Law Society raises concerns over SRA’s additional powers to combat economic crime

Law Society

Law Society urges government to consider the “proportionality of additional regulation” The Law Society of England and Wales has raised concerns at how effective the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) additional powers will be in combatting economic crime. Lubna Shuja, president of the Law Society, welcomed the second Economic Crime Bill’s intention of stopping money laundering […]

Conference reveals safeguarding concerns for child victims of coercive control

Nagalro conference

On Monday the 3rd of October Nagalro hosted an online conference on “Collateral damage – children as tools for abuse and as witnesses of coercive control” which revealed the problems with safeguarding procedures, and how these can improve. The talk involved experts in the impact of domestic abuse on families and explained how those in […]

Support to change sex on trans birth certificates drastically falls, survey finds

change sex on trans birth certificates

Researchers claim public opinion on transgender rights has sunk In the last two years support for transgender people being allowed to change their sex on their birth certificate has substantially fallen. A survey by the British Social Attitudes (BSA) shows 39% of people were opposed to the potential change, whereas those in support of the […]