‘UK Special Forces command rejected resettlement applications from more than 2,000 Afghan commandos who had shown credible evidence of service in units that fought alongside the SAS and SBS, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed for the first time.’
BBC News, 17th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that tens of thousands of benefit claimants can expect to receive significant compensation after several major court battles.’
The Independent, 14th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The majority of academy leaders in England say the government’s new schools bill will not affect how they manage their schools, according to a new survey of multi-academy trust chief executives.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A high court judge has found that MI5 gave false evidence to three courts as it faced scrutiny over its handling of a neo-Nazi agent alleged to have attacked his partner.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘As many as 140,000 bereaved parents, children and siblings of infected blood scandal victims may claim compensation under new laws laid before Parliament.’
BBC News, 12th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ministers must heed warnings from the creative industries over the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on copyright and provide them with legal protections, according to MPs.’
The Independent, 12th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The prime minister has told the families of those killed in the Nottingham attacks that a judge-led public inquiry will take place in “a matter of weeks”.’
The Independent, 13th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Unpaid carer Andrea Tucker has won a legal victory against the Department for Work and Pensions, overturning its demand she repay £4,600 for alleged breaches in benefit rules.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Provisions that would see unaccompanied asylum seekers treated as adults if they refused a scientific age assessment without “reasonable grounds” are set to be scrapped by Government.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK Home Office grants several million visas each year, and refusal rates (other than for asylum claims) are relatively low. If you do face the heartbreak of a negative decision, what can you do? Plans may have to change and futures rethought. However, in some cases, negative decisions can be appealed, and you can make your case to a Tribunal Judge. Not every decision can be appealed – often you will be given a right of administrative review, which is an internal Home Office process. It is important from the outset that you know what remedies you have if the Home Office does not grant your application.’
EIN Blog, 11th February 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A United Nations torture tsar has said British prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms are probably “being detained arbitrarily” after The Independent revealed six in 10 are being blocked from moving to open jails.’
The Independent, 8th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government is investigating how many military personnel have been diagnosed with cancer, after claims that some helicopters left crew exposed to toxic fumes.’
BBC News, 10th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds of migrants have been arrested since the start of this year as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working, the government has said.’
BBC News, 10th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An unpaid carer is to challenge in the courts an “unfair and nonsensical” demand by welfare officials to repay £4,600 in carer’s allowance overpayments, five years after being advised by the same department she was following benefit rules correctly.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The use of lethal force by SAS soldiers who shot dead four members of the IRA in 1992 in an ambush in County Tyrone was not justified or reasonable, a judge at an inquest has ruled.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office must pay £100,000 to an asylum seeker who was unlawfully detained before her ability to work, buy food and socialise was “grossly restricted”, the high court has said.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘The Home Office has lost a case about the allocation of bail accommodation for a foreign national offender and has been ordered by the High Court to make various changes to this system as well as pay 85% of claimant BLZ’s costs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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