Police Federation response to MIND release: "One in four emergency services workers has thought about ending life"

Ahead of his debate this evening, Conservative MP Robert Jenrick calls for more fair and consistent treatment of British citizens who return from fighting against Daesh.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority calls for more competition in the Welsh legal market to reduce costs and raise standards.

Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director at MIMA comments on the NAO’s report on the Green Deal:

The National Audit Office has today concluded that the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Green Deal has not achieved value for money. The scheme, which cost taxpayers £240 million including grants to stimulate demand, has not generated additional energy savings. This is because DECC’s design and implementation did not persuade householders that energy efficiency measures are worth paying for.

‘Speak in Safety,’ a parliamentary event held on Monday evening, challenged MPs to scrutinise the highly controversial Investigatory Powers Bill, before it is rushed into law.

The heat is being turned up on business secretary Sajid Javid over the long delay in publishing his report into ‘tipping’ abuses that have seen waiters being short-changed by their bosses.

The independent chair of the College of Policing, Dame Shirley Pearce, talks to PoliticsHome about the work of the college and the need for more professionalism and consistency if the UK’s 43 police forces are to meet the changing demands of modern crime.

Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director at MIMA comments on today’s launch of Bright Blue’s Green Conservatism project,

Mike Gapes MP and John Redwood MP debate the merits of staying in the EU at a construction industry event.

Paul Philip, SRA Chief Executive, has welcomed the Legal Services Board (LSB) research into the price of legal services. 

“Any increase in armed police officers could be a good thing, but not if it depletes the frontline,” said Che Donald, lead on firearms for the Police Federation of England and Wales. “Bearing in mind that police levels are at the lowest we’ve seen in decades, the question must be asked – where will these extra firearms officers come from?

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has told the Competition and Markets Authority that making legal service regulators separate from their representative bodies would boost customer choice and the affordability of legal services.

Former Justice Select Committee Chair Lord Beith writes following his recent Lords question on the impact of the total number of prisoners on Government plans for prison reform.

Today’s news that 52 stowaways have been found on board two trucks in Kent comes as no surprise to the Road Haulage Association.

Greater innovation in the legal services market is important for UK PLC, law firms and the users of legal services, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

Former Health Minister Norman Lamb writes ahead of his Ten Minute Rule Motion today on Cannabis legalisation and writes that 'as a society we must be prepared to admit when our current laws just aren’t working'.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a new project which it hopes will deliver fuel savings of at least 10% for large shipping vessels.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has called for greater emphasis on progressing carbon capture and storage (CCS) and building a UK bioenergy sector in the next 15 years if the UK is to meet its targets for decarbonising its energy system in the most cost effective way.