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29 Apr Foreign affairs

A row between the UK Government and the Republic of Ireland over illegal migration has been dismissed as being "blown out of proportion" by diplomatic sources on both sides of the Irish Sea.

26 Apr Home affairs

Former Justice Secretary Doubts "Pyjama Injunction" Will Block Rwanda Deportations

24 Apr Home affairs

Tory MPs Criticise "Flawed" Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons

23 Apr Home affairs

Rwanda Plan Set To Become Law After Parliamentary Battle

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"Devastating" Report Shows Thousands Of Children Under Six Being Sexually Abused Online

22 Apr Home affairs

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22 Apr Home affairs

Deportation Flights To Rwanda Set To Take Off In July

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19 Mar Culture

Government Introduces "Historic" Football Regulator Legislation

The Government has introduced the much-anticipated Football Governance Bill to the House of Commons, finally paving the way for an independent regulator which will aim to reform the financial flow of football.

05 Mar Communities

Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route

Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall

19 Feb Economy

What business rates: Interview with BCC boss Shevaun Haviland

Business leaders and ministers are at odds over issues ranging from migration and Brexit to planning and tax. Shevaun Haviland, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, tells Tali Fraser she is braced for a tough year. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

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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.

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.

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