Prospective discharge of duty and review of decisions – Nearly Legal

‘The Registrar (Identity Verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers) Regulations 2025 (6 pages/61 KB) were passed on 20 January and bring into force further elements of the ECCTA as set out below, beginning in a matter of weeks.’

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Nearly Legal , 9th February 2025

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EECTA: UK corporate governance changes in force and on the horizon – OUT-LAW.com

‘Initial elements of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) were implemented last year with businesses urged to increase their understanding of the Act ahead of further obligations expected to come into force from this spring.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th February 2025

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Stricter age-verification checks for all knife retailers – Home Office

‘Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from knife crime.’

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Home Office, 28th January 2025

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Stronger age checks to come into force for online pornography sites in UK – The Guardian

‘Users accessing online pornography in the UK could soon be required to have their face scanned, under measures announced by Ofcom to stop children seeing the material.’

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The Guardian, 16th January 2025

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Manchester 21-year-old’s conviction quashed after rap video evidence refuted – The Guardian

‘An aspiring law student who addressed MPs in parliament has had his conviction for being part of a violent conspiracy quashed after new evidence showing he was wrongfully identified in a drill music video.’

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The Guardian, 15th January 2025

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Stalking victims will be able to learn who the perpetrator is under new crackdown – The Independent

Posted December 3rd, 2024 in identification, news, restraining orders, stalking, victims by tracey

‘Stalking victims will be able to learn their perpetrator’s identity more quickly under new measures unveiled by the government. Perpetrators will be subject to a tougher restraining order system as new policies make it easier for victims to obtain Stalking Protection Orders to stop offenders from pursuing and harassing them.’

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The Independent, 3rd December 2024

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Britons should be able to use wider range of ID to vote, says watchdog – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2024 in elections, identification, news, statistics by tracey

‘Ministers should expand the ID that people can use to vote, the elections watchdog has recommended, after a report found as many as 750,000 people might not have voted in the 2024 general election because they lacked the necessary documents.’

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The Guardian, 10th September 2024

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MI5 does not have to confirm abusive man was a spy – BBC News

‘The security service can continue to neither confirm nor deny whether a man who attacked his girlfriend with a machete was an MI5 agent, judges have ruled.’

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BBC News, 16th July 2024

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Windrush pensioner facing homelessness at 89 as Home Office ‘unable to verify her identity’ – The Independent

Posted July 2nd, 2024 in homelessness, housing, identification, local government, London, news, passports by tracey

‘An 89-year-old woman from the Windrush generation is facing homelessness because the Home Office says it cannot verify her identity.’

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The Independent, 1st July 2024

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Judge unmasks three teenagers who killed schoolboy at 16th birthday house party – The Independent

Posted May 7th, 2024 in identification, murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

‘Three teenagers who killed a promising young rapper after bringing a knife to a girl’s 16th birthday party can be identified for the first time.’

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The Independent, 4th May 2024

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Good Law Project issues letter before action against Secretary of State over “arbitrary” new Voter ID rules – Local Government Lawyer

‘Campaign organisation Good Law Project has sent a letter before action to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, regarding his response to a report by the Electoral Commission on the impact of the voter ID requirements.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 15th February 2024

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Masked protesters could soon face arrest, says Home Office – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2024 in demonstrations, identification, news, police, public order by tracey

‘Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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Research Briefing: Voter ID – House of Commons Library

Posted September 19th, 2023 in elections, identification, identity fraud, news by sally

‘Voters must now show photo ID at UK Parliamentary elections, police and crime commissioner elections and at local elections in England. This briefing looks at the background to voter ID in the Great Britain.’

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House of Commons Library, 18th September 2023

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Hundreds of thousands face exclusion over voter ID laws, UK watchdog says – The Guardian

Posted September 13th, 2023 in elections, equality, government departments, identification, news by tracey

‘Warning policy could disproportionately effect poorer people, those with disabilities and those from minority ethnic backgrounds.’

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The Guardian, 13th September 2023

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More action to fight fraud, bribery and other economic crime – Home Office

‘Plans have been submitted to modernise the identification doctrine, a legal principle which can hold corporations criminally liable for an offence.’

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Home Office, 15th June 2023

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Elections watchdog to conduct analysis of implementation of voter ID – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 10th, 2023 in elections, identification, local government, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘The Electoral Commission has revealed it will conduct a “full report” on the May 2023 local elections, which will analyse the impact of the voter ID requirement.’

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Local Government Lawyer, May 2023

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‘I was denied my right’: voter ID rules a barrier for some in England – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2023 in elections, fraud, identification, local government, news by tracey

‘The introduction of voter ID in England has left a number of people, often from more marginalised groups, unable to cast ballots in local elections – although some officials’ fears of widespread chaos did not materialise.’

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The Guardian, 4th May 2023

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A Question of Identity – Voter Identification – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

‘This article is intended to serve as an update on the new voter identification rules that have been introduced as a result of the voter identity requirements provisions contained in the Elections Act 2022. Save to note that, prior to its enactment, the proposed legislation attracted considerable debate as to whether the historic level of electoral fraud, and in particular personation, within the United Kingdom justified the introduction of these requirements the author does not intend to cover the arguments for or against them.’

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 7th March 2023

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‘Give or Take a Few Years’: Age Assessments in Care Proceedings – St Philips Barristers

‘Age assessments predominantly arise within the arena of immigration law where the question to be determined is whether the individual concerned is aged under 18. Those seeking to enter the UK are often both unaccompanied and undocumented, and the determination of age is a prerequisite to their legal protection. However, such disputes are not so commonplace in care proceedings. Often, the young person is already residing in the country and usually retains proof of identification.’

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St Philips Barristers, 30th March 2023

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British man deported to Jamaica launches action against Home Office – The Guardian

‘A British man convicted of murder is launching a legal action against the Home Office after he was wrongly deported to Jamaica.’

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The Guardian, 19th March 2023

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