IPCC: Proposals strengthen IPCC’s role & powers – (IPCC: Failings identified in investigation into South Yorkshire Police death in custody)
HO: Police disciplinary hearings to be held in public ~ Justice must be seen to be done – (HO: No let-up in drive to combat 'legal highs' ~ Home Secretary announces statutory inquiry into undercover policing)
HMIC: Vulnerable children and adults need care, not custody – (HMIC: Greater Manchester Police improves its approach to tackling domestic abuse, following HMIC revisit inspection ~ HMIC: Rape Monitoring Group digests now provide a more complete picture of how rapes are dealt with across England & Wales)
MoJ: Unlimited fines for serious offences
Law Commission: Firearms – making the law clearer & easier to use – (Law Commission: Enforcing family financial orders)
NO: Ombudsman report asks if children are being failed by complaints system
FCA: Phillip Boakes sentenced following FCA prosecution – (FCA: Payday lenders failing customers in arrears)
FSCS: Castle and Minster Credit Union payments in the post – (FSCS now processing claims in relation to 3 Stirling Mortimer funds)
CMA: Competition lawyer secondment opportunities at the CMA – (CMA: CMA advises universities & students on consumer law)
HMRC: High risk promoters of tax avoidance face government clampdown
ICO: Hartlepool based NHS Trust ordered to review data protection by the ICO – (ICO: Law change outlaws ‘back door’ criminal record check ~ ICO raids call centre connected to millions of nuisance calls)
NCA: Suspect arrested in US Department of Defense hacking – (NCA: 57 arrested in nationwide cyber crime strike week)
DfT: Farmers set to benefit from increase in tractor weights and speeds
ScotGov: Carers Bill published - New rights for carers
WAG: Statutory climate change targets to form part of Environment Bill
PC&PE: Single regulator & independent commission needed to protect pension savers – (PC&PE: UK cannot be confident its extradition regime is protecting human rights, says Lords ~ PC&PE: UK's record on implementing human rights judgments risks being undermined ~ PC&PE: Civil legal aid cuts "failed to target help where needed")
LGA: Lower the drink drive limit to cut road deaths, say Fire & Rescue Authorities
CLG: Tenants safer under new government measures – (LGA response to MPs voting in favour of standardised cigarette packs)
CCW: Landlords urged to act now to avoid impact of unpaid water bills
Ofcom announces Strategic Review of Digital Communications – (techUK: The time is right for Ofcom’s digital review)
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