Legislation / Legal
WAG: UNICEF UK is supporting Wales’ efforts to become the first part of the UK to embed the rights of children & young people into flagship legislation. The Proposed Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure was laid last week and a statement introducing the Measure was made in the National Assembly for Wales on Tuesday 15 June 2010.
The purpose of the Measure is to place a duty on Assembly Government Ministers to have due regard in taking strategic decisions to the rights & obligations in respect of children that are enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This will strengthen WAG’s existing rights-based approach for children & young people in policy making in Wales and also strengthen children & young people’s position in Welsh society.
Press release ~ Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure ~ WAG: Rights for children and young people ~ UNICEF UK
IPCC: The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has published the final report following its investigation into two allegations against a Metropolitan Police Sergeant at the G20 protests. He stood trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in March 2010 and the District Judge who heard the case found him not guilty. The IPCC then completed its misconduct report, which concluded that in the circumstances of Sgt Smellie's acquittal there was no further case to answer.
Press release ~ Commissioner’s report into two allegations against Police Sergeant Smellie at the G20 protests in April 2009
CLG: In the first parliamentary questions for CLG's new ministerial team recently, Andrew Stunell confirmed that the Localism Bill would include legislation to scrap the ‘expensive’ local government Standards Board.
He informed MPs in an adjournment debate on 8 June 2010 that the Bill would also end the unfair practice known as 'predetermination' which bars elected council members from taking part in decisions where they had campaigned or expressed a predisposed view.
He informed MPs in an adjournment debate on 8 June 2010 that the Bill would also end the unfair practice known as 'predetermination' which bars elected council members from taking part in decisions where they had campaigned or expressed a predisposed view.
PCS: A High Court judge has dealt the final blow to the (previous) government's unlawful cuts to civil service redundancy pay. Mr Justice Sales confirmed last week, the PCS union was right to challenge the way the terms of the civil service compensation scheme, which governs redundancy payments, were slashed.
The decision quashes an amendment to the scheme that the previous government had claimed was effective from 1 April 2010 and requires the new government to enter negotiations with PCS if it wants to change the scheme in future.
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