“The Commission on a Bill of Rights has reported, just in time for its end-of-2012 deadline. The documents are here: News release ; Volume 1 ; Volume 2.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th December 2012
Source:www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Tory attempts to undermine the act threaten an expensive assault on the freedoms of the British public.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Commissioners Lady Kennedy and Philippe Sands’ concerns are important, but are unlikely to impact the justice minister’s desire to withdraw from the European convention.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police officers have been warned that the ‘very legitimacy’ of the service risks being undermined unless more is done to take issues of integrity more seriously, a watchdog says.”
The Guardian, 19th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It was perhaps timely, following so soon as it did in the wake of the Leveson Report, that an Australian radio station telephoned the private hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness, and pretended to be the Queen. Whilst it was amusing that the presenters, who themselves confessed that they thought their accents would give them away, actually managed to obtain any information, it also raises once again the ugly spectre of press control, and what information should be freely available to the press to broadcast to the world, and what should be left strictly in the private domain.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th December 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“The Commission on a Bill of Rights, established in March 2011 to investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights, has today delivered its report – A UK Bill of Rights? – The Choice Before Us – to the Government.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related links: The Commission on a Bill of Rights’ report– A UK Bill of Rights? – The Choice Before Us – Volume 1 (PDF)
The Commission on a Bill of Rights’ report– A UK Bill of Rights? – The Choice Before Us – Volume 2 (PDF)
“The coalition government will come under fresh strain on Tuesday when the commission on a bill of rights publishes its long-awaited report, reopening the question of the UK’s legal relationship with Europe.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Children in care in England and Wales who have been in trouble with the law are being failed by youth offending teams, says an inspection report.”
BBC News, 18th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board is today publishing its first assessments of the performance of
regulators in the legal services sector. These are issued alongside a consultation on the
LSB’s draft Business Plan for 2013/14. Together these documents make clear the importance,
the LSB attaches to improving regulatory performance in the coming year.”
Legal Services Board, 12th December 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Prime Minister David Cameron said today he was ‘deeply sorry’ for the extent of state collusion in the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989 following the publication of an independent review.”
The Independent, 12th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Pat Finucane Report
“Public organisations are wasting resources and causing financial hardship by taking too long to put right basic mistakes, says a new report by parliamentary ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Responsive and Accountable? 2011-12
“Immigration casework needs to improve so that people aren’t detained for longer than necessary, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and John Vine, Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, publishing the report of a thematic review of immigration detention casework.”
HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 12th December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“More than 40 people facing deportation have been held for longer than two years in prisons and immigration removal centres at a cost to the taxpayer of nearly £40,000 each, official inspectors have revealed.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) heard appeals against conviction and sentence more quickly last year than in previous years according to the Court’s annual report published today (Tuesday 11 December).”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Ministers will on Monday order a programme of action intended to remove up to 1,500 people with learning disabilities and autism from private hospitals such as the Winterbourne View unit where a regime of abuse and humiliation was exposed.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Comments attributed to Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty are the kind of nonsense that give human rights a bad name.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The judge’s mammoth publication fails to grasp the impact of smartphones, Twitter and even drones on how news is made.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The commission’s report on whether the Human Rights Act should be repealed is soon due. What should be avoided?”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On what is likely to be a landmark day for politicians, the media and the police, Lord Justice Leveson’s report into the future regulation of the press will be published after a 16-month public inquiry that has seen the industry face unprecedented criticism.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Leading media lawyers have set out their expectations of Lord Justice Leveson ahead of the Thursday (29 November) publication of his inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press.”
The Lawyer, 27th November 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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