“Labour breached privacy rules by making unsolicited automated phone calls to almost half a million people without their consent, the Information Commissioner’s Office has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of prisoners could sue if they are not allowed to vote in this year’s general election, the government is being warned.The UK, one of the few countries in the world to impose a blanket ban on prisoners voting, must give those held behind bars the vote in order to comply with a European legal ruling, dating back six years. However, ministers have been procrastinating on the issue, fearing that it will prove unpopular with the electorate.”
The Observer, 7th February 2010
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“The presence of two unelected non-voting members in the legislature of the Channel Island of Sark, which had 28 democratically elected voting members, did not contravene art 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and alternatively, even if art 3 had required that all members be elected, was well within the margin of appreciation afforded by the article. A prohibition on aliens standing for election as members of the legislature was not incompatible with art 3.”
WLR Daily, 1st December 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal case by the Barclay brothers who wanted to force a change to constitutional reforms on Sark.”
BBC News, 1st December 2009
Source; www.bbc.co.uk
“This month’s Queen’s speech will not contain a bill to introduce reform of the voting system, Downing Street sources confirmed today.”
The Guardian, 10th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R (Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice and another [2009] WLR (D) 316
“Where a United Kingdom court had made a declaration of incompatability [sic] pursuant to s 3(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 in respect of legislation and where the Government was in the process of putting forward legislation to Parliament and no further vindication of the claimants rights was necessary, the court would not exercise its discretion so as to make a further declaration of incompatability in respect of the same or similar legislation.”
WLR Daily, 4th November 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“A convicted murderer has lost a legal battle to be given the right to vote in elections while serving a prison term.”
BBC News, 28th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A prisoner has launched a High Court battle for the right to vote in parliamentary and EU elections.”
The Independent, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Once an impermissible donation had been made to a registered political party and the party had not returned it a magistrates’ court should on an application by the Electoral Commission normally exercise its discretion under section 58(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to order forfeiture of an amount equal to the value of the donation.”
WLR Daily, 19th October 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Senior cabinet ministers will step up the pressure on the prime minister this week to rule out holding a referendum on electoral reform on the same day as the general election, because they believe it would set back the case for reform for a generation.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw is to amend plans allowing life peers to resign from the House of Lords, to stop them standing as an MP for up to five years, it is reported.”
BBC News, 27th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The BNP are facing huge fines and possible prosecution after they failed to submit records of donations. The party faced an unprecedented warning from the head of the Electoral Commission after they also failed to submit their annual accounts to the watchdog, as required by electoral law.”
The Times, 26th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The UK has come under renewed pressure to grant prisoners the vote in time for the next election or fall foul of European human rights legislation.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is set to announce plans to examine a new system of voting MPs to the House of Commons.”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, is considering allowing anyone sentenced to less than four years the right to cast a ballot. This would result in more than 28,000 prisoners voting.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Prisoners could be given the vote by next year in a double offensive to force Jack Straw to implement a controversial European ruling.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Justice Minister Michael Wills has given a speech on public confidence and transparency in the democratic process to the Association of Electoral Administrators Conference in Brighton.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th February 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“There was no presumption that impermissible donations to a registered political party should be forfeited under s 58(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 unless there were good reasons not to do so.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The High Court has granted an appeal against a ruling that UKIP should forfeit only a fraction of £367,697 it received in ‘impermissible donations’.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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