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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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04 Jun 2015 Home affairs

Protect legal professional privilege from surveillance laws

The Bar Council argues that the principle of legal professional privilege should be protected and retained

Law Society raises concerns over Queen’s Speech

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28 May 2015 Home affairs

Law Society raises concerns over Queen’s Speech

The effect of the Government’s proposals for the coming parliamentary session on the UK justice system have raised some concerns for the Law Society.

Ideal Queen's Speech: Bar Council calls for legal aid to be top of the agenda

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26 May 2015 Home affairs

Ideal Queen's Speech: Bar Council calls for legal aid to be top of the agenda

Ahead of the Queen’s speech next week the Bar Council urges the Government to improve legal aid provision in the UK.

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20 May 2015 Home affairs

Neighbourhood policing is an ‘endangered species’ warns Federation chair

Neighbourhood policing is just one of a number of endangered species in the new policing landscape, the chair of the Police Federation has warned.

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19 May 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council welcomes new Lord Chancellor, Michael Gove MP

Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC, welcomes the new Lord Chancellor, Michael Gove MP, at a swearing in ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice today

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19 May 2015 Home affairs

Law Society vice president Jonathan Smithers welcomes new Lord Chancellor at Royal Courts of Justice ceremony

Law Society vice president Jonathan Smithers welcomed the new Lord Chancellor as he was sworn in at the Royal Courts of Justice this afternoon

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06 May 2015 Home affairs

Thousands of lawyers set to march in London for justice

More than 100 judges to pound the streets.

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01 May 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council response to Belhaj tribunal decision on LPP

Please see below the Bar Councils response to the UKs Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) judgement in the Belhaj case.

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15 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Third time lucky - Bar Council response to Liberal Democrat manifesto

The Bar Council has issued its response to the Liberal Democrat's manifesto, published today.

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14 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Conservative Party manifesto: Bar Council response

The Bar Council has issued its response to the Conservative Party publishing its general election manifesto today.

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13 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Labour Party manifesto: Bar Council response

Party politics has today shown it under-rates justice as an election issue, just as we foresaw in our own 'A Manifesto for Justice'.

Doing the Right thing: Top lawyer warns against abandoning the Human Rights Act

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13 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Doing the Right thing: Top lawyer warns against abandoning the Human Rights Act

Abandoning the Human Rights Act would leave UK citizens vulnerable and disempowered, according to a leading human rights lawyer.

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10 Apr 2015 Home affairs

'Wanton destruction' of police jobs must end

Policing is on its knees and cannot take any more cuts, the chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales has warned.

It's a safe bet: protecting betting shop customers from crime

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08 Apr 2015 Culture

It's a safe bet: protecting betting shop customers from crime

The Association of British Bookmakers outlines the measures it has taken to ensure the safety and security of betting shop customers and sets out its plans for further reductions in crime.

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07 Apr 2015 Home affairs

Law firms report strong year, according to survey

The Law Management Sections 2014 Financial Benchmarking Survey has just been published. Sponsored by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, and compiled by Hazlewoods LLP, the results are unanimously positive and point to firms having a strong year.

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31 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Candidates find the manifesto they have been looking for

Candidates vying for election on May 7 have given legal professional bodies and legal aid charities a boost, heaping praise on their manifesto which calls for politicians to focus more on justice.

26 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Baroness Smith: David Cameron’s unhappy legacy of police cuts

Shadow Home Office Minister Baroness Angela Smith of Basildon examines the Prime Minister’s record as we approach the general election.

Police tackling crime in partnership with betting shops

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25 Mar 2015 Culture

Police tackling crime in partnership with betting shops

The Association of British Bookmakers says that betting shops' partnership with local police forces has lead to a safer community.

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25 Mar 2015 Home affairs

New committee chairs appointed by Law Society

The Law Society has appointed three new committee chairs.

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24 Mar 2015 Home affairs

The terrible impact of legal aid changes on the most vulnerable

Commenting on the Joint Committee of Human Rights report published today,Law Society president Andrew Caplen said:

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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.