Category: reports

Churchyard Regulations – “non-standard cases” – Law & Religion UK

Posted November 11th, 2024 in faculties, monuments, news, regulations, reports by sally

‘The Report of the Ecclesiastical Judges Association Working Party into Churchyard Memorial Regulations (“the Report”), reviewed here and reproduced at the end of this post, included a consideration of how chancellors have dealt with petitions that do not comply with the criteria set by the diocesan Churchyard Regulations for the introduction of a memorial without a faculty.’

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Law & Religion UK, 11th November 2024

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Wholesale reform to adoption process is needed, says Public Law Working Group – Courts & Tribunal Judiciary

Posted November 7th, 2024 in adoption, families, news, reports by sally

‘Wholesale reform is needed, the adoption sub-group of the Public Law Working Group has said in its report ‘Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption’, which is published today (Thursday, 7 November).’

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Courts & Tribunal Judiciary, 7th November 224

Source: www.judiciary.uk

UK asylum system retraumatises women fleeing sexual abuse, says report – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2024 in asylum, news, reports, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The UK asylum system is retraumatising women and girls who have fled rape and sexual abuse and putting them at risk of further harm, leading charities have said.’

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The Guardian, 7th November 2024

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From two letters a year to face-to-face meetings: ‘Seismic’ changes to adoption contact – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2024 in adoption, families, news, reports by sally

‘Adopted children are likely to be allowed much closer contact with their birth families in the future as part of “seismic” changes recommended in a report published today. Some families say the changes are long overdue – but others worry they may deter people from adopting.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Professional bodies should regulate legal AI, say lawyers – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 5th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, legal profession, news, reports by sally

‘More than two thirds of lawyers say that professional bodies such as the Law Society should take responsibility for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in law – though 18% say that the government should have a role too. The findings emerge from the 2024 Future of Professionals report by legal information giant Thomson Reuters, published today.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 4th November 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Review led by leading planning barrister sets out recommendations for speeding up handling of legal challenges to major infrastructure projects – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 29th, 2024 in judicial review, news, planning, reports by sally

‘Claimants should have fewer “bites at the cherry” when seeking permission for judicial review of development consent orders (DCOs) made under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime, an independent review by leading planning barrister Lord Charles Banner KC has recommended.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Three-quarters of sexual violence survivors subjected to rape myths in court – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2024 in criminal justice, cross-examination, news, post-traumatic stress disorder, rape, reports, victims by sally

‘Three-quarters of survivors of sexual violence are subjected to rape myths during cross-examination, such as being asked what they were wearing or if they were out for revenge, according to research.’

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The Guardian, 10th October 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Gap between EDI policy and practice at law firms and in-house – Legal Futures

Posted October 3rd, 2024 in diversity, equality, law firms, news, reports by sally

‘There remains a gap between policy and practice when it comes to diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) at both law firms and in-house legal departments, according to new research.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd October 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Effectiveness of sentencing options – review of research – Sentencing Council

Posted October 1st, 2024 in news, reports, sentencing by sally

‘The Sentencing Council has published a review of existing research looking at the effectiveness of sentencing.’

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Sentencing Council, 24th September 2024

Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

Soul Survivor: Independent Review Report – Law & Religion UK

Posted September 27th, 2024 in abuse of position of trust, Christianity, coercive & controlling behaviour, news, reports, victims, young persons by sally

‘The Outcome of the independent review into the culture and practices of Soul Survivor was published at 12pm on 26 September 2024, advance notice and contact details having been given for those who might have needed support.’

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Law & Religion UK, 26th September 2024

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“Shocking” lack of urgency to trace children missing from education, Children’s Commissioner warns – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 26th, 2024 in local government, mental health, news, reports, school children, special educational needs, truancy by sally

‘The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel De Souza, has warned that more than 11,500 children in England went missing from education over the course of one year, having “fallen off the radar” of their local authorities.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th September 2024

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The Historical Roots of the Windrush Scandal: independent research report – Home Office

Posted September 26th, 2024 in citizenship, colonies, immigration, news, reports by sally

‘This report is in response to Wendy Williams’ ‘Windrush Lessons Learned Review’, which was published on 19 March 2020. In particular, it addresses Williams’ Recommendation 6, which states that the Home Office must ensure that ‘all its existing and new staff learn about the history of the UK and its relationship with the rest of the world, including Britain’s colonial history, the history of inward and outward migration and the history of black Britons’.’

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Home Office, 26th September 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Justice short changed – public funding of the justice system – The Bar Council

Posted September 5th, 2024 in budgets, civil justice, criminal justice, news, reports by sally

‘Public funding for justice is down by 22.4% in real per person terms since 2009/10, according to new analysis of government spending under the last government published by the Bar Council.’

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The Bar Council, 4th September 2024

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Grenfell Report: Key findings from the inquiry – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2024 in bereavement, construction industry, fire, health & safety, inquiries, London, news, reports by sally

‘The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report sets out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap.’

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BBC News, 4th September 2024

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Lessons to be learned over Harry Dunn – government – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2024 in accidents, coroners, emergency services, news, paramedics, reports, road traffic by sally

‘The government has said lessons will be “properly learnt” in the case of a teenage motorcyclist killed outside an airbase in a crash with an American driver.’

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BBC News, 3rd September 2024

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Women fleeing rape face coercion and control by Home Office contractors – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2024 in coercive & controlling behaviour, hotels, news, refugees, reports, voyeurism, women by sally

‘Women who have fled rape, forced marriage and sexual exploitation are being subjected to coercion and control by Home Office contractors in hotels, according to new research.’

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The Guardian, 3rd September 2024

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HMP Wandsworth living conditions are ‘inhumane’, finds report – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in health & safety, news, prisons, reports, self-harm by sally

‘Wandsworth prison is crumbling, overcrowded and vermin-infested, with inmates living in half the cell space available when it was first opened in 1851, according to a report published on Thursday.’

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The Guardian, 22nd August 2024

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Inmate with indefinite prison term took his own life after government rejected resentencing plans – The Independent

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in coroners, imprisonment, news, reports, sentencing by sally

‘A coroner has revealed a prisoner serving an abolished indefinite sentence took his own life after learning the government had rejected proposals to resentence IPP prisoners.’

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The Independent, 21st August 2024

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Half of rape investigation team members not fully qualified, police watchdog warns – The Independent

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in delay, news, police, prosecutions, rape, reports by sally

‘Half of staff on rape investigation teams are not fully qualified and are still training, police inspectors have warned.’

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The Independent, 22nd August 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

EDI initiatives not “shifting the law’s systemic inequalities” – Legal Futures

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in diversity, equality, legal profession, news, reports by sally

‘There are multiple factors behind the failure of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives to “shift the systemic inequalities that are entrenched” across the legal profession, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has found.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk