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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote

03 Jul Foreign affairs

Labour MPs have urged the government to remove the party whip from nine MPs who voted against proscribing Palestine Action.

10 Jul Foreign affairs

UK And France Announce 'One In, One Out' Illegal Migration Returns Deal

09 Jul Home affairs

Labour Peer Says His Immigration Bill Amendment Would Give Refugee Children "A Decent Life"

03 Jul Home affairs

MPs Asked For Views On Islamophobia Definition

28 Jun Communities

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

26 Jun Home affairs

The 3am Call: Preparing For The Worst

23 Jun Foreign affairs

Home Office Proscribes Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law

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Local Council Reorganisation: A Genuine Opportunity – If We Get the Details Right

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11 Jul Home affairs

Local Council Reorganisation: A Genuine Opportunity – If We Get the Details Right

01 Jul Home affairs

FIRS will protect the UK against foreign manipulation

Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures

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01 Jul Home affairs

Women’s Aid urges reform as 19 more children killed due to statutory and legislative failures

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Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge

08 Jul Political parties

Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary

10 Jul Communities

"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules

12 Jul Health

More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK

07 Jul Political parties

London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms

07 Jul Communities

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Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka

09 Jul Social affairs

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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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Solicitors’ regulator asks the public: what would you do?

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02 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Solicitors’ regulator asks the public: what would you do?

The Solicitors Regulation Authority showed how complex professional standards and values can be when it held an innovative voting session at its Labour fringe event.

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01 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council working group re-designs AGFS model

A Bar Council working group has today put forward to the Ministry of Justice a completely re-drawn graduated fee scheme for advocacy in Crown Court cases.

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01 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Ministry of Justice plans to protect quality advocacy welcomed by the Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed Ministry of Justices consultation, Preserving and Enhancing the Quality of Criminal Advocacy, which was published today.

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01 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Legal professional privilege, the role of witnesses, and rule of law on the agenda at opening of legal year

The Bar Council will today join legal leaders from the UK and overseas at a special service at Westminster Abbey to mark the Opening of the Legal Year.

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30 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Terrorism and security threats examined at IOSH event

Occupational safety and health professionals (OSH) have a major role to play in dealing with the risk of terrorism and other security breaches, according to experts in the field.

Government’s justice sector reforms “scandalous” – Shadow Justice Secretary

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28 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Government’s justice sector reforms “scandalous” – Shadow Justice Secretary

The Shadow Justice Secretary appealed for legal representatives to provide evidence of the deterioration of the justice system, speaking at a fringe meeting at the Labour Conference last night.

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18 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Chair of Police Federation attacks outdated police structure and inconsistent budget plans

We need an open, national public debate on policing Elephant in the room is nonsense system of 43 police forces all working differently

Do-it-yourself justice: the impact of cost cutting on the UK's legal sector

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18 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Do-it-yourself justice: the impact of cost cutting on the UK's legal sector

The President of the Law Society Jonathan Smithers warns that Government's excessive cost cutting in the legal sector is compromising access to justice.

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18 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales

Steve White, Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales said:

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17 Sep 2015 Home affairs

MoJ responds to concerns over further court fee increases

Responding to an article by the Law Society expressing concern over court fee increases, a Ministry of Justice spokesperson said:

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17 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Court fee increases making ordinary people's legal rights 'meaningless'

The Law Society is concerned that the government is proposing further court fee increases when hikes introduced just six months ago have failed to deliver any tangible improvements in the court service or helped to protect access to justice.

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15 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Solicitors vital in UK business' understanding of human rights

Solicitors' role in protecting human rights is key when advising UK companies on their conduct at home and abroad, the Law Society will say today.

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14 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Court fee rise will give wealthy the upper hand, says Bar Council

SMEs will be disadvantaged in chasing late payments from big business customers

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11 Sep 2015 Home affairs

'More plans to do things cheaper rather than better' - Police Federation response to Home Office

Will Riches, vice Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales said (in response to plans tocollaborate onpolice and fire services):

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09 Sep 2015 Home affairs

SRA to continue consumer credit regulation role, following Law Society representation

The Law Society is delighted that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has chosen to continue to be a designated professional body for the regulation of consumer credit activity.

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07 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Employment tribunal system needs radical reform, says the Law Society

Unlawful employment practices will continue to go unpunished unless the tribunal system is overhauled, the Law Society has warned today.

PM's refugee resettlement plans should include lone children already in Europe

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07 Sep 2015 Home affairs

PM's refugee resettlement plans should include lone children already in Europe

Save the Children response to Prime Ministers announcement on resettlement of Syrian refugees, calling for Cameron to give 'lone children a second chance in Britain.'

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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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