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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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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

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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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17 Mar 2015 Home affairs

John Mann MP: Time for a National Institute for Survivors of Child Abuse

Labour MP John Mann writes about his Westminster Hall debate today, on Government support for survivors of child abuse.

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13 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Act of Parliament on surveillance must protect legal professional privilege

If Parliament passes new laws on surveillance and intelligence, conversations between lawyers and clients must stay out of bounds for the security services, said Chairman of the Bar, Alistair MacDonald QC, responding to today's intelligence and security report.

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12 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Review 'urgent and essential' after damning Justice Committee report on civil legal aid

The Law Society is backing the Justice Committee's call today for a review into changes made to civil legal aid in 2013.

12 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Improving trust between children and the police

Conservative MP Tim Loughton highlights the mistrust that exists between police and young people and calls for further action to improve relations.

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10 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Legal Services bring in 'big money' to UK

If the rule of law was a crumbling building, we'd be throwing money at it

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

New categories in Law Society Excellence Awards 2015 recognise Magna Carta anniversary and increased cyber threats

Human rights, technology and private client practice are three new categories in this year's line up for the legal awards ceremony of the year.

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

IET responds to cyber security announcement

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has announced new initiatives to help young people kick start a career in cyber security.

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Firearms – making the law clearer and easier to use

Police and prosecutors tackling gun crime struggle to enforce the law because legislation relating to firearms is complex and unclear.

Lawyers warn that increasing court fees will hit SMEs

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09 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Lawyers warn that increasing court fees will hit SMEs

Enhanced court fees will block access to justice, according to leading industry figures.

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06 Mar 2015 Home affairs

The impact of enhanced court fees

Slater and Gordon Lawyers say the enhanced court fees are another barrier to access to justice.

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04 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Barristers play major role in ensuring the UK is international epicentre for legal services

A new report from TheCityUK shows a significant increase in the legal sector's contribution to the UK economy in 2013, rising 9.4% year-on-year in 2013 to 22.6bn, or 1.6% of GDP, as well as leading the way as the most international market for legal services.

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03 Mar 2015 Education

Calls for urgent action on safety education as PM hosts exploitation summit

As the Prime Minister hosts a summit on child sexual exploitation, his Government has yet to respond to an Education Select Committee report which described the Department for Educations approach to Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, the subject through which pupils learn to keep themselves safe, as weak.

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02 Mar 2015 Home affairs

Clinical negligence victims will be casualty in government's court fee hikes

A young girl left with severe brain damage following a failure to diagnose meningitis, who would not have been able to afford to issue court proceedings under new government proposals, is just one of many case studies solicitors have been sending the Law Society in response to 600 per cent increases in court fees.

Plain packaging: bad for business, good for criminals

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02 Mar 2015 Health

Plain packaging: bad for business, good for criminals

In an open letter, Imperial Tobacco’s Head of UK Corporate and Legal Affairs Duncan Cunningham calls for common sense on the subject of plain packaging for cigarettes.

Effectively reducing crime in betting shops

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27 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Effectively reducing crime in betting shops

Responding to a parliamentary question on safety in betting shops, the Association of British Bookmakers has clarified the work of the Safe Bet Alliance.

MoD spent £33m and 2 years on ‘undeliverable’ spending reform – NAO

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26 Feb 2015 Home affairs

MoD spent £33m and 2 years on ‘undeliverable’ spending reform – NAO

The Ministry of Defence must spend more efficiently on military equipment, according to a new report.

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25 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Police widows hand deliver roses of remembrance to MPs ahead of debate in Parliament

A delegation of police widows will today call on Government to honour its commitment to widows and widowers of police officers.

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25 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Police widows’ pensions ‘grossly unfair’ and in need of reform

Responding to Richard Graham MPs article and debate today, Alex Duncan, from the Police Federations national committee says:

25 Feb 2015 Economy

Make police widow pension rules fair

Conservative MP, Richard Graham, calls for fairer pensions entitlements for police widows and widowers.

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23 Feb 2015 Home affairs

UNICEF UK calls for political leaders to support global effort to end abuse of children

Responding to Labours proposal of creating a new child protection unit to work across Government, Leah Kreitzman from Unicef UK said:

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23 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Any new approach to child protection must have early support for families to prevent neglect at its heart

Today, Yvette Cooper will announce Labours intention to set up a child protection unit in Government, if elected.

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16 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Online courts could increase access to justice and reduce costs by 2017

The future of civil law courts is likely to be online according to a new report. The study suggests that it will increase access to justice and streamline the court processes in England and Wales.

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12 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Extortionate court fees will price low and middle-income earners out of justice and cripple small businesses

Following a survey of solicitors, the Law Society has warned that the government's 600 per cent increases in some civil court fees from April will lead to small businessinsolvenciesand access to justice becoming a preserve of the elite.

12 Feb 2015 Home affairs

Busking is an essential part of UK street culture

Lib Dem peer Lord Clement-Jones writes about his Lords question on 'the use of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to prevent or control busking'

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