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Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests

13 Nov Education

Cases of child criminal exploitation have increased sharply in the last two years, a new analysis shared with PoliticsHome shows.

12 Nov Home affairs

MPs Urged To Be "Wary" Of Mobile Phone Theft Near Parliament

24 Oct Home affairs

New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System

18 Oct Home affairs

Non-League Teams Fear New Anti-Terror Law Could Be Too Costly To Follow

13 Oct Home affairs

Labour MP Praises Theresa May For Bringing Modern Slavery To "Centre" Of Political Debate

07 Oct Home affairs

Keir Starmer Says Middle East Must "Step Back From The Brink" On 7 October Anniversary

26 Sep Home affairs

Government Minister Says New Hillsborough Law Will Help Deliver The "Truth"

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18 Oct Foreign affairs

My call to widen family reunion rights for refugees

08 Oct Home affairs

The anniversary of the IRA ceasefire must be a moment to remember – not rewrite – a painful history

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Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded

20 Nov Education

Ofsted "Culpable" For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head

19 Nov Education

Mary Kelly Foy and breast cancer: 'I’m alive. I should be feeling great because it’s gone'

19 Nov Health

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27 Sep Communities

Jonathan Ashworth: 'Nobody likes losing an election. It's a kick in the knackers'

A key figure in Gordon Brown’s No 10, and a shadow cabinet minister under Keir Starmer’s Labour opposition, Jonathan Ashworth tells Tali Fraser about his plans as chief executive of influential think tank Labour Together.

08 Aug Communities

Middlesbrough MP Says "Rampant Inequality" Opened The Way For Violent Riots

The Labour MP for Middlesbrough has said that a legacy of “rampant inequality” opened the way for “terrible behaviours and abuse” to take hold in Teesside.

17 Jul Environment

Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.

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Law Commission urges Government to reform intellectual property law ‘to protect businesses’

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14 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Law Commission urges Government to reform intellectual property law ‘to protect businesses’

New rules on intellectual property will protect businesses and drive economic growth, the Law Commission has said.

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

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09 Oct 2015 Education

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

The Syrian refugee crisis has bolstered public opinion on the importance of the 0.7% GDP target for international aid spending, George Osborne has said.

Sajid Javid praises UK legal sector’s vital role in international trade

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08 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Sajid Javid praises UK legal sector’s vital role in international trade

The Business Secretary has hailed the UK legal sector as a driver of international trade and a vital factor in diplomatic relations.

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08 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Court closures will inhibit access to justice

The Law Society today responded to a Ministry of Justice consultation on proposals to close 91 courts and tribunals, which is one fifth of courts and tribunals across England and Wales, and integrate or merge 31 more.

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06 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Evidence to Justice Committee: higher court fees making society less fair and less just

The Law Society has submitted written evidence to the Justice Committee inquiry into courts and tribunal fees and charges.

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05 Oct 2015 Home affairs

'Unprecedented strain' on UK justice system highlighted at Tory conference

The Bar Council has been out in force at the Labour conference and is set to attend the Conservative Party conference this week to deliver a clear message to politicians and party activists that justice is a precious asset which needs to be protected.

Solicitors’ regulator asks the public: what would you do?

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02 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Solicitors’ regulator asks the public: what would you do?

The Solicitors Regulation Authority showed how complex professional standards and values can be when it held an innovative voting session at its Labour fringe event.

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01 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Bar Council working group re-designs AGFS model

A Bar Council working group has today put forward to the Ministry of Justice a completely re-drawn graduated fee scheme for advocacy in Crown Court cases.

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01 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Ministry of Justice plans to protect quality advocacy welcomed by the Bar Council

The Bar Council has welcomed Ministry of Justices consultation, Preserving and Enhancing the Quality of Criminal Advocacy, which was published today.

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01 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Legal professional privilege, the role of witnesses, and rule of law on the agenda at opening of legal year

The Bar Council will today join legal leaders from the UK and overseas at a special service at Westminster Abbey to mark the Opening of the Legal Year.

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30 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Terrorism and security threats examined at IOSH event

Occupational safety and health professionals (OSH) have a major role to play in dealing with the risk of terrorism and other security breaches, according to experts in the field.

Government’s justice sector reforms “scandalous” – Shadow Justice Secretary

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28 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Government’s justice sector reforms “scandalous” – Shadow Justice Secretary

The Shadow Justice Secretary appealed for legal representatives to provide evidence of the deterioration of the justice system, speaking at a fringe meeting at the Labour Conference last night.

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18 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Chair of Police Federation attacks outdated police structure and inconsistent budget plans

We need an open, national public debate on policing Elephant in the room is nonsense system of 43 police forces all working differently

Do-it-yourself justice: the impact of cost cutting on the UK's legal sector

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18 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Do-it-yourself justice: the impact of cost cutting on the UK's legal sector

The President of the Law Society Jonathan Smithers warns that Government's excessive cost cutting in the legal sector is compromising access to justice.

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18 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales

Steve White, Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales said:

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17 Sep 2015 Home affairs

MoJ responds to concerns over further court fee increases

Responding to an article by the Law Society expressing concern over court fee increases, a Ministry of Justice spokesperson said:

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17 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Court fee increases making ordinary people's legal rights 'meaningless'

The Law Society is concerned that the government is proposing further court fee increases when hikes introduced just six months ago have failed to deliver any tangible improvements in the court service or helped to protect access to justice.

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15 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Solicitors vital in UK business' understanding of human rights

Solicitors' role in protecting human rights is key when advising UK companies on their conduct at home and abroad, the Law Society will say today.

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14 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Court fee rise will give wealthy the upper hand, says Bar Council

SMEs will be disadvantaged in chasing late payments from big business customers

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11 Sep 2015 Home affairs

'More plans to do things cheaper rather than better' - Police Federation response to Home Office

Will Riches, vice Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales said (in response to plans tocollaborate onpolice and fire services):

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09 Sep 2015 Home affairs

SRA to continue consumer credit regulation role, following Law Society representation

The Law Society is delighted that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has chosen to continue to be a designated professional body for the regulation of consumer credit activity.

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07 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Employment tribunal system needs radical reform, says the Law Society

Unlawful employment practices will continue to go unpunished unless the tribunal system is overhauled, the Law Society has warned today.

PM's refugee resettlement plans should include lone children already in Europe

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07 Sep 2015 Home affairs

PM's refugee resettlement plans should include lone children already in Europe

Save the Children response to Prime Ministers announcement on resettlement of Syrian refugees, calling for Cameron to give 'lone children a second chance in Britain.'

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07 Sep 2015 Home affairs

Police Federation calls for radical solutions to policing crisis

Policing is facing a potential crisis as a depleted service struggles while more spending cuts lurk around the corner, according to the vice-chair of the Police Federation.

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