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Labour MP Calls For Reboot Of Theresa May's "Admirable" Immigration Skills Charge Policy

30 Apr Home affairs

A Labour MP has said the government should revive former prime minister Theresa May's immigration skills charge policy, describing it as a good idea, badly implemented.

28 Apr Foreign affairs

Labour MPs Call For Iranian Revolutionary Guards To Be Proscribed As Terrorists

09 Apr Communities

Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell: "We Are At A Record-Low For Trust in Government"

04 Apr Health

Duty of Candour In NHS "Not Working", Says Inquiry Chair

31 Mar Home affairs

Reform By-Election Candidate Strongly Opposes Death Penalty And Supports Rehabilitation

20 Mar Communities

Ministers Poised To Demand Inquiry Recommendations Are Enforced

20 Mar Communities

Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment

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30 Apr Home affairs

Theresa May’s immigration skills charge was a good idea badly implemented – Labour can make it work

03 Apr Foreign affairs

Northern Ireland could be caught in the middle of Trump's EU tariff fight

18 Mar Home affairs

Magistrates are essential to an efficient family justice system

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Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks

24 Apr Communities

Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections

26 Apr Political parties

It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely

24 Apr Defence

Tories Criticise "Outrageous" Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years

25 Apr Culture

Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor

27 Apr Political parties

Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak

30 Apr Parliament

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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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23 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Law Society calls for statutory protection for legal professional privilege

The right to communicate with your lawyer without fear of your computer being bugged or your messages intercepted by the security and intelligence services is basic to the functioning of the justice system and the rule of law.

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23 Mar 2015 Home affairs

EPSRC and Innovate UK announce £5 million investment in UK cybersecurity research and innovation

A major 5 million investment in a world-leading hub for cybersecurity research and innovation for Smart Cities and the Internet of Things was announced today (March 23rd)at the 5th World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit, being held in Northern Ireland.

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20 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Human rights vs the surveillance state

The Law Society's Technology Policy Adviser, Timothy Hill outlines the political and legal issues around the mass retention of communications data, warning that 'a lot is at stake.'

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19 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Govt cuts to prison system are criminal

The Howard League argues that lack of funding and policy failure has left the prison system bursting at the seams.

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18 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Widows’ pension plan a ‘step in the right direction’

Plans outlined by Chancellor George Osborne in todays Budget statement to allow widows of police officers to remarry without losing their pension rights have been welcomed by the Police Federation.

17 Mar 2015 Home affairs

John Mann MP: Time for a National Institute for Survivors of Child Abuse

Labour MP John Mann writes about his Westminster Hall debate today, on Government support for survivors of child abuse.

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13 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Act of Parliament on surveillance must protect legal professional privilege

If Parliament passes new laws on surveillance and intelligence, conversations between lawyers and clients must stay out of bounds for the security services, said Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC, responding to today's intelligence and security report.

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12 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Review 'urgent and essential' after damning Justice Committee report on civil legal aid

The Law Society is backing the Justice Committee's call today for a review into changes made to civil legal aid in 2013.

12 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Improving trust between children and the police

Conservative MP Tim Loughton highlights the mistrust that exists between police and young people and calls for further action to improve relations.

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10 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Legal Services bring in 'big money' to UK

If the rule of law was a crumbling building, we'd be throwing money at it

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

New categories in Law Society Excellence Awards 2015 recognise Magna Carta anniversary and increased cyber threats

Human rights, technology and private client practice are three new categories in this year's line up for the legal awards ceremony of the year.

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

IET responds to cyber security announcement

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has announced new initiatives to help young people kick start a career in cyber security.

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Firearms – making the law clearer and easier to use

Police and prosecutors tackling gun crime struggle to enforce the law because legislation relating to firearms is complex and unclear.

Lawyers warn that increasing court fees will hit SMEs

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Lawyers warn that increasing court fees will hit SMEs

Enhanced court fees will block access to justice, according to leading industry figures.

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06 Mar 2015 Home affairs

The impact of enhanced court fees

Slater and Gordon Lawyers say the enhanced court fees are another barrier to access to justice.

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04 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Barristers play major role in ensuring the UK is international epicentre for legal services

A new report from TheCityUK shows a significant increase in the legal sector's contribution to the UK economy in 2013, rising 9.4% year-on-year in 2013 to 22.6bn, or 1.6% of GDP, as well as leading the way as the most international market for legal services.

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03 Mar 2015 Education

Calls for urgent action on safety education as PM hosts exploitation summit

As the Prime Minister hosts a summit on child sexual exploitation, his Government has yet to respond to an Education Select Committee report which described the Department for Educations approach to Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, the subject through which pupils learn to keep themselves safe, as weak.

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02 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Clinical negligence victims will be casualty in government's court fee hikes

A young girl left with severe brain damage following a failure to diagnose meningitis, who would not have been able to afford to issue court proceedings under new government proposals, is just one of many case studies solicitors have been sending the Law Society in response to 600 per cent increases in court fees.

Plain packaging: bad for business, good for criminals

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02 Mar 2015 Health

Plain packaging: bad for business, good for criminals

In an open letter, Imperial Tobacco’s Head of UK Corporate and Legal Affairs Duncan Cunningham calls for common sense on the subject of plain packaging for cigarettes.

Effectively reducing crime in betting shops

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27 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Effectively reducing crime in betting shops

Responding to a parliamentary question on safety in betting shops, the Association of British Bookmakers has clarified the work of the Safe Bet Alliance.

MoD spent £33m and 2 years on ‘undeliverable’ spending reform – NAO

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26 Feb 2015 Home affairs

MoD spent £33m and 2 years on ‘undeliverable’ spending reform – NAO

The Ministry of Defence must spend more efficiently on military equipment, according to a new report.

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25 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Police widows hand deliver roses of remembrance to MPs ahead of debate in Parliament

A delegation of police widows will today call on Government to honour its commitment to widows and widowers of police officers.

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25 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Police widows’ pensions ‘grossly unfair’ and in need of reform

Responding to Richard Graham MPs article and debate today, Alex Duncan, from the Police Federations national committee says:

25 Feb 2015 Economy

Make police widow pension rules fair

Conservative MP, Richard Graham, calls for fairer pensions entitlements for police widows and widowers.

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