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Labour MP Wants More "Wins" On Changing The Law To Tackle Sexual Violence

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Labour MP Sarah Champion wants to work with the Conservative government to push through more law changes to tackle sexual violence against women and girls, after another recent “win” on getting legislation through.

30 Nov Home affairs

Tory MPs Back Sir Elton John's Call For Ban On Conversion Therapy

30 Nov Home affairs

Unspoken Tension Mounts In Conservative Party Over Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Plans

27 Nov Health

Sadiq Khan Felt "Winded" By Covid Spread After Weeks Shut Out Of Cobra Meetings

25 Nov Brexit

Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?

24 Nov Home affairs

Rishi Sunak Says He Has "More To Do" To Reduce Net Migration Figures

23 Nov Home affairs

Tory MPs Are Back In A Bad Mood Over High Net Migration Figures

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19 Nov Home affairs

The Sir John Armitt interview: ‘I’m not sure the government is really serious about nuclear’

17 Nov Home affairs

Leaving the ECHR now would be unwise

Smoking ban plans threaten to undo good work of ID schemes

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16 Nov Health

Smoking ban plans threaten to undo good work of ID schemes

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Labour MP Wants More "Wins" On Changing The Law To Tackle Sexual Violence

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Survivors of domestic abuse are being failed – we need reform

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25 Nov Brexit

Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under renewed pressure from restless Conservative MPs to massively reduce net migration before the next general election, but how he does that without putting further strain on the health service and the economy is not clear.

19 Nov Home affairs

The Sir John Armitt interview: ‘I’m not sure the government is really serious about nuclear’

Britain’s infrastructure tsar heavily criticised the cancellation of the second phase of HS2. Now Sir John Armitt intensifies his attack on the ‘governance’ holding Britain back in an interview with Tali Fraser

07 Nov Home affairs

Downing Street Dismisses Claims That Rishi Sunak's King's Speech Is "Empty"

Some restless Tories have complained that Rishi Sunak's King's Speech lacks substance, with one senior MP saying it is "empty". But Downing Street has defended what was included in the Prime Minister's agenda between now and the general election.

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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.

Law Commission: Fitness-to-plead rules ‘out of date’

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13 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Law Commission: Fitness-to-plead rules ‘out of date’

New tests should be implemented to determine whether a defendant facing criminal charges is mentally fit to stand trial, according to the Law Commission.

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12 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Law Commission calls for a modern approach to unfitness to plead

A new test is needed to establish who is unfit to plead according to the Law Commission.

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07 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Police and Fire Services 'different', says Police Federation - we must not change status quo just to cut costs

PFEW Chair urges caution over 'radical transformation' of how police, fire and rescue services would co-operate, following Home Office announcement that it is taking control of fire and rescue policy in England.

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04 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Research projects to inform the work of the SRA

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has set out its research programme for 2016, and has put protecting the public interest at its heart.

24 Dec 2015 Home affairs

Gerald Howarth MP: Britain’s Christian heritage ‘under threat’

The Prime Minister describing Britain as a Christian country is to be welcomed, says Conservative MP Gerald Howarth, but a “divisive clash” is being created between Christian and new-found ‘British’ values.

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21 Dec 2015 Home affairs

Law Society response to government announcement on court fee increases

Law Societywelcome the decision to keep the maximum fee cap in money claims at 10,000

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17 Dec 2015 Home affairs

Limited increase of police force budgets dependent on increase of council precept

Police Federation responds to Police Grant Report 2016/17

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16 Dec 2015 Home affairs

Outdated marriage law in need of reform

The law that governs how and where couples in England and Wales can marry is badly in need of reform, according to the Law Commission.

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16 Dec 2015 Home affairs

Crime still doesn't pay for many at the Bar

Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC has responded to a report published today by the Ministry of Justiceon the fees paid to junior barristers for Crown Court defence legal aid work under the Advocates Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS).

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