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Former Prison Governor Ian Acheson: The Public Is Right To Be Outraged By Early Release Schemes

05 Oct Home affairs

In a searing critique, former prison governor Ian Acheson says the public is right to be outraged by early release schemes and overcrowding is being used to cover up entrenched administrative and political failure

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Green Councils Fight For Drug Consumption Rooms

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Unison Head Hits Out At “Wall Of Silence” From Shabana Mahmood Over Immigration Changes

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05 Oct Home affairs

Former Prison Governor Ian Acheson: The Public Is Right To Be Outraged By Early Release Schemes

16 Jun Home affairs

Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"

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Alf Dubs: Labour Is Weakening Refugee Rights – I Had More Success Under The Tories

As Lord Dubs leads the charge against the government’s immigration changes, he talks to Sienna Rodgers about his disappointment in Labour, his hopes for rejoining the EU, and why Keir Starmer must step out of his advisers’ shadow

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25 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Priti Patel Says She Is “Shocked And Saddened” Following Reports A Police Officer Has Been Shot Dead In South London

The Home Secretary Priti Patel has released a statement saying she is “deeply shocked and saddened” following reports a police officer was shot dead on Friday morning in south London.

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23 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Bar Council’s annual conference enters new virtual reality

The line-up and programme for the Bar Council’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2020 has just been announced, entitled ‘Forward thinking: Bar of the Future’.

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23 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Women should be protected under hate crime laws, proposes Law Commission

Sex or gender should be made a protected characteristic in hate crime laws, the Law Commission has proposed today.

23 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

It is time for Labour to show it is the party of law and order again

Systemic failings by the Tories have left our justice system critically weakened. We need emergency action to rebuild services and renew public faith in law and order

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22 Sep 2020 Home affairs

EHRC statement on Gender Recognition Act

A spokesperson for the Equality and Human Rights Commission said:

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22 Sep 2020 Home affairs

EHRC briefing on Overseas Operations Bill

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has shared a briefing for second reading of the Overseas Operations Bill, which is taking place tomorrow.

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22 Sep 2020 Home affairs

'Military is not what policing has asked for'

PFEW National Chair responds to Prime Minister’s announcement

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22 Sep 2020 Home affairs

EHRC statement on human rights implications of restrictions

Rebecca Hilsenrath, Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said:

22 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Confusing and inconsistent Covid rules aren’t working – changes to the Coronavirus Act are needed

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has found there is confusion over what is law and what is guidance, leaving people open to unequal levels of punishment for breaking the rules. The law needs to be much clearer going forward.

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21 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Adapting English law for the digital revolution

The Law Commission has begun work on two new projects to ensure that English law can accommodate two emerging technologies that could revolutionise commerce: smart contracts and digital assets.

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21 Sep 2020 Home affairs

How can we transform siloed data into actionable intelligence at the UK border?

Integrating data sources provides enormous opportunity for the U.K. border transformation.

Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society

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21 Sep 2020 Health

Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society

We must invest in strengthening the nature of our society by raising the level of palliative care and resist all efforts towards facilitating the death of the vulnerable among us.

21 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Nick Thomas-Symonds: "Who are usually the victims of crime? Women, poorer communities and minorities. That is a progressive issue"

The shadow home secretary wants to take the lessons of his post-war Labour heroes and apply them to a world suffering under the effects of Covid. Could the party’s resurgence lie in its achievements of the past?

21 Sep 2020 Home affairs

New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

18 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Exclusive: The Shadow Home Secretary Says It's "Disgraceful" The Priti Patel Bullying Investigation Hasn't Been Published

Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds has expressed concern the government has "something to hide" as the findings of an inquiry into the home secretary's behaviour are still to be released after seven months.

18 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Live Local Lockdown Map: Every Local Authority Subject To New Restrictions Across Great Britain

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18 Sep 2020 Home affairs

RCGP members issue legal challenge to Council’s ‘unrepresentative’ and ‘irrational’ decision on assisted dying

Doctors challenge RCGP Council’s decision to remain opposed to assisted dying despite majority support for a change in stance and huge shift in members’ views.

17 Sep 2020 Defence

Home Office Plans To Use Military-Grade Drones To Pursue Suspects And Monitor Protests Are Raising Privacy Concerns

Plans by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) to use Israeli military-grade drones to replace helicopters and aeroplanes have raised concerns among privacy campaigners.

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17 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Reforms to confiscation regime to recover £8 million more per year

Proposals to reform the confiscation regime could help recover an extra £8 million per year from convicted criminals, by more accurately and efficiently determining a defendant’s criminal proceeds and more effectively enforcing confiscation orders.

17 Sep 2020 Home affairs

The government cannot keep using Covid-19 as an excuse not to re-start the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme

We have a duty to help those who turn to us for safety, that's why I have written to Priti Patel urging her to restart the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and reaffirm the commitment to resettling at least 5,000 refugees a year.

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16 Sep 2020 Home affairs

PFEW takes ‘Time Limits’ campaign directly to MPs

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15 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Covid-19 is creating new challenges for social mobility at the Bar

This week, the Bar Council launch a new group of #IAmTheBar advocates and a Leadership Programme, to bring together work across the profession to shape the Bar of the future.

15 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Continued mismanagement and outsourcing of our Prison Service has failed the taxpayer and prisoners

Inadequate planning, unrealistic assumptions and poor performance have all resulted in a Prison Service which operates hand to mouth, rather than with a view to a long term strategy.

14 Sep 2020 Home affairs

Government must take swift action to improve conviction rates in rape cases

The number of people prosecuted and convicted for rape has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 2009. We now have a situation where many victims of rape who go through the ordeal of a court case, are not getting justice.

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