‘The tech industry may rail against the DCMS’s document but it’s high time they were brought to book.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A critical review of the way in which UK law enforcement responds to reports of fraud underlines the importance of civil recovery routes for victims, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th April 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Allegations of abuse at a scandal-hit school were dismissed as “groundless”, a report leaked to the BBC has shown.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mistakes that led to child sexual grooming scandals are being repeated with gangs, a report by the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.’
BBC News, 28th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new code of ethics should govern the removal of harmful content from the internet and there should be “large fines” for technology companies that fail to comply with it, a prominent group of MPs has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Last week the government published its long-awaited review into much criticised changes to our legal aid system. It is accompanied by a Legal Support Action Plan that the Law Society says represents a step towards fixing our ailing system, while others have expressed dismay at the uphill battle many still face to access justice.’
Rights Info, 15th February 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself and must be subject to sweeping new legislation, a parliamentary report will announce on Monday.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A regulator should oversee tech giants like Google and Facebook to ensure their news content is trustworthy, a government-backed report has suggested.’
BBC News, 12th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Independent review says the average time to decide a planning appeal inquiry could be slashed from 47 to 26 weeks.’
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government , 12th February 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government
‘The Ministry of Justice knew its court computer systems were “obsolete” and “out of support” long before the network went into meltdown last week, internal documents have revealed.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘West Midlands Police is “failing victims” and not recording more than 16,600 violent crimes each year, a watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s advertising watchdog has said it will ban “gender stereotypes that are likely to cause harm, or serious or widespread offence”.’
BBC News, 14th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The final report of the Independent Mental Health Act Review (“Modernising the Mental Health Act: Increasing choice, reducing compulsion”) has been released. For an analysis of how the Review engages with the UNCRPD, see the post by my colleague Oliver Lewis.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 6th December 2018
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘A working group of the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published a report making recommendations for Alternative Dispute Resolution – ways of resolving certain disputes that don’t involve going to court.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 4th December 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov
‘The level of innovation in the legal market has “stagnated and fallen in some areas” in recent years, but there are a number of encouraging signs for the future, major new research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 29th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Britain’s jails are failing to get a grip on record levels of violence, suicides, self-harm and drug-taking which are all getting worse, the chief inspector of prisons warned yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A troubled prison that was taken over by the government is showing early signs of improvement, inspectors say.’
BBC News, 12th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This report examines the UK construction industry’s response to the Modern Slavery Act.’
Home Office, 9th October 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Universities are employing serial sex abusers who date a different student every year, a report has found. Research by campaigners the 1752 Group and the University of Portsmouth found that university staff who had had inappropriate relationships with one student or junior colleague were likely to have behaved similarly with others.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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