Legislation / Legal (Archive)

IPCC:  Inconsistency in complaints handling across police forces – (Statement from IPCC Chair, Dame Anne Owers on the 2015/16 annual complaint statistics ~ IPCC to investigate MPS officers linked to Operation Midland)

MoJ:  Jury age limit to be raised to 75 in England & Wales – (MoJ:  Clink restaurant training programme cuts reoffending ~ MoJ:  New crackdown on whiplash claims set to cut insurance premiums ~ Reforming the soft tissue injury (whiplash) claims process)

Home Office:  Government awards £700k to tackle hate crime

ScotGov:  Europol collaboration to aid fight against criminals – (ScotGov:  Removing time-bar from civil actions against child abuse)

Lammy review: emerging findings published ~ EHRC:  Lammy Review on criminal justice discrimination: David Isaac responds

CMA accepts remedies in specialist magazines merger – (CMA:  Michael Grenfell on antitrust in the digital age ~ CMA:  East of England lawyers asked to help competition law awareness)

FSCS has paid over £2m in compensation on return of premium motor policy claims following the collapse of Enterprise Insurance – (FSCS works with MIB to identify Enterprise policyholders driving without insurance)

FRC: Tiering of signatories to the Stewardship Code

FCA introduces cap on early exit pension charges – (FCA publishes rules for the sale of the Lifetime ISA)

NCA:  Registered sex offender pretended to be 11-year-old girl – (NCA:  Nightclub boss wanted HGV licence so he could import drugs ~ NCA:  Stun gun video boast leads to prison for Scottish holidaymaker ~ NCA:  Back to prison for cyber fraudster who dodged computer restrictions ~ NCA:  County lines drug networks now a nation-wide issue)
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