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The right to put your past behind you: Court of Appeal Art.8 ruling – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 5th, 2017 in appeals, criminal records, disclosure, human rights, news by sally

‘R (o.t.a P & others) v. Secretary of State for Home Department & others [2017] EWCA Civ 321, Court of Appeal, 3 May 2017.
The Court of Appeal has upheld challenges to the system of the police retaining information about past misconduct. It held that the system, even after a re-boot in 2013 in response to an earlier successful challenge, remains non-compliant with Article 8.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 4th May 2017

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Government loses criminal records disclosure appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 5th, 2017 in criminal records, disclosure, government departments, news by sally

‘The government will have to go back to the drawing board over its criminal records disclosure scheme after losing a Court of Appeal challenge in relation to rules for multiple convictions.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 5th May 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Top judge struggling to stem woman’s efforts to unseal Princess Margaret’s will – Litigation Futures

Posted May 2nd, 2017 in disclosure, judges, news, royal family, striking out, wills by sally

‘There is no kind of order available to prevent a woman who claims to be the late Princess Margaret’s daughter from bringing repeated “nonsensical” claims in an effort to unseal her will, the president of the Family Division has found.’

Litigation Futures,

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Orgreave files: Government urged to consider release – BBC News

Posted April 27th, 2017 in disclosure, documents, industrial action, miners, news, police, select committees by sally

‘Secret files concerning one of the most high profile clashes of the 1980s miners’ strike should be assessed and made public if possible, a government committee has said.’

BBC News, 27th April 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Council wins right to redact more info from variation agreement to waste contract – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 25th, 2017 in agreements, appeals, contracts, disclosure, freedom of information, local government, news, tribunals, waste by sally

‘A county council has won an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal over a decision by the Information Commissioner’s Office that it was not entitled to redact certain information in a variation agreement to a waste disposal contract.’

Local Government Lawyer, 24th April 2017

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Whistleblowing: Would you blow the whistle on your boss? What protections do you get? – The Independent

Posted April 11th, 2017 in arson, banking, disclosure, financial regulation, news, whistleblowers by sally

‘Some people may prefer the quiet life choosing not to rock the boat unless they really have to. Others could feel that the only correct thing to do is to spill the beans.’

The Independent, 10th April 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jeremy Lewis on NHS Applicant Whistleblowers: wider implications and mis-steps en route – Littleton Chambers

Posted April 6th, 2017 in consultations, disclosure, employment, health, news, regulations, whistleblowers by sally

‘On 20 March 2017 the Government published draft Regulations with a view to providing whistleblowing protection to applicants for NHS employment [1]. A consultation has been launched. Some two years after the publication of the report by Sir Robert Francis QC into whistleblowing in NHS, Freedom to Speak Up, the draft Regulations aim to implement the recommendation that consideration be given to outlawing discrimination against whistleblowers in recruitment by NHS employers. (Legislation giving power to make these regulations – s.49B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 – has been on the statute book since 6 May 2015).’

Littleton Chambers, 21st March 2017

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Undercover policing inquiry ‘not sabotaged’ by Met Police – BBC News

Posted April 6th, 2017 in anonymity, disclosure, inquiries, investigatory powers, London, news, police by sally

‘The judge chairing a public inquiry into undercover policing has dismissed claims by campaigners that the Met Police have tried to sabotage it.’

BBC News, 5th April 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gender pay gap reporting: Government’s new rules will not tackle financial inequality, critics warn – The Independent

Posted April 6th, 2017 in disclosure, employment, equal pay, news, reports, women by sally

‘Experts, including employment lawyers, HR professionals and campaigners, are warning that the Government’s new rules on gender pay reporting won’t do enough to tackle considerable financial inequality still overshadowing a multitude of industries.’

The Independent, 5th April 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

First ‘snapshot’ of gender pay gap due as reporting requirements come into force – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 5th, 2017 in disclosure, employment, equal pay, news, Northern Ireland, regulations, statistics by sally

‘Large UK employers will begin publishing their gender pay gaps over the coming months, based on the pay which their employees receive within the pay period in which today’s date falls.’

OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2017

Source: www.out-law.com

Man becomes first in country to have to tell police every time he starts a new relationship – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 5th, 2017 in assault, criminal behaviour orders, disclosure, domestic violence, intimidation, news, perverting the course of justice, police, sentencing by sally

‘A man is believed to be the first in the country to have to tell the police when he starts a new relationship so they can inform future partners about his violent history.’

Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK’s gender pay rankings will put discrimination under spotlight – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in disclosure, employment, equal pay, news, sex discrimination, statistics by sally

‘The naming and shaming of employers is welcome, but the fight for equal pay for women has just begun’

The Guardian, 2nd April 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Former Adams family gang boss loses cash case appeal – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2017 in appeals, certificates of inadequacy, confiscation, disclosure, gangs, London, news by sally

‘Former gangster Terry Adams has lost his appeal over how much he must repay from his days of crime.’

BBC News, 27th March 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jeremy Bamber still waits for the evidence that might clear his name – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2017 in complaints, disclosure, evidence, news, police by sally

‘Thirty years on, Essex police continue to withhold crucial material related to one of Britain’s most infamous criminal cases.’

The Guardian, 24th March 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

NHS data loss scandal has prompted five inquiries, ministers say – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2017 in data protection, disclosure, documents, health, inquiries, news by sally

‘The NHS’s loss of more than half a million pieces of confidential medical correspondence is so serious that it has triggered five separate investigations, ministers have admitted.’

The Guardian, 13th March 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Miners’ strike policing inquiry ‘would have been witch hunt’ – BBC News

Posted March 9th, 2017 in disclosure, documents, industrial action, inquiries, miners, news, police by sally

‘The Thatcher government feared a “witch hunt” if a public inquiry were held into policing of the 1984-5 miners’ strike, declassified files show.’

BBC News, 9th March 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Yet another subject access judgment… – Panopticon

Posted March 8th, 2017 in appeals, costs, data protection, disclosure, documents, judgments, news, reasons, universities by sally

‘So, as the saying goes, you wait months for a subject access judgment, and then three come along at once.’

Panopticon, 6th march 2017

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

EU referendum campaign spending probed – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2017 in budgets, disclosure, news, political parties, referendums by sally

‘The spending returns of the Stronger In and Vote Leave campaigns in last year’s EU referendum are under investigation, the Electoral Commission has announced.’

BBC News, 24th February 2017

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Banns of marriage – their development and future – Law & Religion UK

Posted February 23rd, 2017 in Church of England, disclosure, marriage, news, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales by sally

‘The legal requirement to read banns for couples intending to marry in church services was considered by members of the Church of England General Synod on 14 February 2017. Though Synod rejected moves that sought to end this “ecclesiastical preliminary” to marriage, important arguments were cited both for their retention and for their removal. In this post, we summarize the development and current usage in England and Wales, Scotland and the two jurisdictions in Ireland, and examine possible future directions.’

Law & Religion UK, 23rd February 2017

Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com

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