New report published on age and employment – Cloisters

Posted March 6th, 2012 in age discrimination, EC law, employment, news, reports by sally

“A new thematic report from the European Network of Legal Experts in the non-discrimination field, titled ‘Age and Employment’ is now available.”

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Cloisters, 22nd February 2012

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Treatment of elderly amounts to torture, says equality watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 6th, 2012 in civil partnerships, elderly, human rights, news, reports, torture, travellers by sally

“The treatment of elderly people in care is now so bad that it meets the legal definition of torture, the Government’s human rights watchdog said on Monday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2012

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Police rape investigations criticised by watchdogs – BBC News

Posted February 28th, 2012 in news, police, rape, reports by tracey

“Police have been criticised by watchdogs for failing to spot links between sex attacks and for not identifying rapists early enough. The Inspectorate of Constabularies and the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate said that intelligence had to be used in a more systematic way.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2012

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Simpler narrative reporting requirements will not come into force until 2013, Government says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 24th, 2012 in company law, news, reports by tracey

“Proposed changes to companies’ annual reporting requirements intended to provide greater clarity on how businesses are run and increase transparency with regards to executive pay will not take effect until April 2013, the Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd February 2012

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Home Secretary’s statement on border security – Home Office

Posted February 21st, 2012 in immigration, passports, reports, speeches by tracey

“With permission Mr Speaker I would like to make a statement on border security. In November last year, it became apparent that certain border security checks had been suspended without ministerial approval. As a result, the Head of the UK Border Force was suspended with immediate effect, full controls were reinstated, and I commissioned John Vine, the independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency, to report on what had happened. Today, I have laid the report before the House and copies will be available from the Vote Office.”

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Home Office, 20th February 2012

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Border scandal: 500,000 passengers allowed to enter Britain without checks – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 21st, 2012 in immigration, news, passports, reports, visas by tracey

“More than 500,000 people were allowed into Britain unchecked due to the repeated suspension of vital checks, opening up an ‘unacceptable’ breach in the country’s defences against terrorists and criminals, an official investigation has found.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2012

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Freedom of Information Act has not improved government, says MoJ – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2012 in civil servants, freedom of information, inquiries, legislation, news, reports by sally

“The Freedom of Information Act has failed to increase understanding of government, may have reduced trust and has done little to improve decision-making in Westminster, according to the Ministry of Justice, presaging a parliamentary debate on whether to consider reforms to the seven-year-old legislation.”

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The Guardian, 13th February 2012

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Government backs ‘shared parenting’ legislation after separation – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2012 in children, divorce, families, news, parental rights, reports by sally

“Fathers and mothers should be entitled to a legally binding ‘presumption of shared parenting’ after separation, the government has announced, rejecting advice by an independent review on family justice.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2012

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Police spies: watchdog calls for safeguards over ‘intrusive tactic’ – The Guardian

Posted February 2nd, 2012 in investigatory powers, news, police, reports by sally

“A clandestine operation that secretly deployed police spies in political groups for 40 years is severely criticised today by the official policing inspectorate, which concludes that the “intrusive” tactic should in future be used only after independent authorisation.”

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The Guardian, 2nd February 2012

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Bar Council and Bar Standards Board Publish ‘Bar Barometer’ Report on the Profession – The Bar Council

Posted January 19th, 2012 in barristers, news, reports, statistics by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of barristers in England and Wales, have today published the first full edition of Bar Barometer, an annual report on statistical trends within the Bar.”

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The Bar Council, 18th January 2012

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Family reform judge calls for culture change – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 17th, 2012 in family courts, judges, news, reports by sally

“A ‘strong consensus’ and a ‘commitment to a change in culture’ is needed to improve the efficiency of the family justice system, according to the senior judge charged with reform. In his first published update since being appointed to lead the modernisation of family justice, Mr Justice Ryder sets out a ‘challenging timetable’ to agree proposals on a programme to put in place the recommendations of the Norgrove review by the time his appointment ends at the end of July.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2012

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ECHR: Britain loses 3 in 4 cases at human rights court – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 12th, 2012 in courts, human rights, news, reports by sally

“Britain has lost three out of four cases taken to the European Court of Human Rights, new figures have shown.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2012

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Prisons inspector condemns Long Lartin’s ‘cages’ and slopping out – The Guardian

Posted January 10th, 2012 in news, prisons, reports by sally

“Two rows of individual ‘bleak cages’ are being used as a grim exercise yard for segregated inmates at one of the UK’s top security jails, the chief inspector of prisons has disclosed.”

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The Guardian, 10th January 2012

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Unintended Consequences: the cost of the Government’s Legal Reforms – King’s College London

Posted January 9th, 2012 in budgets, legal aid, reports by tracey

“Unintended consequences: the cost of the government’s legal reforms: a report for the Law Society of England & Wales.”

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King’s College London, 8th January 2012

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Church of England calls assisted suicide plan morally unacceptable – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2012 in assisted suicide, Church of England, news, reports by tracey

“The Rt Rev James Newcome, Bishop of Carlisle, said the best safeguard for vulnerable people would be to keep the existing law in place. He also claimed the Commission on Assisted Dying, a group of peers and academics chaired by the former Labour minister Lord Falconer, was a ‘self-appointed’ group that excluded anyone who objected to legalising assisted suicide.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2012

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Filkin report proposals could shield criminals and corrupt officers – The Guardian

Posted January 5th, 2012 in corruption, media, news, police, reports by tracey

“While some of Dame Elizabeth’s recommendations about links between police and media are welcome, others spell danger.”

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The Guardian, 4th January 2011

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Allow assisted suicide for those with less than a year to live – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2012 in assisted suicide, news, reports by tracey

“The independent Commission on Assisted Dying, whose members include several prominent peers and medics, wants GPs to be able to prescribe lethal doses of medication for dying people to take themselves. The report, published today, calls for the ‘inadequate and incoherent’ law against assisted suicide to be scrapped following a series of high profile cases where patients have used the Dignitas suicide clinic to take their own lives.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2012

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The ethical issues arising from the relationship between police and media – Metropolitan Police

Posted January 4th, 2012 in conflict of interest, media, police, reports by tracey

“The ethical issues arising from the relationship between police and media: advice to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and his Management Board.”

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Metropolitan Police, 4th January 2012

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Parliament’s moral duty on assisted dying – The Guardian

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in assisted suicide, euthanasia, news, parliament, reports by tracey

“There has been a lull in the media recently about the rights and wrongs of assisted dying, but the conflict is sure to break out again with the imminent publication of the report from Lord Falconer’s commission, established to consider changes to the law.”

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The Guardian, 1st January 2012

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Change ‘unsafe’ law on assisted dying, says ex police chief – The Independent

Posted January 3rd, 2012 in assisted suicide, euthanasia, news, reports by tracey

“The law on assisted dying is ‘incoherent and unsafe’ and must be changed, the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair warns today, ahead of a landmark report on helping the terminally ill to take their own lives.”

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The Independent, 1st Janaury 2012

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