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Parliament The Government accepted an amendment to the Immigration Bill tabled by Lord Dubs that would permit the resettlement of some unaccompanied children from Europe. The Bill received Royal Assent on 12 May and is now the Immigration Act 2016. Among other changes, the Act will extend the Government’s ‘deport first, appeal later’ power to … Continue reading
Parliament The House of Lords Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 has published a report on the impact of the Act on disabled people. The report concludes that Government inaction is letting down disabled people, and that changes to legal aid and tribunal fees have created barriers to the effective enforcement of disabled people’s … Continue reading
The Constitution Unit Blog There is now a large body of academic research demonstrating that the Westminster parliament has considerable policy influence, yet claims that the UK has an executive-dominated political system persist. On 15 March Professor Meg Russell and Professor Philip Cowley, who between them have carried out much of the key research in … Continue reading
Parliament The Investigatory Powers Bill was introduced into Parliament on 1 March and had its second reading on 15 March. The Bill would overhaul the framework governing access to the content of communications and communications data by the security and intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper … Continue reading
Parliament The Government have published a new Policing and Crime Bill. The Bill would make changes in relation to police complaints procedures and collaboration between the emergency services, among many other things. The EU Justice Sub-Committee has heard evidence from Justice Secretary Michael Gove and leading academics in relation to its inquiry on the impact … Continue reading
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