‘As the Grenfell inquiry prepares to publish its final report into the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72, Nadine White speaks to those still grappling with its tragic legacy.’
The Independent, 1st September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘One or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools are being scrapped immediately.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Care leaders have warned of a serious safety risk as research revealed 60% of homecare providers had not been inspected for at least four years, or ever.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hundreds of rogue employers across the UK have been targeted by the Home Office during a nationwide weeklong intensive operation into illegal working.’
Home Office, 27th August 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Before you can become a UK citizen, you must fulfil good character requirements. To assess this, the Home Office will assess your background to understand whether you have taken any actions that could be deemed as ‘anti-UK’ or dangerous to other people who live in the country.’
EIN Blog, 22nd August 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Home Secretary announces new measures to strengthen border security, enforce immigration rules and increase returns.’
Home Office, 21st August 2204
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Keir Starmer has made several eye-catching appointments to his new government from outside Parliament, continuing the practice of his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, who appointed David Cameron as foreign secretary last November, making him a peer in order to do so. Many find the practice of making outside appointments constitutionally suspect. However, the constitutional issue that requires rectification isn’t so much the way in which prime ministers appoint ministers but the way in which prime ministers themselves are appointed.’
London Review of Books, 15th August 2024
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
‘The latest batch of guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) released by the Cabinet Office includes the eagerly awaited guidance on frameworks. Dr Steven Brunning looks at the key considerations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Leon Glenister reports on a successful defence to a judicial review challenging the established interpretation of teaching regulation legislation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Hackney Council is facing a High Court challenge by campaigners battling to save two children’s centres from closure.’
BBC News, 18th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ministers have activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are sentenced for their role in the recent unrest.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has dropped an appeal against a judge’s decision to throw out a contempt case against a woman who stood outside a climate activist trial holding a placard about jury rights.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stripping her of her citizenship was a political act by a bullying home secretary. Keir Starmer’s government can right that wrong.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Government has today (6 August) announced it will repeal the Strikes Act 2023, claiming that the measures “unduly restrict workers’ rights” and “undermine good industrial relations”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Providing free specialist legal advice could save the government £4.5billion for every half a million people who receive it, a new report has found, as leading legal organisations renew calls to “spend to save on justice”.’
The Bar Council, 5th August 2024
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The organisation responsible for regulating teachers in England is being investigated by the Department for Education after allegations of misconduct by staff, and teachers left in distress after lengthy inquiries.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘After 40 years of campaigning, thousands of people affected by the infected blood scandal gathered on 20 May in Westminster Central Hall to give the chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry what can only be described as a ‘rock star’ welcome.’
Landmark Chambers, 16th July 2024
Source: landmarkchambers.co.uk
‘The First-tier Tribunal has now twice rejected an argument that the power of the Tribunal to make a remediation order under s.123 must be exercised where the threshold criteria are met.’
Falcon Chambers, 10th July 2024
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘One of Keir Starmer’s first acts as prime minister was to kill off the previous government’s flagship asylum policy. The Rwanda plan was doomed from the start, dogged by legal and political difficulties and culminating in a £320 million bill to the taxpayer with no planes actually taking off.’
EIN Blog, 30th July 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Thousands of trafficking victims at risk of being forcibly removed from the country will now have their right to recover in the UK from the effects of exploitation considered after the Home Office settled a major case.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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