UK data protection reforms announcement imminent – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has said it expects to outline its plans for reform to data protection law this month.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Category: government departments
What is the European Court of Human Rights? Key questions as Rwanda flight grounded – The Independent
‘The first deportation flight of migrants to Rwanda was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday night following interventions from the European Court of Human Rights.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ronan Cormacain: Does the Vienna Convention provide a legal off-ramp for unilaterally changing the Northern Ireland Protocol? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Northern Ireland Protocol is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, designed to set out the legal parameters of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. The Government proposes to introduce legislation to unilaterally change the Protocol. On the face of it, this would appear to place the Government on the highway to a breach of international law. But are there any off-ramps which allow it to avoid this destination? This blog post examines one possible off-ramp, that this course of action is consistent with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th June 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Priti Patel outlaws dangerous tunnelling protests – Home Office”
‘Dangerous tunnelling by protesters will be banned under a new law announced by the Home Secretary today (Tuesday 7 June), as the government acts to end the serious disruption and risk to life this guerrilla protest tactic poses.’
Home Office, 7th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
MPs warn of “politicisation” of Supreme Court – Legal Futures
‘The “high number of instances” in which the Supreme Court has reversed its position on the law and adopted approaches more favourable to the executive has created “the troubling appearance (even if it is only an appearance) of the politicisation of the judiciary”, MPs have warned.’
Legal Futures, 9th June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The worst law on earth’: why the rich love London’s reputation managers – The Guardian
‘Boris Johnson has vowed to level the playing field on which oligarchs stifle those who scrutinise them. How can he do it?’
The Guardian, 8th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judicial independence tainted by ministers, Commons inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘Ministers have acted improperly by questioning the legitimacy of judges when they do not get their own way, creating an impression that recent supreme court decisions favourable to the government may have been a response to political pressure, a parliamentary inquiry has found.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
First migrants set for Rwanda to be given final notice – Home Office
‘The Home Office has begun issuing formal directions to the first group of people being relocated to Rwanda.’
Home Office, 1st June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Soldiers win legal battle to rescue Afghan interpreter – BBC News
‘A group of former British soldiers have won a legal battle to bring their Afghan interpreter to the UK.’
BBC News, 5th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Externalisation of asylum in Europe: Unpacking the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement – EIN Blog
‘The UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement (APA) is the latest in a line of cooperative asylum arrangements that seek to shift asylum responsibility from destination states in the Global North to countries in the developing world. Such arrangements are generally for the purpose of deterring and deflecting protection seekers and, as such, the APA should be understood as a form of externalisation, an umbrella concept for the efforts of certain states to externalise certain basic functions (in this case asylum processing and protection) in the areas of border control and asylum.’
EIN Blog, 31st May 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Windrush scandal: Government must publish report institutional racism, lawyer says – BBC News
‘A lawyer for Windrush victims says the government must publish a report which suggests institutional racism at the Home Office caused the scandal.’
BBC News, 30th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Government’s Social Care Cap ‘Discriminates’ Against Disabled People – Each Other
‘In the UK, social care that is provided by councils is “means-tested”. This means that those whose income or capital is above a particular threshold are charged in part or in full for their care. People who need residential care or long-term support can pay many thousands of pounds for care over their lifetime, with some having to sell their home to pay for this.’
Each Other, 27th May 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
UK patients affected by infected blood scandal to receive payouts – The Guardian
‘A compensation scheme for thousands of people affected by the infected blood scandal, described as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the NHS, will reportedly be announced within weeks.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Windrush scandal caused by ‘30 years of racist immigration laws’ – report – The Guardian
‘The origins of the Windrush scandal lay in 30 years of racist immigration legislation designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population, according to a leaked government report.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rwanda plan challenged over alleged failure to identify risks for LGBTQ+ refugees – The Guardian
‘Priti Patel’s plan to send refugees on a one-way ticket to Rwanda is being legally challenged over the government’s alleged failure to identify risks facing vulnerable groups such as LGBTQ+ people.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Overhaul of children’s social care in England urgent and unavoidable, review finds – The Guardianship
‘An urgent multibillion-pound overhaul of children’s social care in England is needed to transform the life chances of thousands of vulnerable young people and reform a system that is spiralling out of control, a government-commissioned review has concluded.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Proposed Reforms to the UK Human Rights Act – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘In December 2021, the UK Government released its consultation document proposing changes to the Human Rights Act 1998. That document followed the report of the Independent Human Rights Act Review, established in 2020 to examine, first, the relationship between domestic UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and second, the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the relationship between the three branches of state in the UK. Incidentally, the Oxford Human Rights Hub submitted evidence to that latter report. This article considers some of the most important proposed changes.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 18th May 2022
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
