‘A high court judge has ruled that Ofsted inspectors were wrong to penalise an Islamic faith school because of their “erroneous” view that segregation of boys and girls amounted to unlawful discrimination.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘he lawyer who sent a series of tweets gloating at a tribunal victory over parents who were trying to get specialist support for an autistic child has been given an official rebuke by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Defence’s failure to train troops to handle Iraqi captives led to veterans being “hung out to dry” over alleged abuses, a law firm has said as troops began a legal challenge over their treatment.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government has said it is dropping the education bill unveiled in this year’s Queen’s speech, abandoning several proposals that had proved to be unpopular. However, it said it would press ahead with plans for more grammar schools.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New standards and training for police officers using stop and search are to be rolled out across England and Wales.’
BBC News, 27th October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A borough council has won an appeal in the First-tier Tribunal against a decision notice of the Information Commissioner requiring disclosure of information relating to payroll and pension services provided by the authority to schools.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Higher Education and Research Bill has to be amended before it undermines the autonomy and vitality of our universities and the UK research base.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Vulnerable children are being left at risk of harm due to the dire state of social services, a report from the Government’s spending watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 11th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In the first of a special series of articles, John Ford shares his concerns about the future of the education system.’
New Law Journal, 15th September 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The new Secretary of State for Education has recently announced a new government proposal to abolish the ban on opening new grammar schools. This proposal could ultimately be ultimately be challenged in the courts. How could the government make sure it is complying with its human rights obligations in future proposals?’
RightsInfo, 14th September 2016
Source: www.rightsinfo.org
‘Theresa May will set aside decades of cross-party consensus in education policy by ending the ban on the creation of new grammar schools and attempt to head off critics by proposing measures intended to prevent poorer children losing out.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In a very recent appeal against a decision to deregister a school whose curriculum centred around the Muslim faith, the First Tier Tribunal has attempted to apply Article 9. It appears, however, to have got it wrong.’
Education Blog, 25th August 2016
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘Denbighshire County Council mishandled its consultation on closing a Welsh language school, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A father is suing a private school for the £125,000 he paid for his son’s education after the teenager left with just one GCSE.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police struggling to cope with a huge escalation in the number of child sexual exploitation cases fear it “may grow to threaten other aspects of effective policing”, the new chair of police commissioners has warned.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In this article I deal with the basics of the legal framework for the Prevent Duty. The simplest way of thinking about the Prevent Duty is visualisation. Imagining that you are the character at which Dirty Harry is pointing his gun in that film while uttering the words: “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: “do I feel lucky?”… Well do you punk?” The government has attempted to shift the publicity and legal risks from itself to the universities by use of the Prevent Duty. On the face of it universities have a dilemma: how to have due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism, whilst taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure free speech and academic freedom.’
Cloisters, 26th July 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘Police watchdogs will assess the response to hate crime following a surge in reported incidents after the EU referendum.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘All self-employed tutors should be legally required to have a criminal records check before they can offer private lessons to children in the UK, children’s charity the NSPCC says.’
BBC News, 13th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A university student who alleges he was assaulted by police during a demonstration has launched legal action against the Independent Police Complaints Commission.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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