Despite positive development on Victims and Prisoners Bill 14-year-old son turned away from visit to father on prison steps
Despite legislation progress on the Victims and Prisoners Bill in Parliament last month, a 14-year-old boy was turned away from seeing his father on prison steps at HMP Manchester in what would have been their second reunion in 12 years. Thomas White, who stole a mobile phone in 2012 and given a minimum two-year sentence, […]
Rally outside Parliament to raise awareness of domestic abuse against women and girls ahead of election
A UK domestic violence charity have held a rally outside of parliament to raise awareness of violence against women and girls, with charity bosses calling incidents of gender based brutality ‘truly an epidemic’. Women’s Aid held s rally in Parliament Square along with sector colleagues Resect, Rights of Women and Advance to raise awareness of […]
Stakeholder in CILEX, has questioned whether the SRA should be focusing their resources on ‘other priorities’ as regulatory decision to be made this week
The Board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will this week decide whether to proceed with proposals for the SRA to regulate authorised and non-authorised members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX), which has been met with questions from stakeholders – including the Law Society of England and Wales. The consensus among opponents […]
Labour say they will simplify ‘undignified’ gender transition process, rubbishing two-year cooling off period as ‘nonsense’
The Labour party have promised to remove the ‘intrusive’ law that states those who wish to transition their gender will have to live as their preferred gender for two years. In a move for trans rights, the Labour party have promised that they will simplify the gender transition process for those wishing to transition, The […]
Police have warned of increase in domestic violence during Euros Tournament after England V Slovenia match saw fans throwing cups
The police have issued warnings of a potential increase in domestic violence amid the excitement of the Euros this summer. The England team has topped Group C after goalless finish against Slovenia, and have reached the knockout stage of the tournament. Rowdy fans were seen throwing cups at the game – after police have alerted […]
Women in Law Pledge turns five years old aiming to promote gender diversity and hold senior leadership accountable for sexual harassment
The Law Society of England and Wales’ celebrated the firth anniversary of their Women in Law Pledge last week, stating it is important to ‘reiterate the importance of gender equality’. The Women in Law Pledge was launched in partnership with the Bar Council of England and Wales and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) […]
Labour manifesto must ‘keep promises’ made to 3.6m cohabiting couples
Ahead of the launch of the Labour manifesto, Kate Daly, co-founder of amicable – the online divorce service for couples – has urged the party to keep its promise to give separating cohabiting couples greater rights. There are 3.6m cohabiting couples in England and Wales, the fastest growing type of family unit. Kate Daly, co-founder […]