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The Government could begin work to establish a safety assurance scheme, building on its existing work in the Code of Practice, to allow for the commercial deployment of highly automated driving systems, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have announced today.
A new advisory board and statutory guidance would reduce wasted time and improve the UK’s ability to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, the Law Commission has announced.
Philip Hammond is prepared to resign over Theresa May's bid to secure her legacy as Prime Minister by spending billions of pounds on public services, it has been claimed.
Britain’s competition watchdog will be handed the power to fine firms which “mislead” and overcharge consumers, Theresa May has announced.
As Director of Parliamentary Audio/Video John Angeli’s role involves opening up Parliament in new and exciting ways, overseeing the relaunch of Parliamentlive.tv and enabling a massive increase in the use of video clips
Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.
Let’s mark Refugee Week by shaping policies to help refugees integrate and contribute to society in the UK, says Thangam Debbonaire
Theresa May has been accused of attempting to tie the hands of her successor with a massive £27bn funding pledge for schools.
The Prime Minister’s announcement on tackling modern slavery is a welcome start – but if we are to truly end this evil we must act decisively, writes Frank Field
The Vagrancy Act is an archaic law that undermines the positive work being done by this government to help the homeless – it should be repealed immediately, says Bob Blackman
SNP MP Ronnie Cowan, the Vice-chair of the APPG on drug policy reform writes of the recent admissions from Conservative leadership candidates: "These are politicians that have fought to maintain the pernicious and discriminatory drugs policy that the UK has maintained since 1971 and yet they don’t believe it applies to them or their friends".
Firstly, the tragic fire at the Notre Dame cathedral in April was a sobering reminder to all of us not only of the vulnerability, but also the unique importance, of historic buildings, writes Liz Peace
Despite decades of equality legislation across G7 members, there is still a big difference between the average earnings of men and women. As we leave the EU, the UK has a chance to set out our global leadership on issues which affect the day to day lives of all UK workers, says Baroness Buscombe.
More and more people are turning to surrogacy to start a family, yet the laws governing surrogacy came into effect in the mid-1980s and need updating, says the Law Commission.
Please find below details of a briefing EHRC have published in contribution to a Lords debate tomorrow on domestic abuse.
Whether it’s nuisance bikes, anti-social behaviour, burglaries or violence, it feels as though our smaller communities are battling against the tide, writes Tracy Brabin
This week marks the 75th anniversary of an unprecedented event in the history of warfare. We owe a debt of gratitude to the heroes of D-Day, writes Earl Howe
Ministers must be reminded of how cutting regulations, careless specifying, poor workmanship and bad maintenance can kill men, women and children in truly horrific circumstances, writes Emma Dent Coad
Robert Skidelsky is one of Britain's leading public intellectuals and arguably the greatest living authority on the life and work of economist John Maynard Keynes. To mark the crossbench peer's 80th birthday, Geoffrey Lyons sits down with him to discuss austerity, Lords reform, and what Keynes would think of today's political environment
The Home Affairs Committee (HAC) has called on the Government to confirm in primary legislation the rights of EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
John McDonnell has torn in to the Tory leadership candidates for kick-starting a "race to the bottom" on tax and spending pledges.
Dominic Raab has launched a scathing personal attack against Jeremy Corbyn over his response to tackling anti-semitism.
Ministers have been warned they must enshrine the rights of EU citizens to live and work in the UK in law before Brexit or risk a repeat of the Windrush scandal.
The Government must include key construction roles in its Shortage Occupation List following the Migration Advisory Committee’s recognition of skills shortages in the construction industry, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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