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22 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Government should ‘focus on crisis enveloping policing’

The Police Federation has urged ministers to focus on the disastrous impact a new round of spending cuts will have on police forces.

22 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Policing cuts will mean 'closing down much of the policing operation' in large shire counties

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Greaves writes following his Lords question this week on the new funding formula for police forces and how it will affect counties and forces like Lancashire.

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21 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Three quarters of over 50s want ‘English votes for English laws’

On the eve of a controversial vote by MPs on English votes for English laws (EVEL), a poll of more than 10,000 over 50s indicates that three quarters support the principle.

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19 Oct 2015 Home affairs

The future of Britain in Europe: legal services

The Law Society publishes a report looking at the potential impact of an EU referendum on legal services.

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19 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Ban all fees paid by advocates to solicitors, not just referral fees, Bar Chairman tells profession

Quality defence advocates have nothing to fear from Crown Court panel plans, said Alistair MacDonald QC, Chairman of the Bar, at the Annual Bar Conference Young Bar Conference on Saturday (17th October).

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19 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Application and training overhaul set to speed up CQS applications

Changes to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation process will vastly reduce the amount of time it takes to re-apply for the scheme.

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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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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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.

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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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10 Aug 2015 Health

Drastic cuts to asylum support will plunge families deeper into poverty, warn charities

The Home Offices decision to slash vital support for families and single parents by almost a third has been condemned by the UKs refugee sector.

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29 Jul 2015

Save the Children welcomes the Prime Minister’s focus on tackling corruption

Responding to Prime Minister David Camerons announcement in Singapore that the UK Government will step up its efforts to tackle corruption and promote greater transparency, Brendan Cox, Director of Policy, Advocacy Campaigns at Save the Children said:

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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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17 Jul 2015 Home affairs

Unlawful surveillance laws - Bar Council statement

Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC has responded to todays High Court declaration that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) 2014 is unlawful.

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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.

16 Jul 2015 Foreign affairs

We must improve our application of the Responsibility to Protect

Labour peer, Lord McConnell examines the UK's application of the Responsibility to Protect,noting that while interventions have saved lives, those interventions have seen mixed outcomes in the years that follow.

Union welcomes strike thresholds but questions Government's motives

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Union welcomes strike thresholds but questions Government's motives

Reacting to today’s publication of the Trade Union Bill, professionals union Prospect has insisted that it always seeks the strongest possible mandate for strike action, and that walkouts are a last resort.

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Trade union bill slams door on ‘One Nation’ Britain, says Unite

Ministers were urged to rethink the restrictive proposals in the Trade Union bill that threaten to cast unions as the enemy within, Unite, the countrys largest trade union, said today (Wednesday 15 July).

15 Jul 2015 Economy

An unnecessary attack on workers that will disrupt the balance in the workplace

General Secretary of the TUC, Frances O’Grady, argues that the “unnecessary and antagonistic” Trade Union Bill being published today exposes Tory claims of being the workers’ party to be a sham

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

Trade Union Bill Will Seriously Damage Industrial Relations And Bankrupt The Labour Party Says GMB

Blatant one sided approach is guaranteed to poison the relationship between workers and their managers and will lead to even more trouble says GMB

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15 Jul 2015 Economy

ATL comment on the Trade Union Bill

Responding to the Trade Union Bill, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: