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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech

17 Jul Environment

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.

12 Jul Home affairs

Prisoners To Be Released Early Under Government Plans To Tackle Prisons Capacity Crisis

14 Jun Economy

Tory Focus On Immigration Has Little Appeal For Voters Moving To Labour

21 May Home affairs

MPs Urged To Treat "Extreme" Protest Across The Political Spectrum As A Threat To Democracy

19 May Health

Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial "Churn"

15 May Communities

Peer Demands Timeline For Post-Grenfell Safety Works

14 May Education

Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs

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Not just housing: planning reform for construction’s supply chain

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25 Jul Environment

Not just housing: planning reform for construction’s supply chain

Building societies ready to work with the Government to support first-time buyers, savers and economic growth

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22 Jul Communities

Building societies ready to work with the Government to support first-time buyers, savers and economic growth

How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing

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16 Jul Communities

How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing

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Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'

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17 Jul Environment

Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.

13 May Home affairs

Priti Patel Is Quietly Becoming The Favourite For Next Tory Leader

With many Conservatives now resigned to a fate of being ousted from office at the next election, a number of MPs seem to have diverted their energy to shoring up a future leadership bid in the inevitable event of Rishi Sunak standing down.

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.

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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.

02 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Lord Wallace: Tory pledge on Human Rights Act 'could plunge this country into a legal and constitutional crisis'

Former Deputy First Minister of Scotland Lord Wallace of Tankerness writes ahead of his Lords debate today on Human rights and civil liberties in the UK.

CFOA 'concerned' over plans to place all fire and rescue services under Police Commissioners

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30 Jun 2015 Home affairs

CFOA 'concerned' over plans to place all fire and rescue services under Police Commissioners

The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) has responded to a recent speech made by the Home Secretary, for proposals to enable closer working between fire and other emergency services.

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29 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council comments on new legal aid statistics

The Legal Aid Statistics in England and WalesJanuary to March 2015 from the Ministry of Justice show that in the two years following the enactment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), the number of new matter starts has fallen year-on-year, says the Bar Council

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23 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Law Society statement on ‘one nation justice system’

Law Society president Andrew Caplen said:

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23 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council responds to Justice Secretary’s Speech - What does a One Nation justice policy look like?

Alistair MacDonald QC, chairman of the Bar, saidtoday's speech by the Justice Secretary hasshown his awareness of, and commitment to, our adversarial legal system and its value in delivering a world-leading justice system

Court of appeal rules on mental capacity

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16 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Court of appeal rules on mental capacity

People without mental capacity must be involved in legal proceedings about their liberty, the Court of Appeal has said today.

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15 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Celebrating 800 years of Magna Carta

Today marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, an important, and timely opportunity to remind ourselves of the importance of the rule of law as the basis of a free, fair and prosperous society.

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11 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Legal Professional Privilege: A question of trust

In response to the investigatory powers review report, A Question of Trust by David Anderson QC, Chairman of the Bar Alistair MacDonald QC said:

11 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Lord Paddick: Psychoactive Substances Bill is not evidence led and it should be

Former Metropolitan Police Officer and Lib Dem peer Lord Paddick is critical of the new legal highs bill and says it shows the Government has 'no interest in an evidence-led approach'

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10 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council expresses 'serious concerns' over MoJ announcement on legal aid

MoJ cuts to legal aid 'are likely seriously to damage access to justice and the provision of high quality advocacy services', says the Bar Council.

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10 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Law Society response to MoJ announcement on criminal legal aid cuts

Further cuts to legal aid undermine British justice

10 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Civil Legal Aid - a disaster area?

Labour peer Lord Bach accuses the previous of Government of jeopardising social welfare through changes made to legal aid entitlement and urges ministers to review the legislation

10 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Making sentencing fair

Conservative MP for Dartford Gareth Johnson calls for a more balanced appeals system that allows for all unduly lenient sentences to be challenged, making the justice process fairer for victims.

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08 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Vice president draws on UN special status at Business and Human Rights Conference

Under the Law Society's newly appointed special consultative status at the UN, vice president Jonathan Smithers is speaking at the American Bar Association's (ABA) 'Business and the Bar' business and human rights conference this week.

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08 Jun 2015 Health

Mind responds to new figures on incarceration of the mentally ill

Paul Farmer, chief executive of the mental health charity Mind, said:

Detention of mentally ill in cells down by a third

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08 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Detention of mentally ill in cells down by a third

Police are detaining fewer people in cells who display mental illness, according to figures from forces in England and Wales.

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