‘A nationwide plan to digitise immigration documents recently came into force. Since January 1, millions of foreign nationals who live in the UK must now use digital-only status documents, as all biometric residence permits expired at the end of 2024.’
EIN Blog, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘This blog post compares how the government of Ireland and the UK government exercising its responsibility for England used non-statutory guidance during the pandemic to reinforce two severe intrusions upon peoples’ liberty: the orders requiring people to stay home and to refrain from public gatherings.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd February 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Bridget Phillipson will promise a “new era for school standards” as Labour and Ofsted replace single-word judgments for schools with more detailed report cards.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Coercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of blocking a whistleblower who repeatedly raised the alarm about carer’s allowance from giving evidence to an independent review of the scandal-hit benefit.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘A British army quartermaster defrauded the UK government out of almost £500,000 worth of supplies after feeling under pressure from his girlfriend to prove he was rich.’
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
‘The use of law and guidance in a public health emergency was one of the issues explored by the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers. The Commission, chaired by the Rt. Hon. Sir Jack Beatson FBA and supported by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, conducted an intensive review of the constitutional and rule of law dimensions of the UK’s Covid-19 response and emergency powers framework. Neither the UK nor Scottish Covid-19 Inquiries are focussing on these aspects of the pandemic response, and so the Commission was launched to fill this gap. Its report was published last spring and makes 44 recommendations for changes in law, policy, practice and procedure.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th January 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘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
‘David Gauke’s sentencing review must complement Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the courts if the government is going to come up with a holistic prescription for criminal justice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A judicial review in the High Court case has begun over a government bailout of £54m for special needs education funding in Bristol.’
BBC News, 28th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Misogyny and violence against women have been identified as gateways to extremist beliefs in a leaked Home Office report that urges the government to approach extremism based on concerning behaviours instead of ideology.’
The Independent, 28th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Downing Street has rejected calls for sentencing changes, saying it does not have the power to extend whole-life sentences to killers aged under 18 because of international law.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘A “computer says yes” program that automatically approves landlord requests to deduct hundreds of pounds from tenants’ universal credit benefits without requiring officials to check first with the claimant has been declared unlawful by the courts.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘White mail system handles “highly sensitive personal data” and people not told it is processing their information.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court will hear the appeal in R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (UKSC/2023/0152) on 11 and 12 March 2025. One of the issues is the circumstances in which courts in England and Wales may depart from decisions of appellate courts in Northern Ireland and Scotland regarding laws of inter-jurisdictional operation (that is, laws passed by the Westminster Parliament that apply throughout the UK, or where identical or materially similar laws have been enacted in multiple jurisdictions). On one hand, the classical exposition of stare decisis is that it operates vertically, such that decisions by extra-hierarchical courts are never binding. But if stare decisis is concerned with predictability and enabling the public to legitimately rely on past decisions in carrying out their affairs, those aspirations would not be met if the same provisions were given two different meanings depending on whether one is north or south of the Tweed (or if one is to the east or west of the Irish Sea in Great Britain or Northern Ireland).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd January 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
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