Legislation / Legal (Archive)

IPCC:  Failures identified in North Yorkshire Police’s search for a man found in a Scarborough lake – (IPCC warns over dangers of swallowing drugs when stopped by police ~ Conclusions of the IPCC investigation into police contact with Sabeen Thandi ~ IPCC:  Investigation into document destruction at Metropolitan Police Service ~ IPCC investigation findings following police shooting of Nathaniel Brophy ~ IPCC witness appeal after man dies following police pursuit in Kempton Park ~ IPCC update on managed investigation into Essex Police’s North Child Abuse Investigations Team)

HMIC:  Crime recording in Merseyside Police ‘a great concern’ – (HMIC:  Devon & Cornwall Police has ‘no excuse’ to be still incorrectly recording crime ~ HMIC:  Gaps remain in Northumbria Police’s crime recording practices ~ HMIC:  Avon & Somerset Constabulary needs to improve how it records crime ~ HMIC:  Encouraging progress made by Surrey Police in how it protects children, but still more to do)

MoJ:  Justice Secretary visits frontline staff in Bristol delivering key prison & court reform work – (Justice Secretary launches new prison & probation service to reform offenders ~ MoJ:  Prisons & probation)

Criminal Cases Review Commission:  Statement of the Criminal Cases Review Commission on the appeal hearing in the case or Alexander Blackman February 2017

Legal Aid Agency:  Civil news - delivery of family mediation work from 2018

LC: Treasury acts to change unfair law around logbook loans

MHRA: Oxford men admit to illegally supplying medicines

DfT:  Law change demands equal treatment for disabled taxi users

HMRC wins ‘alternative money’ lap dance case

ScotGov:  Collaborating in international fight against crime – (ScotGov:  National standards for forensic examination ~ ScotGov:  Child Poverty Bill published)

HCA:  Social Housing Regulator launches consumer standard consultation in the run-up to deregulatory measures

PC&PE:  Lords debate Committee's report on security and police cooperation after Brexit

Land Registry:  Request for supplier feedback on Local Land Charges procurement documents – (Land Registry consults on Land Registration Rules 2003)

Insolvency Service:  Swansea director disqualified for sending thousands of spam text messages

CMA:  Andrea Coscelli on the CMA’s role as the UK exits the European Union – (CMA:  University improves its approach to dealing with course changes ~ CMA:  Manchester hospital trusts request fast track merger reference ~ CMA challenges lighting company’s pricing restrictions)

FCA opens discussion on regulatory approach to open-ended funds investing in illiquid assets

FSCS has now returned premia to over 33,000 Enterprise customers

FRC: Audit tendering helps improve audit confidence

NCA:  Prison for man who planned to sexually abuse child – (NCA:  Huge illegal firearms seizure following joint NCA and CT policing operation ~ NCA:  Child sex offender is eleventh sentenced under NCA/PSNI investigation into abuse images ~ NCA appeals for victims of ‘prolific’ child sex offender ~ NCA:  Ten convicted over plot to smuggle drugs through Dover in fridge van)

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