar Council welcomes todays Supreme Court judgment which means that the original cost agreements in ongoing cases, entered in to by lawyers and their clients under pre Jackson CFA or ATE arrangements, will be upheld.

Firearms – making the law more balanced and more effective

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21 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Firearms – making the law more balanced and more effective

Today the Law Commission publishes a scoping consultation paper thatidentifies themost pressing problems with firearms law.

Law Commission celebrates half a century of legal reform

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21 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Law Commission celebrates half a century of legal reform

A parliamentary reception was held to celebrate the anniversary, where parliamentarians commended the Law Commissions achievements over 50 years.

20 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Right to vote at risk

Islington South and Finsbury MP Emily Thornberry warns that the Government is playing “fast and loose” with the future of electoral registration

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17 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Unlawful surveillance laws - Bar Council statement

Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC has responded to todays High Court declaration that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) 2014 is unlawful.

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17 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Law Society welcomes ruling that ‘communications with lawyers do need special consideration’

The High Court today ruled that surveillance legislation mandating the mass retention of communications data is illegal.

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16 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Global reputation of UK law 'under threat' if qualification is watered down, says Law Society’s Global Competitiveness report

The Law Society has warned that proposals being developed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to change the way solicitors qualify could damage the global competitiveness of UK law.

16 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Mark Spencer MP: Premeditated animal cruelty - making the sentence fit the crime

Ahead of today's debate on the matter, Mark Spencer MP says it’s time to put an end to the problem of lenient sentencing for animal cruelty.

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13 Jul 2015 Home affairs

One in six police officers ‘planning to leave’ within two years

Nearly 16 per cent of police officers are planning on leaving the service within the next two years, a wide-ranging survey has found.

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10 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Legal aid cuts are leaving women and children in danger

A dearth of legal support and a tangle of red tape are leaving refugees in the UK separated from their families, who are left stranded in dangerous conditions overseas.

07 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Norman Lamb MP: Defeating radicalisation and extremism - a battle we must win

Former Minister and Lib Dem leadership candidate Norman Lamb reflects on the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 London attacks about the challenges we face and how best to combat extremism.

Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment

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07 Jul 2015 Health

Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment

In a consultation opening today the Law Commission considers the existing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

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02 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Law Society launches guidance to help solicitors meet the needs of vulnerable clients

The Law Society has published guidance for solicitors to help them meet the needs of vulnerable clients.

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