Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted March 15th, 2013 in parliamentary papers by sally

Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body forty-second report 2013 Cm 8571 (PDF)

Review Body on Senior Salaries thirty-fifth annual report on senior salaries 2013: report no. 81 Cm 8569 (PDF)

Prison Service Pay Review Body twelfth report on England and Wales 2013
Cm 8574 (PDF)

NHS Pay Review Body twenty-seventh report 2013 Cm 8555 (PDF)

Government response to the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee report: councillors on the frontline
Cm 8582 (PDF)

Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration forty-first report 2013
Cm 8577 (PDF)

The Government response to the annual report on the operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2011 by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Cm 8494 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Changes to the Immigration Rules – April 2013 – UK Border Agency

Posted March 15th, 2013 in immigration, press releases, regulations by sally

“Today, Thursday 14 March 2013, a written ministerial statement has been laid in Parliament outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 14th March 2013

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Family Mediation Council’s Professional Practice Consultants Conference 2013 – Speech by Lord McNally

Posted March 15th, 2013 in arbitration, dispute resolution, families, legal profession, speeches by sally

“Family Mediation Council’s Professional Practice Consultants Conference 2013, speech by Lord McNally, 14th March 2013.”

Full speech

Ministry of Justice, 14th March 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Cyber Crime – Speech by James Brokenshire

Posted March 15th, 2013 in computer crime, crime prevention, internet, speeches by sally

“Speech by James Brokenshire on cyber crime on Thursday 14 March 2013.”

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Home Office, 14th March 2013

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Five sentenced for pioneering production of BMK – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 15th, 2013 in drug offences, press releases, sentencing by sally

“Five men have today been sentenced at Warrington Crown Court for setting up a laboratory used to produce a synthetic substance called BMK. This is the first time that this method of BMK manufacture has been detected in the UK or continental Europe. BMK is not a controlled drug but is used to make amphetamine.”

Full press release

Crown Prosecution Service, 14th March 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

The case for the prosecution: independence and the public interest – Speech by the Attorney General

Posted March 15th, 2013 in Crown Prosecution Service, police, prosecutions, public interest, speeches by sally

“Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP considers some options for reform of prosecution policy. Originally given at Queen Mary University of London School of Law, 13th March 2013.”

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Attorney-General’s Office, 13th March 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

Terrorism Reviewer: Control Order successor “broadly acceptable” – UK Human Rights Report

“David Anderson QC, the Independent Reviewer of terrorism legislation, has released his first report into the operation of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, introduced in 2011 with the aim of protecting the public from persons believed to have engaged in terrorism, but who can neither be prosecuted nor deported.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Privacy and data protection developments in 2013: Google, Facebook, Leveson and more – Panopticon

Posted March 15th, 2013 in data protection, EC law, enforcement, internet, news, penalties, privacy, regulations, reports by sally

“Data protection law was designed to be a fundamental and concrete dimension of the individual’s right to privacy, the primary safeguard against misuse of personal information. Given those ambitions, it is surprisingly rarely litigated in the UK. It also attracts criticism as imposing burdensome bureaucracy but delivering little in the way of tangible protection in a digital age. Arguably then, data protection law has tended to punch below its weight. There are a number of reasons for this.”

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Panopticon, 11th March 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

New rules for employment tribunals – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 15th, 2013 in employment tribunals, news, tribunals by sally

“Employment tribunals are to become the ‘last resort, not the first port of call’ after the government’s announcement today that it has accepted proposals in a fundamental review of procedure for tribunals.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th March 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Serious offenders could face bigger penalties under new environmental sentencing proposals – Sentencing Council

Posted March 15th, 2013 in environmental health, fines, penalties, press releases, sentencing, waste by sally

“New proposals for how environmental offenders like fly-tippers should be sentenced have been launched today by the Sentencing Council.”

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Sentencing Council, 14th March 2013

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

Legal action over Furness General Hospital deaths – BBC News

“More than 30 families have taken legal action against a hospital in north-west
England for a catalogue of baby and maternal deaths and injuries.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS complaints system review launched – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in complaints, health, inquiries, news by sally

“An MP who claimed her husband died ‘like a battery hen’ in a hospital bed is to lead a review of the NHS complaints system launched today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sham groom caught out after going straight to ‘lads only’ holiday – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in conspiracy, fraud, marriage, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

“A man was jailed yesterday for his part in a sham marriage plot after he went on
a month-long ‘lads only’ holiday immediately after his supposed wedding.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Couple falsely accused of child abuse win damages from Haringey council – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2013 in child abuse, damages, news, social services by sally

“Two experienced senior social workers who were plunged into a ‘nightmare’ after officials unlawfully investigated them over false allegations they had ill-treated their young daughter have won damages in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Cameron pulls the plug on press talks – and sets stage for fight – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2013 in freedom of expression, legislation, media, news, parliament, reports by sally

“PM’s ejector-seat diplomacy over Leveson leaves him facing a complex parliamentary battle.”

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The Guardian, 14th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Alexander Litvinenko inquest delayed for five months – BBC News

Posted March 15th, 2013 in disclosure, documents, inquests, news, spying by sally

“The inquest into the death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London has been delayed until 2 October. The poisoned KGB agent’s inquest was due to start on 1 May, but at a pre-inquest review coroner Sir Robert Owen said he was postponing it ‘with great reluctance.’ The UK government and Russia had been slow to release material, he said at a Royal Courts of Justice hearing.”

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BBCNews, 14th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Car insurance: MPs to investigate impact of whiplash claims – BBC News

Posted March 15th, 2013 in insurance, news, personal injuries, select committees by sally

“MPs are to investigate the extent to which claims for whiplash injuries are
pushing up the cost of car insurance.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Violence risk’ after military tours – BBC News

“Younger members of the armed forces returning from duty are more likely to
commit violent offences than the rest of the population, a study suggests.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crown Prosecution accountant faces jail after £1m taxi fraud – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in accountants, conspiracy, Crown Prosecution Service, expenses, fraud, news by sally

“A Crown Prosecution Service accountant who fiddled £1 million of taxi fares has been warned that she faces a lengthy jail sentence after admitting fraud.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

High Court to rule on bid to derail HS2 – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2013 in consultations, environmental protection, judicial review, news, railways by sally

“Opponents are asking a judge in London to declare in a series of five cases that
the multi-billion pound project is legally flawed and must be sent back for
reconsideration.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk