The review itself cannot and must not gloss over what barristers and other legal professionals, the judiciary and the public are seeing happening in our courts, says Andrew Walker QC, Chair of the Bar.

Everyone concerned with the reputation of the English Legal System will hope the Government have the courage to change Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act, says Lord Bach.

The Government must launch a crackdown on hand car washes around the UK amid evidence they play a major role in the scourge of modern slavery, MPs have said.

Brexit day is getting closer, and businesses are working to prepare. Richard Laming, Head of Public Affairs at Ferrero UK looks at what this could mean for the British love of chocolate. 

Sir David Natzler has stepped down as the Clerk of the House of Commons with a call for Parliament's bosses to acknowledge their failure to root out bullying and harassment.

In response to reports that Asia Bibi’s lawyer, Saif Ul Malook, has received death threats and been granted temporary asylum in the Netherlands, legal leaders in England and Wales have made the following statements.

Top Labour MP Jess Phillips has called for urgent action from ministers to protect female prisoners forced to give birth behind bars.

The Bank of Mum and Dad already provides billions of pounds of help to younger homebuyers.  A new report published today highlights how with the right support this role could grow, without jeopardising the long-term financial wellbeing of older generations.  

Those who attack police, paramedics, nurses and other blue light workers will face tougher sentences thanks to a new law which takes effect today.

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

A new partnership has today been announced between the Bar Council and Health Assured to offer a new Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to the entire self-employed Bar.

As the Youth Select Committee prepare to launch their report into barriers to work experience, it is clear the youth voice is needed now more than ever, writes Claudia Quinn

A Government minister has defended housing tsar Roger Scruton amid calls that he be ousted from his new role over a string of controversial comments.

After setting up an organisation to engage young people with what’s going on in Parliament, Mems Ayinla now finds herself bedding in on the Commons Graduate scheme

Theresa May has hit a fresh hurdle in the Brexit negotiations as individual EU states demanded the chance to scrutinise any deal reached with Britain.

Cheered by the unexpected political friendships forged in the fight against problem gambling, Lord Chadlington is content to end his week in the whirlwind of family life

I can’t think of a better reason to reinstate the sound of Big Ben than to commemorate the armistice, writes Tom Brake

John McDonnell has approached a prominent economist and former Tory peer about launching a review into the feasibility of a four-day working week, according to reports.

The end of the Great War ushered in a new era of mass democracy, as millions of newly enfranchised working men and women voted for the first time. As we mark 100 years since the Armistice, historian Lord Lexden reflects on how it helped shape our politics 

The Government announced this week (5th November) new rules which require landlords to spend up to £3,500 to improve rental properties with the lowest energy performance ratings.

The prospect that people may again be charged fees to use employment tribunals has been met with concern in the legal profession.

Confiscation laws will be reviewed to ensure they’re effectively depriving convicted offenders of their ill-gotten gains, the Law Commission has announced today.

Public confidence in the police has been "severely dented" after a wave of Government spending cuts, a powerful committee of MPs has warned.

Labour MP Mark Hendrick says we need a housing policy to improve the housing stock throughout the UK so that we can ensure that all homes are made energy efficient