Legislation / Legal (Archive)

IPCC review of investigation into police contact with Rachael and Auden Slack, and Andrew Cairns, prior to their deaths – (IPCC:  Cheshire Constabulary officer faces common assault charge ~ IPCC publishes report from investigation into Kent PCC Ann Barnes ~ IPCC:  North Wales Police actions reasonable & proportionate on evening of Morgan Owen death and in responding to earlier incidents)

HMIC:  Norfolk Constabulary: significant improvements in child protection

Home Office:  Police Innovation Fund 2016/17 – (HO:  New duty puts onus on big businesses to improve transparency in supply chains)

Electoral Commission:  Statement following House of Lords debate on when move to new registration system should end

Law Commission:  Retirement flats – protecting owners from hidden fees – (LC:  Reforming intellectual property law - consultation)

Information Commissioner's Office:  Alert to help cross border privacy enforcement – (ICO issues £200,000 fine for unsolicited text messages)

Insolvency Service:  Changes to Insolvency Service fees

Civitas:  European Arrest Warrant destroys 800-year-old legal protections

Financial Conduct Authority:  Payday lender Dollar to provide £15.4m redress to over 147,000 customers ~ CAB:  FCA compensation order good for customers – (FCA:  FCA bans Magnus Michael Peterson from the financial services industry ~ FCA to consult on additional standards for price comparison websites displaying payday loans)

FSCS to consider claims against Merchant Capital Limited

CMA:  Alex Chisholm speaks about online platform regulation – (CMA to review Rough gas storage undertakings)

FRC to focus on embedding change, opportunities to deregulate and promoting improvements – (FRC seeks feedback on board succession planning)

Environment Agency:  Boaters caught without navigation licences – (EA:  Nature reserve angler fined)

ScotGov:  Raising attainment ~ Education (Scotland) Bill - (ScotGov:  Lobbying Bill published ~ Lobbying (Scotland) Bill)
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