“An increasingly bitter debate as the Abortion Act marks its 40th year looks set to be reignited on Tuesday when the government publishes annual figures for the number of terminations.”
Reuters, 12th June 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“A record 550 new inmates were ‘locked out’ of prison last night as a surge in inmate numbers forced jails to declare that they had run out of space to take any more.”
The Times, 12th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government today laid the revised regulations necessary to deliver Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Home Information (HIPs) into the housing market on 1 August.”
Communities and Local Government press release, 11th June 2007
Source: www.communities.gov.uk
“It’s not just pro-Muslim sentiment that is fuelling the emerging Islamic finance market, Government legislation is lending a helping hand too.”
The Lawyer, 11th June 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is conducting an investigation into insider dealing that will force lawyers to abide by the Market Abuse Directive 2005.”
The Lawyer, 11th June 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The new coroner for the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed has been formally appointed.”
BBC News, 11th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The trade in hundreds of children smuggled into the UK for sexual exploitation, drug smuggling, under-age marriage, street crime and domestic slavery was exposed last night in a government report. The Home Office-commissioned survey identifies 330 cases of suspected or confirmed victims of trafficking – most of them from China or from Africa – but warns of an ‘unknown quantity’ that have not come to the attention of the authorities.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: A scoping project on child trafficking in the UK (PDF)
“The biggest overhaul of Britain’s immigration laws for more than 35 years is being planned by the Government, which has admitted that their complexity has undermined public confidence in the system.”
The Independent, 12th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The father of a teenage soldier who died in mysterious circumstances at Deepcut barracks called today for a murder inquiry to be launched after the emergence of what he said was fresh information about the police investigation into her death and a subsequent cover up.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Conservatives called a debate in the House of Commons yesterday to demand an inquiry into the Iraq war. They did not specify when the inquiry should take place; but they wanted MPs to agree in principle to hold one, pointing to the precedent set after the Falklands War, 25 years ago. William Hague, speaking for the Conservatives, claimed that an inquiry was ‘essential to restoring public trust and confidence in the Government’.”
The Independent, 12th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Golf clubs and other private members’ establishments will no longer be able to ban women members from their bars or discriminate in any other way on gender grounds under a shakeup of equality laws unveiled today.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The father and uncle of a young woman who ‘besmirched their honour’ by becoming involved in a relationship with someone they considered to be the wrong man were today convicted of her murder.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman today recalled her “shock and embarrassment” at being flashed on a crowded train by a man she later identified as a senior judge.”
The Times, 12th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government has asked retailers to comment on draft legislation that will force them to ‘deal fairly’ with customers and other businesses. Two new Regulations are proposed, scheduled to come into force on 6th April 2008.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Thousands of sex offenders including paedophiles and rapists have escaped with cautions rather than being jailed over the past five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The British Casino Association (BCA) has lost its High Court challenge over the Government’s plans for 17 new casinos, including the first Las Vegas-style ‘super-casino’.”
The Times, 11th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Juries in criminal trials are made up largely of higher earners and the middle classes, government research will reveal this week.”
Sunday Telegraph, 10th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Most prisoners should not be in jail at all, according to a senior prisons official.”
Sunday Telegraph, 10th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Dozens of Iraqi civilians who claim to have been victims of abuse committed by British soldiers are set to bring a test case in London for punitive damages against the government. The legal action, which will begin later this month in the High Court in London, follows two courts martial in which soldiers were convicted of mistreating prisoners after the invasion.”
The Independent on Sunday, 10th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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