Law Society seeks 1.9% increase in practising certificate fee share
The Law Society is proposing a 1.9% rise in its share of the annual practising certificate (PC) fee for the 2025–26 year. Chancery Lane has put forward a proposed PC fee contribution of £37.5 million, up from £36.8 million in 2024–25 and has asked members to contribute to its annual consultation on what the body’s priorities […]
Campaign launched to prosecute officials who failed to act on grooming gangs
Politicians, senior police officers, and social workers could face prosecution over their failure to tackle grooming gangs, under new plans by a police whistle blower and survivors of child sexual abuse, as reported by The Telegraph. Maggie Oliver, the former Greater Manchester Police detective who exposed the Rochdale grooming scandal, is joining forces with victims […]