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Facial recognition technology: police powers and the protection of privacy

Wednesday, 31 March, 2021

Facial recognition technology is used to identify individuals or to verify someone’s identity. Live facial recognition has been used by several police forces in England and Wales in collaboration with the private sector. There have been calls for increased scrutiny and oversight of the powers of the police to use the technology, including in the House of Lords. This article summarises the debates about the use of this technology.
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Coronavirus: Further extension of protections against residential evictions

Thursday, 11 March, 2021

The Government has extended existing protections against the enforcement of residential evictions for a second time this year. The protections will now last until 31 March 2021, barring any further extensions.
- In Focus
- Coronavirus
- Housing
- Justice
Current Affairs Digest

Current Affairs Digest: Social and home affairs (March 2021)

Monday, 08 March, 2021

Catch up on social and home affairs with a selection of articles you may have missed. Articles this month include a look at poverty in the UK, and how public services use digital technology.
In Focus

Coronavirus: Extending the ban on residential evictions in England

Friday, 29 January, 2021

The Government has extended protections against the enforcement of residential evictions until at least 21 February 2021 because of the third national ‘lockdown’ in England. However, the measure has been criticised by Labour and others for not going far enough to prevent renters from losing their homes during the pandemic. The House of Lords will debate the regulations that extend the ban on 2 February 2021.
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- Coronavirus
- Housing
- Justice
In Focus

Judicial review: Time for change?

Monday, 18 January, 2021

Judicial review involves a judge reviewing the lawfulness of a decision that has been made by a public body. Following the Government's announcement of an independent review that will consider if judicial review reform is needed, this article looks at what judicial review is, and recent debates about whether the process is working.
Research Briefing

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 14 January, 2021

On 18 March 2020, the Government introduced the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill in the House of Commons. It completed report stage and third reading in the Commons on 3 November 2020. Second reading in the House of Lords is scheduled to take place on 20 January 2021.
Current Affairs Digest

Current Affairs Digest: Home Affairs (December 2020)

Friday, 11 December, 2020

Catch up on home affairs articles you may have missed from November 2020. This month we take a look at the Government's proposed points-based immigration system, and the mental effects of long prison sentences.
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Proposal to extend the power of the UK courts to depart from retained EU case law

Friday, 20 November, 2020

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 provides the UK Supreme Court and the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland with the power to depart from retained EU case law after the end of the transition period. Draft regulations, introduced by the Government in October 2020, seek to extend this power to the Court of Appeal and other equivalent courts and tribunals. This article looks at the detail of the regulations and recent scrutiny that has taken place.
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The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2020

Thursday, 15 October, 2020

This instrument seeks to introduce a revised code of practice that prescribes how police officers should disclose material to the prosecution during the course of a criminal investigation. It is due to be debated in the House of Lords on 22 October 2020.
- In Focus
- Crime
- Justice
In Focus

Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Tuesday, 13 October, 2020

These regulations temporarily increase the amount of time that a defendant can be held in custody whilst awaiting a crown court trial. The Government said that the purpose of the regulations is to provide reassurance to victims and the public following the recent delays in trial listings caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The regulations came into force on 28 September 2020 and will expire on 28 June 2021.
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- Coronavirus
- Crime
- Justice
In Focus

Coronavirus: Motion to annul rules on eviction court cases

Monday, 21 September, 2020

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 make arrangements for how eviction court cases, which were temporarily suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, will proceed when the suspension is lifted on 21 September 2020. On 23 September 2020, the House of Lords is due to debate a motion to annul the rules.
- In Focus
- Coronavirus
- Housing
- Justice
In Focus

Treason law reform and the Lord Haw-Haw case 75 years on

Friday, 11 September, 2020

Seventy-five years ago Nazi propagandist William Joyce (“Lord Haw-Haw”) was convicted for high treason. This article summarises the events leading up to his conviction and execution. It then considers the current law on treason and recent calls for reform.
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- Crime
- Defence
- Justice
- Security
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Sentencing for emergency service deaths: Calls for change

Thursday, 10 September, 2020

The sentencing of offenders whose crimes lead to the death of an emergency service worker can vary depending upon the conviction received. The Harper’s Law campaign has called for life sentences to be imposed in instances where an emergency service worker is killed as a direct result of a crime. This article discusses life sentences, minimum terms, and recent calls for change to sentencing in England and Wales. This is due to be the subject of an oral question in the House of Lords on 1 October 2020.
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- Crime
- Justice
Research Briefing

Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Wednesday, 02 September, 2020

The bill would provide for changes in the sentencing, release and monitoring of terrorism offenders. This briefing explains what the bill would do and what happened to it in the House of Commons.
In Focus

Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2019

Friday, 28 August, 2020

The Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2019 makes changes to the Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013. These changes are the result of decisions made in the courts on the act’s compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights. This article looks at the court cases which led to the remedial order, ahead of its debate in the House of Lords on 3 September 2020.

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