UK online safety law leads to 5m extra age checks a day for pornography sites – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘Five million extra online age checks a day are being carried out in the UK since the introduction of age-gating for pornography sites, according to new data.’

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The Guardian, 30th July 2025

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Palestine Action co-founder wins permission to challenge ban – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘The co-founder of Palestine Action can bring an unprecedented legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, a high court judge has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 30th July 2025

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Mistake in court sees sentence cut for woman who planned child sex attack – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘A woman involved in planning the “brutal” sexual assault of three children has seen her sentence reduced following a mathematical “miscalculation” in court.’

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BBC News, 30th July 2025

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Gillick is not a universal test – an important clarification from the Court of Appeal – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted July 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘For years, lawyers and clinicians have thrown around the term ‘Gillick competence’ as if it were a universal test to apply to analyse the decision-making abilities of children. More recently, they have largely limited themselves to throwing the term around in relation to the decision-making abilities of children under 16, looking instead (in England & Wales) to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for those aged 16 and over.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 30th July 2025

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘The high court has upheld the use of isolation booths by schools in England, dashing the hopes of campaigners who argue they are stressful and stigmatising for pupils.’

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The Guardian, 30th July 2025

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Man found guilty of assaulting two police officers at Manchester airport – The Independent

Posted July 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of assaulting two female police officers at Manchester airport last year.’

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The Independent, 31st July 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk