‘Justice secretary Alex Chalk must urgently “get to grips” with increasing civil court delays to help thousands of consumers trapped in “legal limbo”, the Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has argued.’
Legal Futures, 6th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A flight delay claims firm should have made clear that clients would not receive the full amount of compensation promised, advertising watchdogs have ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The number of people in the UK waiting for a decision on their asylum claims has risen to a record high, latest Home Office figures show.’
BBC News, 24th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration at Newham Council over how it dealt with damp and mould, with the London borough taking more than three years to fix the issue.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The demand for young people receiving gender identity development services (“GIDS”) and for adults receiving gender identity disorder services (also, helpfully, “GIDS”) has increased substantially from 2012 to 2017, and the NHS is struggling to meet this demand. In May 2022, young people seen for the first time following a children’s GIDS referral waited on average for 1066 days (i.e. nearly three years), see [32]. The reality is that many trans patients feel forced to have treatment privately, often resorting to “crowdfunding” to cover their private medical expenses. For many young trans people, such long waiting times for treatment have a significant detrimental impact on their mental health and in the process, many undergo irreversible physiological changes.’
QMLR, 18th July 2023
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘Tens of thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded during the wait for updated online safety laws.’
BBC News, 15th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Court will work at maximum capacity for the third year running to reduce waiting times to deliver access to justice, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has today (11 August 2023) announced.’
Ministry of Justice, 11th August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Five public bodies have been named and shamed for failures to meet expected standards in responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests.’
The Independent, 10th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Waverley Borough Council has been told to pay nearly £13,000 after a Housing Ombudsman investigation found the council’s “unreasonable delays” in providing disability adaptations forced a resident to install his own.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman died from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, a health watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The mother of a girl murdered in 1992 says she is taking legal action against a police force over her 30-year wait for justice.’
BBC News, 9th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The existence of judicial review (JR) proceedings can, in the right circumstances, be a reasonable excuse for non-payment or late payment of UK tax, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW, 1st August 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Tens of thousands of children in England and Wales have been left in limbo by delays in the family court that have meant many waiting over a year for their future to be resolved.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners have lost a court of appeal challenge against NHS England over waiting times for gender dysphoria treatment.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The son of a man who died after he was given infected blood is among those handing in a letter to the government calling for wider compensation.’
BBC News, 25th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has told Livv Housing Group to pay a resident nearly £3,000 in compensation after its delayed repairs and inability to inspect the source of the issue left him in a damp and leaky home for four years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Victims of sexual violence in England and Wales are facing waits of up to two and a half years for counselling, help with the legal system and trauma therapy, according to figures obtained by the Observer.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Public confidence in the justice system is at risk of being undermined by the courts and tribunals service amid delays to key reforms, MPs have warned in a scathing report.’
The Independent, 30th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office needs to process an asylum claim every four minutes between now and the end of the year if the prime minister’s pledge to clear the backlog is to be honoured, according to new data.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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