Legislation / Legal (Archive)

IPCC:  Investigation into unauthorised disclosure of information to journalist by former MPS officer – (IPCC raises concerns over Matthew Seddon pursuit ~ IPCC concludes investigation into the discharge of a weapon during public event at Nottinghamshire Police headquarters)

HMIC:  Hertfordshire police custody – a mixed picture – (HMIC:  Vulnerable victims & witnesses are being let down by an inconsistent approach to the management of criminal case files)

10DS:  UK steps up counter-smuggling efforts

HMT:  Prison building revolution announced by Chancellor & Justice Secretary ~ Wales Office:  Wrexham prison pumps £ms into economy of North Wales & gets set to become major employer

MoJ:  Prison building revolution announced by Chancellor and Justice Secretary – (UK and Ghana sign prison transfer agreement)

Law Commission:  A modern legal framework for protecting & managing wildlife

ICO fines lead generation company £120,000 for making automated nuisance calls

WAG:  New requirement for domiciliary care workers in Wales to be registered from 2020

Surveillance Camera Commissioner:  Code of practice - third party certification scheme launched

FRC publishes standard on providing assurance on Client Assets – (FRC proposes limited scope improvements to FRS 102 ~ Financial Reporting Council:  Year-end advice to preparers of annual reports)

Financial Conduct Authority‘s Project Innovate celebrates first anniversary with plans for ‘regulatory sandbox’ ~ techUK:  FCA publishes plans for a regulatory sandbox

CMA:  Competition problems provisionally found in private healthcare – (CMA’s approach to competition enforcement ~ CMA opens consultation on Reed Elsevier undertakings)

FSCS:  Countdown to a new deposit limit in January

Land Registry:  National Polygon and Title Descriptor datasets published

National Crime Agency:  GCHQ and NCA join forces to ensure no hiding place online for criminals – (NCA:  Forger sent back to jail for breaching court order ~ Drug dealers hide over £300,000 in chest of drawers ~ NCA:  International public protection events offer online safety information ~ Data sharing initiative enables action on 30,000 cyber crime threats ~ Drug smuggling attempt led to violent kidnap)

Ofgem:  E.ON to pay £7m for failing to supply advanced meters

RUSI responds to the draft Investigatory Powers Bill

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