‘Powers to control or eradicate invasive plants and animal species – such as Japanese knotweed or parakeets – should be given to government departments and environment protection authorities, the Law Commission has recommended.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘We have published a report, making recommendations on the control of invasive non-native species as part of our project on wildlife.’
Law Commission, 11th February 2014
‘Delays in information being shared by agencies, staffing problems and insufficient training led to failures to intervene in the case of a four-year-old boy beaten to death by his mother and stepfather, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Offenders with learning disabilities are not getting the support they need from police, probation and prosecution services, an inspection has found.’
BBC News, 30th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Met Police is struggling to provide adequate medical staffing to assess and treat detainees in their custody, according to a new report.’
BBC News, 28th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The alleged sexual assault victim of MP Mike Hancock has won the right to see a full version of an independent QC’s report about her accusations.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The deaths of the six Philpott children in a house fire started by their parents “could not have been predicted or prevented”, a serious case review has found.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A report by power supplier Npower, claiming bills will rise due to higher energy distribution costs, has been dismissed by regulator Ofgem as “misleading”.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A report which found Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock breached a council code of conduct over alleged behaviour towards a “vulnerable” woman, will not be published.’
BBC News, 21st January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former lord chief justice called on politicians to back the recommendations of the Low Commission which last week made the case for an extra £100m to ensure “a basic level of provision” of advice in its final report.’
Legal Voice, 15th January 2014
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘Reports made by coroners to help prevent future deaths will be routinely published online for the first time today (Tuesday 14th January). Following an inquest a coroner may make a report to a person, organisation, local authority or government department or agency with a view to preventing future deaths (a PFD report). From today the Chief Coroner’s office will publish PFD (preventing future deaths) reports made by coroners on the judiciary website and for the first time the public will have access to these reports online in a readable and searchable format.’
CrimeLine, 14th January 2014
Source: www.crimeline.info
‘The head of the Metropolitan police will be asked to ensure corruption no longer exists in the force after a confidential report into organised crime infiltrating Scotland Yard was leaked to a newspaper. The report said organised criminals “were able to infiltrate Scotland Yard at will by bribing corrupt officers”, according to the results of the secret internal report written in 2002.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Constitution Unit of University College London is today publishing a report which sets out a code of constitutional standards based on the reports of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. Since 2001 the Committee has made many recommendations in its reports, and the goal of this report was to codify these recommendations in order to make the Committee’s analysis of the constitution more accessible. The report, by Robert Hazell, Dawn Oliver and myself, contains a code of 126 constitutional standards, each of which is relevant to the legislative process, and each of which has been extracted from the 149 reports of the Constitution Committee that were reviewed. The standards are organised into five sections: the rule of law; delegated powers, delegated legislation and Henry VIII clauses; the separation of powers; individual rights; and parliamentary procedure.’
UK Constitutional Law Group, 8th January 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionalgroup.org
‘A bitter row has broken out between one of Britain’s biggest police forces and the Independent Police Complaints Commission over the case of the gunman Raoul Moat.’
The Independent, 5th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A catalogue of police failures allowed sex-grooming gangs to flourish in Rochdale, according to a damning, leaked report that is published on Friday. Among the failings identified in the 300-page report, untrained detectives were used to investigate child exploitation and there was a lack of resources and oversight.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Trafficking victims who are forced into crime are being let down by the UK authorities, who are failing to stop them being prosecuted, a new report warns.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hundreds of women were put at risk of breast cancer as “weak and indecisive” bosses at scandal-hit hospital covered up failings by a charismatic surgeon despite repeated warnings, an inquiry has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘There is evidence Britain was inappropriately involved in the rendition and ill-treatment of terror suspects, an inquiry has revealed.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill today published its report.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th December 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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