Legislation / Legal (Archive)

IPCC investigating allegations a Met Police Officer coerced a woman into a relationship – (Investigation raises concerns over fatal Birmingham crash after pursuit ~ Investigation raises concerns over fatal Birmingham crash after pursuit ~ IPCC:  Cumbria Constabulary custody sergeant faces common assault charge)

HMIC:  Regional Organised Crime Units should build on their strong foundations

MoJ:  Company fined £850,000 for millions of nuisance calls

ICO:  The process for recruiting the next Information Commissioner is now under way(closing date for applications is 5 January 2016)

EA:  Man handed jail term over illegal waste operation

Charity Commission:  Regulator welcomes support for Charities Bill at Second Reading

Policy Exchange:  Judges guilty of rewriting Freedom of Information laws

Christmas shoppers warned after Border Force seizes counterfeits

YJB extends secure children's home contracts – (YJB responds to Ofsted inspection of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre)

LAA:  Crime news: national rollout for Crown Court Digital Case System

WAG:  Revolutionary new law to increase donor rates comes into force in Wales

WO:  Welsh Secretary: “Breaking the re-offending cycle must be at the heart of the criminal justice system”

BIS:  The importance of corporate governance

DECC:  Haulage - road tank vehicle compliance 2015

TfL:  Splyt Technologies convicted for operating without a private hire licence

CMA welcomes competition plan – (CMA looks in detail at car auction merger undertakings ~ CMA to consult on car auction undertakings ~ CMA looks in detail at office space merger remedy ~ Computer-based testing merger could lessen competition ~ CMA:  Private medics warned of pitfalls of breaking competition law ~ CMA uses new power to highlight competition issues on Energy Bill)

FRC calls for transparent disclosure of tax risks in corporate reports

FCA:  Occasional Paper No. 12 - Encouraging consumers to act at renewal: Evidence from field trials in the home & motor insurance markets – (FCA to require insurance firms to publish details of last year’s premium ~ FCA:  CP15/42: Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 11)

FSCS:  Update for claimants following the final distribution from the Lifemark Trustee

Warning: Intellectual Property Office alerted to new renewal scam

Solicitors Regulation Authority:  Client protection discussion paper: still time to comment – (SRA responds to Government proposals on the legal services market ~ SRA backs call for independent legal regulators)

NCA statement on review of warrant procedures – (NCA:  Husband used own wife as heroin mule)

techUK Submits Written Evidence on Investigatory Powers Bill

Insolvency Service:  New insolvency measures

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