‘In the majority of public law cases involving newborn babies parents are given very little formal notice that care proceedings have been issued and the case is to be heard in court, research by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (FJO) has shown.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Home Office made repeated errors that caused a man who had lived in the UK for more than 50 years to be classified as an illegal immigrant and threatened with arrest, prison and forcible removal, the parliamentary ombudsman has found.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A report into the unsolved murder of a private investigator killed in south London will be released next month.’
BBC News, 28th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A commission on racial inequality found evidence of “persistent race-based discrimination”, its chair told MPs on Thursday – despite barely mentioning the phrase in its widely contested report published earlier this year.’
The Independent, 27th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Modern slavery survivors in England face “significant barriers” to accessing legal advice, leaving them at higher risk of being re-trafficked, according to new research.’
The Independent, 19th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Girlguiding, the UK’s leading charity for girls and young women, has apologised after an external audit uncovered alarming instances of racism and Islamophobia among girl guides and staff. The probe, which took evidence from over 200 members, staff, parents and carers, revealed instances of discrimination that saw young people of colour being called racial slurs and a Muslim girl being asked to remove her hijab during a trip.’
The Independent, 19th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The independent panel investigating the Daniel Morgan scandal is refusing the home secretary’s demands to hand over its report before it can be published, as senior police sources say nothing in the case affects national security. Priti Patel provoked fury on Tuesday by demanding the findings be handed over for review prior to publication, angering both the Morgan family and members of the panel conducting the inquiry.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The home secretary has ordered that an independent report on claims murderers were shielded by police corruption and claims of corruption in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire must be vetted by her department before its publication.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Legal Services Act 2007 has only delivered “a few of the benefits typically associated with deregulation”, a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 20th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘At least 20 organisations and individuals who were listed as stakeholders in the government’s race disparity commission have distanced themselves from the report and its findings.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Children in a private care home were found to have been sexually exploited by men and felt unsafe, but nothing was done by staff to help them, a report by Ofsted has found.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The official policing inspectorate showed repeated bias in favour of the police and against peaceful protesters as it compiled a report which backed a government clampdown, a whistleblower has alleged. The complainant says a report on protest released in March this year was skewed in favour of the government view, with conclusions reached before evidence was gathered and assessed.’
The Guardian, 31st March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Church of England has today published its detailed responses to the recommendations of the IICSA report of October 2020.’
Law & Religion UK, 29th March 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The government’s highly anticipated race report commissioned in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests has rejected suggestions that Britain is still an institutionally racist country.’
The Independent, 31st March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A year since the Coronavirus Act 2020 received Royal Assent, Parliament will today (25 March 2021) once more debate the Coronavirus Act 2020 and its effects, effectiveness, and continuation. The Coronavirus Act 2020 is a touchpoint in the legal and regulatory response to the pandemic.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 25th March 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The NHS patient safety watchdog has launched an investigation into failings by the NHS 111 telephone advice service which may have cost the lives of people with Covid-19.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Football Association, Premier League and leading clubs have issued formal apologies after a landmark inquiry said that generations of young footballers suffered horrific sexual abuse because of the wholesale absence of child protection policies, ignorance and naivety.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The report into whether English football’s child sexual abuse scandal was covered up has found no evidence of an institutional conspiracy or paedophile ring in the game, Telegraph Sport can reveal. As disclosed by Telegraph Sport, the Football Association is planning to release the findings of the independent review into the game’s worst scandal on Wednesday, more than four years after it was launched.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Civil liberties campaigners have warned of a “staggering assault” on the right to protest, as police detailed how they would enforce controversial government proposals to restrict demonstrations.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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