bills – Page 29 – Current Awareness

Nationality and Borders Bill threatens the rights of stateless children – EIN Blog

Posted November 19th, 2021 in asylum, bills, children, citizenship, families, government departments, human rights, immigration, news by sally

‘Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill has been controversial since its announcement to say the least. It has faced criticisms for its extremely harsh treatment of asylum seekers and refugees and its potential contribution to creating a hostile environment for migrants residing within the UK. However, it has now been argued by MP’s that the Bill risks failing to protect stateless children within the country.’

EIN Blog, 17th November, 2021

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Domestic abuse victim ‘living in fear’ after being wrongly told she could not appear ex-partner’s ‘lenient’ sentence – The Independent

Posted November 19th, 2021 in appeals, bills, criminal justice, domestic violence, imprisonment, news, sentencing, time limits, victims by sally

‘“Myself and my family have suffered life-changing trauma,” a domestic abuse victim tells The Independent. “Following the attack, I am unable to work due to my injuries and live in paralysing fear of what will happen when he is released in eight years.”

Her ex-partner was jailed for life – but with a minimum term of only eight years – in March. The domestic abuse victim has now been told she has missed her chance to appeal his sentence but was never told she had the right to do so under the Unduly Lenient Sentencing scheme. Instead, police inaccurately told her she was unable to appeal his sentence because “a life sentence is the maximum”.’

The Independent, 19th November 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Dog thieves to face five years in jail under new criminal offence – The Independent

Posted November 18th, 2021 in bills, dogs, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘People who steal dogs could face up to five years in jail if convicted of a new criminal offence being planned by the government.’

The Independent, 18th November 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Parliament to vote on bill to ban child marriage in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted November 17th, 2021 in bills, children, civil partnerships, domestic violence, forced marriages, marriage, news, sexual offences, statistics, young persons by sally

‘A bill that would ban child marriage in England and Wales will be presented to parliament for its second reading this week and has been welcomed by campaigners as a “huge stride” forward.’

The Guardian, 16th November 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Rehabilitation and retribution: In re JR123’s application – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 15th, 2021 in arson, bills, burglary, criminal justice, criminal records, explosives, human rights, imprisonment, judicial review, news, Northern Ireland, proportionality, rehabilitation, sentencing, theft by sally

‘What happens when someone is convicted of a criminal offence and is given a custodial sentence? Sometimes, the individual will serve at least part of their sentence in prison and the remainder on licence. But, what happens after they’ve served the totality of their sentence?’

UK Human Rights Blog, 12rh November 2021

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Jason Varuhas: Remedies Reform Part 2: Discretionary Factors – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted November 12th, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, judicial review, news, parliament, public interest by sally

‘This is the second in a series of two posts on the remedial reforms proposed in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill (2021), which provide for courts in judicial review proceedings to grant suspended and prospective-only quashing orders.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th November 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Jason Varuhas: Remedial Reform Part 1: Rationale – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted November 12th, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, judicial review, news, parliament, Supreme Court by sally

‘This is the first of two posts on the remedial reforms proposed in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill. If passed, the reforms will make statutory provision for courts in judicial review proceedings to grant suspended and prospective-only quashing orders.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd November 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Research Briefing: Death certification and medical examiners – House of Commons Library

Posted November 8th, 2021 in bereavement, bills, coroners, news, parliament by sally

‘This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the introduction of a medical examiner system in England and Wales to provide greater scrutiny of deaths that do not require investigation by a coroner.’

House of Commons Library , 4th November 2021

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Priti Patel’s immigration bill will make it harder to prosecute human traffickers, top police officers warn – The Independent

Posted November 8th, 2021 in bills, forced labour, government departments, immigration, news, police, prosecutions, time limits, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘Priti Patel’s immigration bill risks hampering the prosecution of human traffickers in the UK and making it more difficult for people to escape exploitation, senior police officers have warned.’

