GB News interview with chancellor breached impartiality rules, says Ofcom – BBC News
‘GB News breached impartiality rules in an interview with Jeremy Hunt, the broadcasting watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 18th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 19 September 2023
Research Briefing: Voter ID – House of Commons Library
‘Voters must now show photo ID at UK Parliamentary elections, police and crime commissioner elections and at local elections in England. This briefing looks at the background to voter ID in the Great Britain.’
House of Commons Library, 18th September 2023
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Post Office: Horizon scandal victims offered £600,000 compensation – BBC News
‘Post Office workers who have had wrongful convictions for theft and false accounting overturned are to be offered £600,000 each in compensation, the government has said.’
BBC News, 18th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The DWP’s consultation on collective defined contribution in retirement – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government said in a set of July 2023 Mansion House proposals that it would allow commercial UK pension schemes, including master trusts, to provide collective defined contribution (CDC) benefits in retirement.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Cambridgeshire NHS trust makes U-turn over suicides review – BBC News
‘The deaths of dozens of patients at a mental health trust who took their own lives will be reviewed externally after fears of a “cover-up” were raised.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK GDPR fines could be linked to NCSC engagement – OUT-LAW.com
‘Businesses found to have breached UK data protection laws when falling victim to cyber attacks could receive lower fines in respect of those infringements if they engage appropriately with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), under a new agreement forged by the NCSC and the UK’s data protection authority.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
High Court judges “failing to send judgments for publication” – Legal Futures
‘One in five judgments by the senior courts and tribunals of England and Wales are not being published, the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting in England and Wales (ICLR) has found.’
Legal Futures, 19th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Charity Commission guidance on charities and social media – Law & Religion UK
‘The Charity Commission has published new guidance for England and Wales on charities and social media. It begins:
“Social media can be a powerful communication tool for charities, to raise awareness and funds and to better engage beneficiaries. It can help charities reach a much wider audience, much more quickly, than traditional methods of communication.”‘
Law & Religion UK, 18th September 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2023/1005 – The Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1004 – The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1012 – The Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Member Payments) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1011 – The Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1008 – The Immigration (Notices) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/1006 – The Value Added Tax (Drugs and Medicines) Order 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
1,000 Met Police officers suspended or on restricted duties – BBC News
‘More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police officers are currently suspended or on restricted duties, the force has said, as it tries to root out rogue officers.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Simon v Simon & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 1048 (15 September 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Zenshen v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 2279 (Admin) (15 September 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Daly v Independent Office for Police Conduct [2023] EWHC 2236 (KB) (15 September 2023)
X v The Transcription Agency LLP & Anor [2023] EWHC 2283 (KB) (15 September 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
AI boom may not have positive outcome, warns UK competition watchdog – The Guardian
‘People should not assume a positive outcome from the artificial intelligence boom, the UK’s competition watchdog has warned, citing risks including a proliferation of false information, fraud and fake reviews as well as high prices for using the technology.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
