Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 30th, 2012 in legislation by sally

The Postal Services Act 2011 (Specified Day) Order 2012

The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012

The Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012

The Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012

Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England)(Amendment) Order 2012

The Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2012

The Quality Standards for Green Bananas (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) Order 2012

The Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) and Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions Designation Order 2012

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Command Papers – official-documents.gov.uk

Posted March 30th, 2012 in parliamentary papers by sally

Consumer redress for misleading and aggressive practices,Cm 8323 (PDF)

Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk

Lynne Featherstone ‘combating discrimination’ speech – Home Office

Posted March 30th, 2012 in sexual orientation discrimination, speeches by sally

“Speech given by Lynne Featherstone on 27 March 2012, on combating discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.”

Full speech

Home Office, 27th March 2012

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

 

Thematic review of the CPS Core Quality Standards Monitoring Scheme – Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

Posted March 30th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, press releases, quality assurance by sally

“Thematic review of the CPS Core Quality Standards Monitoring scheme.”

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Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, 27th March 2012

Source: www.hmcpsi.gov.uk

 

Cornish waste incinerator case reversed- expectation not legitimate after all – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 30th, 2012 in environmental protection, judicial review, news, planning, pollution by sally

“The CA has just held that Collins J was wrong to hold (per my previous post) that the local NGO had a legitimate expectation that the Secretary of State would decide an air pollution issue, rather than leave it to the Environment Agency. In a nutshell, the Inspector (and hence the Secretary of State) was entitled to change his mind on this issue. So the expectation crumbled, and so did this judicial review to quash a decision to allow a waste incinerator to proceed.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th March 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

ICO expects electronically stored personal data to be searchable in order to meet access requirements – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 30th, 2012 in data protection, electronic mail, news by sally

“Organisations should have the ability to search their computer systems for records of personal data they store and should have transparent policies and practices if they delete that information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

The Mark Duggan case shows we must change the law on evidence – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in evidence, inquests, interception, investigatory powers, news by sally

“A legal anomaly that continues to cause injustice may be preventing an inquest into Mark Duggan’s death.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

 

Angelika Dries-Jenkins: Murderer John Mason given minimum 30 years’ jail – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2012 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life and must serve at least 30 years for the ‘brutal and heartless murder’ of his mother’s next-door neighbour at her home.”

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BBC News, 29th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Michael Gove appeals against ruling on misuse of email – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in electronic mail, freedom of information, government departments, news, political parties by sally

“The education secretary, Michael Gove, is challenging a ruling by the information commissioner that he used a private email account for departmental business.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Banks failing to carry out anti-bribery measures, says FSA – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in banking, bribery, financial regulation, news by sally

“The City watchdog has warned that many banks are failing to provide proper controls to prevent bribery and corruption despite the high profile introduction of the Bribery Act last year.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council left with multi-million pound bill over pothole crash – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in accidents, compensation, local government, news, personal injuries, roads by sally

“A council has been left with a multi-million pound compensation bill after a High Court judge ruled that it was responsible for causing a serious crash by failing to repair a pothole.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Mistakes in one in every 15 criminal prosecution cases, report suggests – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in mistake, news, prosecutions by sally

“An investigation into standards at the Crown Prosecution Service uncovered mistakes in one in every fifteen cases examined, with some defendants being brought to court inappropriately while others go unpunished.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Forced marriage: Girl aged five among 400 minors helped – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2012 in children, consultations, forced marriages, news by sally

“A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK’s youngest victim of forced marriage. She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year. The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comes to an end.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS trust head Margaret Foster dealt with complaint concerning surgeon husband – BBC News

Posted March 30th, 2012 in complaints, conflict of interest, hospitals, news by sally

“A health trust chief executive who dealt with a complaint about a patient’s treatment failed to declare she was married to a surgeon involved. Margaret Foster, who was then head of Pontypridd and Rhondda NHS Trust, wrote to the patient’s daughter after complaints about a routine operation. A health watchdog agreed that not revealing the relationship may have been seen as a conflict of interest.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Calls for law change to allow phone tap evidence in Duggan inquest – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in evidence, inquests, interception, investigatory powers, news, police by sally

“Evidence from a police phone tap in the runup to the operation against Mark Duggan that led to his fatal shooting is at the centre of the growing dispute over his inquest. Senior Metropolitan police officers have supported calls for changes to the law to allow the Independent Police Complaints Commission to reveal sensitive surveillance information unearthed during its investigation into Duggan’s death at a public inquest.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

NHS watchdog not ready for new responsibilities, say MPs – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2012 in care homes, complaints, health, news, quality assurance, reports by sally

“England’s NHS regulator should not be allowed to take on new responsibilities planned under the government’s health reforms, according to a damning report by MPs.”

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The Guardian, 30th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Extradition treaty with US needs radical overhaul, say MPs – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in extradition, news, treaties by sally

“An urgent review of the ‘one-sided’ rules is needed because it is easier to extradite Briton to America than vice versa and public confidence in the treaty has been shattered, according to the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Edlington torture case: report exposes years of violence – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2012 in child abuse, domestic violence, news, social services, torture, violence by sally

“The full scale of a decade of violence and abuse which led to two sadistic brothers aged 10 and 11 kidnapping and torturing two other boys has been laid bare.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

 

Suspected terrorist regranted British citizenship – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 29th, 2012 in appeals, asylum, citizenship, news, terrorism by sally

“The Court of Appeal has allowed the suspected terrorist Al‐Jedda’s appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision to deprive him of his British nationality.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 29th March 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

O2 disclosure ruling could impact on workings of imminent new anti-piracy code, campaigners say – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 29th, 2012 in copyright, disclosure, internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“A High Court judge has laid out flaws in using internet protocol (IP) addresses to identify alleged copyright infringers which should have ‘ramifications’ for how imminent new anti-piracy rules operate, a campaign group has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2012

Source: www.out-law.com