‘MPs are pushing for assisted deaths to be available for people suffering from Motor Neurone Disease or Parkinson’s who have a year left to live in a new amendment to the bill.’
The Independent, 6th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The housing charity Shelter has criticised the government for putting lives at risk by delaying a law to make social landlords in England fix dangerous hazards quickly.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Landlords will be forced to investigate and fix damp and mould in social housing in England within strict timescales from October, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 6th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 January 2025. Second reading, when MPs debate the purpose of the bill, is scheduled for 10 February 2025.This briefing focuses on the main provisions of the bill and its most significant clauses. The bill’s explanatory notes give further detail on other clauses. These and other accompanying documents, including an impact assessment, are available from the bill’s page on parliament.uk. Most provisions of the bill cover the entire UK.’
House of Commons Library, 6th February 2025
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Creators of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse will face up to five years in prison in a new government crackdown. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse.’
The Independent, 2nd February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Keir Starmer’s planned people-smuggling laws risk “criminalising” hundreds of asylum seekers, refugee charities have said, after it emerged that people who refuse to be rescued by the French authorities could be jailed for five years.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Endangering lives at sea is to be a new criminal offence carrying a jail term of up to five years as part of plans to tackle people smuggling, the Home Office says.’
BBC News, 30th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New counter terror-style powers to identify, disrupt and smash people smuggling gangs will be introduced as part of landmark legislation to protect our borders.’
Home Office, 30th January 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A former supreme court judge has told MPs that applications for assisted dying should not need high court approval.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from knife crime.’
Home Office, 28th January 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Doubts have been cast over government plans to introduce a version of the Anti-social Behaviour Order (Asbo) for adults.’
BBC News, 29th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Gig economy companies supplying “freelance” workers to shops, restaurants and warehouses may be operating illegally, the government has warned, after a series of Observer reports highlighting their use.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘MPs will look to close a potential anorexia loophole in the assisted dying bill that psychiatrists fear could result in people with severe eating disorders using it to end their lives. The Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, who sits on the committee of MPs that will scrutinise the proposed law, is tabling an amendment to tighten the language around mental capacity.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The crucial committee which will scrutinise the assisted dying bill was told to be “civil and courteous” as members met for the first time ahead of expert evidence hearings at the end of January. The 23-member committee has a majority of MPs who are supportive of assisted dying, including two government ministers Stephen Kinnock and Sarah Sackman. The MPs, who will test the proposed legislation line by line, met on Tuesday to set out the timetable for the inquiry process.’
The Independent, 21st January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Joint Committee on Human Rights is undertaking scrutiny of the Mental Health Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards. The Committee has a call for evidence closing on 24 January 2025.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 12th January 2025
‘Businesses could see material changes to UK data protection laws in 2025 at a time when the compatibility of those laws with equivalent legislation in the EU will be under scrutiny.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Victims of domestic abuse should have access to paid time off work to help them stay safe, according to a new proposed law.’
The Independent, 6th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘One aspect of the recent debates surrounding the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill moved by Kim Leadbeater MP was the criticism expressed of the Bill’s drafting – that is, the actual text of the Bill’s provisions as distinct from their underlying policy objectives or purposes. The concerns with this language were largely put to bed when it emerged that the Bill had been drafted by Dame Elizabeth Gardiner, the former First Parliamentary Counsel (FPC, the head of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel – the legal drafters who draft Bills moved in the UK Parliament).
In this post, I want to challenge two ideas about how the language of a Bill emerges, not least because legislative drafting is a seldom discussed, and (with respect to those who have engaged with this issue in the context of the Leadbeater Bill) considerably underappreciated, aspect of how primary legislation is made at Westminster and its devolved counterparts.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th December 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The scandal of scores of prisoners guilty of domestic abuse being released early from prison has prompted a bid to change the law.’
The Independent, 11th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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