Leeds: Child asylum seekers wrongly classed as adults – report – BBC News

Posted August 31st, 2023 in asylum, children, government departments, hotels, housing, local government, news, reports by tracey

‘Thirty child asylum seekers were wrongly categorised as adults by the Home Office, according to a council report.’

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BBC News, 31st August 2023

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Britain must become a leader in AI regulation, say MPs – The Guardian

Posted August 31st, 2023 in artificial intelligence, bills, news, reports, select committees by tracey

‘The UK should introduce new legislation to control artificial intelligence or risk falling behind the EU and the US in setting the pace for regulating the technology, MPs have said.’

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The Guardian, 31st August 2023

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CJC presses ahead with radical reform plans for pre-action protocols – Legal Futures

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has made only minor changes to proposals for radical reform of pre-action protocols (PAPs) in the first part of a final report on the issue.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd August 2023

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Law Commission digital asset proposals ‘reassuring’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 10th, 2023 in cryptocurrencies, Law Commission, news, reports by tracey

‘Law Commission proposals for how digital assets should be treated in English common law are “reassuring” and will help eliminate uncertainty over their legal status, according to two legal experts.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2023

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Lancashire woman died from brain tumour after surgery delay – BBC News

Posted August 10th, 2023 in cancer, delay, hospitals, medical treatment, news, ombudsmen, reports by tracey

‘A woman died from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, a health watchdog has found.’

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BBC News, 10th August 2023

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National deprivation of liberty court: Latest data trends – June 2023 – Family Law

‘In July 2022, the President of the Family Division launched the national deprivation of liberty court. Based at the Royal Courts of Justice, it deals with all new applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of their liberty under the inherent jurisdiction and will run for a 12-month pilot phase initially. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory was invited to collect and publish data on these applications.’

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Family Law, 7th August 2023

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

The Serious Incident Investigation Report (Root Cause Analysis) is being phased out. Will this benefit patients and what are the implications for clinical negligence litigation? – St John’s Chambers

Posted August 1st, 2023 in chambers articles, hospitals, negligence, news, reports by sally

‘A criticism of the NHS generally is that it does not learn from mistakes. Despite the “never event” framework, the number of such incidents remains stubbornly high. In response to the perceived failures to the improvement of patient safety, NHS England are introducing the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (“PSIRF” pronounced “pea surf”) to replace the Serious Incident Framework. The transition to PSIRF from the Serious Incident Framework should be completed by autumn 2023.’

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St John's Chambers, 13th July 2023

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“Spiritual abuse” – the “lessons learnt” reviews – Law & Religion UK

‘On 21 July 2023, the Diocese of Oxford issued the Press Release Learning Lessons Review: Revd Michael Hall, (“the Hall Review”), concerning the safeguarding case review it commissioned in April 2022 into allegations of spiritual abuse connected with St Margaret’s, Tylers Green, High Wycombe between 1981 and 2000. The review was the most recent of such “lessons learnt” reviews from the Diocese[1] and provides a present-day perspective of the Church’s approach to spiritual abuse both during and after the events at St Margaret’s.’

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Law & Religion UK, 31st July 2023

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Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review and government response – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 20th, 2023 in domestic violence, homicide, news, reports, sentencing by tracey

‘The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by independent reviewer Clare Wade KC and the government response.’

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Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2023

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Rishi Sunak apologises for past ban on LGBT people serving in military – The Guardian’

Posted July 20th, 2023 in armed forces, homosexuality, news, reports by tracey

‘Rishi Sunak and Ben Wallace have formally apologised to the Commons for the decades-long ban on LGBT people serving in the UK armed forces, after the publication of a government-commissioned review.’

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The Guardian, 19th July 2023

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Digital assets: call for legislation to protect third category of ‘thing’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 29th, 2023 in cryptocurrencies, Law Commission, news, reports by sally

‘A third legal category of personal property – alongside the existing “things” (choses) of possession and action – should be formally recognised to cope with the world of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, the Law Commission recommends today.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 28th June 2023

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Home Office delays have devastating effect on child asylum seekers – report – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2023 in asylum, children, delay, government departments, news, reports by sally

‘Lone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report.’

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The Guardian, 27th June 2023

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Child safety: Inconsistencies in safeguarding – review – BBC News

Posted June 22nd, 2023 in child abuse, child neglect, news, reports, Wales by tracey

‘There are inconsistencies in child safeguarding in Wales, the care inspectorate has said. There were 32 reviews in progress in May about children who died or were seriously hurt due to abuse or neglect.’

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BBC News, 22nd June 2023

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Rape victims still being ‘failed’ two years after action promised – BBC News

Posted June 20th, 2023 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, police, prosecutions, rape, reports, victims by sally

‘Two years after the government’s end-to-end rape review for England and Wales, victims are still being failed, say women’s groups.’

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BBC News, 20th June 2023

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Avon and Somerset Police ‘institutionally racist’, chief constable says – BBC News

‘A chief constable says she believes her own force is “institutionally racist”. Sarah Crew said she came to that conclusion after applying a series of criteria to Avon and Somerset Police following a report into the local criminal justice system.’

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BBC News, 16th June 2023

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Government response to IICSA’s Final Report – Law & Religion UK

‘On 22 May, the Home Secretary made a statement on the Government’s response to the final report of the Independent Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse. She told the House of Commons that the Government had accepted the need to act on 19 of IICSA’s 20 recommendations (but see the response to Recommendation 3), though she also told the House that the Government’s response was not the final word. It should also be noted that “accepting the need to act” on a recommendation is not exactly the same as accepting the recommendation in full.’

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Law & Religion UK, 23rd May 2023

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Child sexual abuse compensation scheme to be set up in England – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2023 in child abuse, compensation, inquiries, news, reports, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The government is to launch a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in England, the home secretary has said.’

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2023

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Profession paying “lip service” to diversity, LSB told – Legal Futures

Posted May 18th, 2023 in diversity, legal profession, Legal Services Board, news, reports by sally

‘The legal profession pays only “lip service” to diversity and “there is a lack of action or appetite to pursue meaningful change”, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has suggested.’

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Legal Futures, 17th May 2023

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Violent porn acts occurring in sexual abuse between under-18s, report finds – The Guardian

Posted May 9th, 2023 in bills, children, internet, news, pornography, reports, violence by sally

‘England’s children’s commissioner has called for the “most robust” online protections for under-18s after publishing research examining links between sexual abuse cases and pornography.’

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The Guardian, 9th May 2023

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One in ten private family law applications involve non-parents, research finds – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 27th, 2023 in child arrangements orders, families, family courts, news, reports, statistics by sally

‘Research published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO) has found that private family law applications involving non-parents are diverse, and “circumstances may overlap with public law cases”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th April 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk