by Staff Writer | Jan 21, 2022 | Briefing
THE UK MINISTRY OF JUSTICE has made limited progress on its Female Offender Strategy to improve outcomes for women in the criminal justice systemic England because it has not prioritised investment in this work, according to a report from the National Audit Office...
by Staff Writer | Jan 17, 2022 | Briefing
USING POWERS given to it by the House of Commons, the Work and Pensions Committee is to obtain and publish a Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned report on disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system after the Department again refused to make...
by Staff Writer | Jan 13, 2022 | Briefing
PUBLIC POLLS SHOW over half of the British public support legalisation of cannabis for recreational use. Release, a national centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law, says the reality is that cannabis reform in the UK is inevitable. The question, says Release, is...
by Staff Writer | Jan 12, 2022 | Briefing
MICHAEL GOVE, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, has announced a guarantee that no leaseholder living in their own flat will have to pay to fix unsafe cladding. Speaking on 10 January Mr. Gove said: “We will scrap proposals for loans and long-term debt for...
by Staff Writer | Jan 1, 2022 | Briefing
THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (BMA) is calling for front line NHS staff to be provided with stronger respiratory protective equipment such as FFP3 face masks, which offer far greater protection against the airborne particles through which Covid-19 spreads. The BMA...
