‘The children’s commissioner for England has called for an urgent review of the use of restraint and “calming rooms” after leaked CCTV footage showed autistic children being pushed into a padded space where they were left distressed, self-harming and sitting in vomit.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has admitted that many people who have the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas and provide proof that they are allowed to be in the country.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘After five hours of intense and heartfelt debate, in which some members of parliament were brought to tears, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons with 330 voting in favour and 275 against.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying bill if it passes its first stage in parliament on Friday, but the Guardian understands it will not be adopted as a government bill.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Net migration – the number of people coming to the UK, minus the number leaving – was 728,000 in the year to June 2024. The provisional figures are from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’
BBC News, 28th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘MPs have backed plans to make it illegal for anyone currently aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK.’
BBC News, 26th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New Respect Orders will see repeat perpetrators of anti-social behaviour subject to tough restrictions on their behaviour.’
Home Office, 22nd November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The government has finally delivered a timetable for reforming the “feudal” leasehold system in England and Wales, but some campaigners have again accused Labour of procrastination.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘NHS managers who silence whistleblowers or endanger patients through misconduct face being sacked and barred from working in the health service for life under radical government plans to regulate thousands of bosses for the first time.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced plans for major policing reforms yesterday at the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ annual conference.’
Each Other, 21st November 2024
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘An ambitious programme of reform to policing has been unveiled by the Home Secretary, marking the start of a new partnership between government and policing.’
Home Office, 19th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Home Office underestimated how many zombie knives and machetes would be surrendered ahead of a recent ban, documents show.’
BBC News, 20th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Watchdog seeks clarity on legal right to go on holiday or visit family abroad after applicants denied re-entry at UK border.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new Home Office unit to monitor performance of police forces will be announced by the Home Secretary this week.’
Home Office, 17th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Leading Tories Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on the committee that backed plans for the “rushed and misjudged” £15m purchase of an asbestos-ridden site for asylum accommodation, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has disclosed.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Transport secretary Louise Haigh has issued a warning to train operators over prosecuting passengers for ticketing errors, as she labelled the system “far too complicated”.’
The Independent, 13th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Home Office artificial intelligence tool which proposes enforcement action against adult and child migrants could make it too easy for officials to rubberstamp automated life-changing decisions, campaigners have said.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Great Britain “lags behind” Europe on measures to restrict betting adverts, according to a report released days after official data showed a sharp increase in the number of children with a gambling problem.
The Guardian, 11th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Today we’ve published guidance that will provide organisations with important advice on the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’, helping make sure they are taking action to prevent fraud.’
Home Office, 6th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
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