The Independent, 8th November 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office must rethink ‘regressive’ plans to use X-ray asylum seekers for age assessments, say charities – The Independent

Posted November 1st, 2021 in asylum, bills, charities, children, deportation, detention, government departments, identification, immigration, news, x-rays by sally

‘The Home Office must rethink its “regressive and unethical” plans to use scientific methods such X-rays to age assess asylum seekers, a coalition of children’s charities has warned.’

The Independent, 1st November 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bristol ‘Kill the Bill’ protester convicted of trying to endanger police by torching vans – The Independent

Posted November 1st, 2021 in arson, bills, demonstrations, news, police, professional conduct, public order by sally

‘A protester has been convicted of trying to endanger the life of a police officer by torching a van during a riot after the “Kill the Bill” demonstrations in Bristol earlier this year.’

The Independent, 30th October 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

George Peretz QC: The Subsidy Control Bill: Part II – Application to legislation, questions & concerns – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 29th, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, judicial review, news, parliament, state aids by sally

‘In the first part of this post, I set out the structure of the Subsidy Control Bill. This post looks at how it applies to legislation and at some questions and concerns about enforcement and judicial review.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th October 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Conversion therapy to be restricted but not banned in proposed bill – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2021 in bills, consultations, equality, gender, government departments, homosexuality, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

‘Equalities minister Liz Truss will consult on plans to allow counselling for non-vulnerable adults.’

The Guardian, 29th October 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

George Peretz QC: The Subsidy Control Bill: Part I – A new public law regime – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 28th, 2021 in bills, competition, constitutional law, judicial review, news, state aids, tribunals by sally

‘The Subsidy Control Bill, now going through the House of Commons, creates the domestic replacement for the EU State aid regime. So it might be regarded as legislation of interest only to those who reside in the land of competition law: a distant land of which State aid law is a particularly exotic and remote peninsula. Any such view would, however, be profoundly wrong. On the contrary, the Bill sets up a new type of public litigation, covering a very wide range of public authority decisions, that should be of considerable interest to public lawyers and its application to legislation will be of interest to constitutional lawyers as well.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th October 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

David Davis vows to lead rebellion against judicial review changes – The Guardian

Posted October 26th, 2021 in bills, government departments, judicial review, Ministry of Justice, news, parliament, political parties by sally

‘The former cabinet minister David Davis has pledged to lead a rebellion against the government’s changes to judicial review, calling them a worrying assault on the legal system and attempt to avoid accountability.’

The Guardian, 25th October 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Neuberger ‘unconvinced’ by JR reform arguments – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 25th, 2021 in bills, government departments, judges, judicial review, news, parliament, prorogation, rule of law, Supreme Court by sally

‘The former president of the Supreme Court has revealed that he is ‘unconvinced’ by a major argument used to justify the government’s controversial judicial review reforms.’

Law Society's Gazette, 22nd October 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Frances Haugen to testify to MPs about Facebook and online harm – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2021 in bills, bullying, duty of care, fines, harassment, internet, news, whistleblowers by sally

‘The Facebook whistleblower is to give evidence to MPs and peers scrutinising the online safety bill, amid calls for a toughening up of the landmark legislation.’

The Guardian, 25th October 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Huge increase in political litigation’: Braverman defends JR reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 22nd, 2021 in attorney general, bills, judicial review, judiciary, news, parliament, Supreme Court by sally

‘The attorney general has defended the government’s decision to reform judicial review, telling public law specialists that cases such as the Article 50 and prorogation challenges have introduced ‘uncertainty’ into the constitutional balance between parliament, government and the courts.’

Law Society's Gazette, 19th October 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Peers urged to reject bill to legalise assisted dying – BBC News

Posted October 22nd, 2021 in assisted suicide, bills, doctors, news by sally

‘Medical professionals and religious leaders have warned peers against backing a fresh attempt to relax the law on assisted dying.’

BBC News, 21st October 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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