‘MPs have launched an investigation whether British-made arms are being used by Saudi Arabian forces in a widely-criticised military campaign in Yemen.’
The Independent, 10th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Public accounts committee says Cabinet Office has shown a lack of urgency in strengthening laws to protect public servants.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new law is needed to protect workers’ savings held by companies that provide auto-enrolment pension schemes, a minister has said.’
BBC News, 9th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The draft Investigatory Powers Bill, or Snoopers’ Charter, keeps a provision that weakening of security will only happen in cases where it is ‘practicable’, but that could still allow the Government to outlaw many of the most popular chat services as they currently exist.’
The Independent, 1st March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee has begun an enquiry into homelessness. The written submissions from Councils, charities, campaigners, professional organisations and others are a stark illustration of a homeless system that is, at least in some areas, in complete crisis – overwhelmed, unable to cope with rapidly rising demand, let alone provide suitable accommodation.’
Nearly Legal, 29th February 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Civil servants in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are giving British companies the all-clear to press ahead with contracts even though they are likely to lead to human rights abuses, the foreign affairs select committee will be told on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The home secretary has yet to make a conclusive case for giving spying agencies new snooping powers to track the web browsing histories of all British citizens, a key committee of peers and MPs has concluded.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The new system of “English Votes for English Laws” is overly complicated and may not last long, MPs have warned.’
BBC News, 11th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans to authorise mass data collection and hacking by Britain’s spies do not do enough to protect privacy, a watchdog has warned.’
BBC News, 9th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Britain’s most senior police officer, will explain his conduct over the beleaguered child sex abuse inquiry for the first time later this month after being called to give evidence to MPs.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police investigation of a rape allegation against the late Lord Brittan was “fully justified”, a review has concluded.’.
BBC News, 7th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government’s investigatory powers bill lacks clarity and is sowing confusion among tech firms about the extent to which “internet connection records” will be collected, a parliamentary select committee has warned.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is compromising the independence of Britain’s prison inspectorate by demanding “day-to-day control” over expenditure and the power to veto spending on a weekly basis, MPs have been warned.’
The Independent, 20th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Advice given to ministers by civil servants should not be excluded from freedom of information legislation, according to the official responsible for overseeing the workings of the act.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Coffee shops running Wi-Fi networks may have to store internet data under new snooping laws, Theresa May has said.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The information commissioner’s office has heavily criticised the draft Investigatory Powers bill for attacking individuals’ privacy, particularly in relation to the apparent requirement on communication providers to weaken or break their data encryption at the government’s request.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Councils should be able to apply for and be granted magistrates’ approval electronically for access to communications data, the Local Government Association and trading standards organisations have said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th January 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Care Quality Commission, the health watchdog in England, is “not yet an effective regulator”, MPs say.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The criminal courts charge should be scrapped by ministers, a parliamentary committee has said, as it raised “grave misgivings” about the fee’s benefits.’
BBC News, 20th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tom Watson has said he will write to the widow of Leon Brittan to apologise directly after he was criticised by MPs for repeating a claim that he was “as close to evil as any human could get” in connection with sex abuse allegations against the Conservative peer.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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