‘Claims that G4S gave inaccurate financial information about the running of two immigration centres are being investigated, the Home Office has said.’
BBC News, 19th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The chairman of an inquiry into the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower has refused calls to allow a survivor of the disaster to be part of a team assessing evidence.’
The Independent, 14th September 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Quick to establish inquiries, are we getting any better at acting on their recommendations? Tom Kark QC and Polly Dyer consider the efficacy of the modern public inquiry system.’
Counsel, September 2017
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Emergency legal proceedings have been lodged against the prime minister in the high court over the lack of ethnic and religious diversity on the panel of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, which begins on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The controversial police investigation into allegations that Sir Edward Heath was a paedophile will be considered by the London-based child sexual abuse inquiry.’
The Guardian, 10th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lawyers acting for the family of one of the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster have written to the prime minister, warning her that she may be in breach of key laws relating to the public inquiry.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former MP who was falsely accused of child sex abuse in a recent inquiry has demanded assurances that his accuser will not receive special legal status.’
BBC News, 30th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In July 2005, Sue Smith’s son, Pte Phillip Hewett, was killed by a roadside bomb while travelling in a lightly armoured “snatch” Land Rover in Iraq.’
BBC News, 18th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Terms of reference for the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire may not satisfy the government’s legal obligations to investigate the full circumstances of the tragedy, lawyers representing some of the victims have warned.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th August 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Maternity services at a health trust at the centre of a baby deaths inquiry must improve, inspectors have said.’
BBC News, 16th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The judge-led inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire is in danger of having to suspend operations entirely for a lengthy period if prosecutors authorise corporate manslaughter charges.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has announced an independent review of building regulations after tests showed that at least 82 residential high-rises use a combination of insulation and cladding that does not meet fire safety standards.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The House of Lords’ EU Internal Market Sub-Committee has launched an inquiry into the implications of Brexit on UK competition policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have challenged the retired judge heading the inquiry into the disaster at an impassioned meeting.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Up to 57 families were not given the ashes of babies who were cremated, an investigation has found.’
BBC News, 25th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The head of the review into historic sexual abuse in English football has appealed to abuse survivors to come forward and tell their stories.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Officials forced to rethink plans as all key campaign groups refuse to attend meeting due to involvement of Department of Health.’
The Guardian, 21st july 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former prime minister Gordon Brown has said the forced migration of children to Australia and other Commonwealth countries during the 20th century is a bigger sex abuse scandal than the revelations about Jimmy Savile.’
The Independent, 20th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Office has been fined £366,900 for breaching the government’s senior salary pay cap when it appointed the head of a child sex abuse inquiry. It was penalised by the Treasury for failing to get clearance in advance before agreeing to pay Professor Alexis Jay £185,000 a year.’
BBC News, 14th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May has ordered an investigation into intimidation experienced by candidates during the last election after a barrage of complaints by MPs about death threats and harassment.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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