Law and Rights
There are several active consultations:
1. UK Bill of Rights - The British Bill of Rights - Second consultation - responses required by 30th September
2. Justice Swift and Sure - Perhaps not strictly a consultation but the Ministry of Justice invited feedback on the White Paper - see Swift and Sure: Has Flashman come up with flash incarceration?
3. Law Commission - Has a number of consultations running:
a) Scoping exercise on The Defences of Insanity and Automatism- responses by 18th October
b) Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts - responses by 25th October
c) Scandalising the Court - responses by 5th October
and a number of others - here.
Bills in Parliament:
The position with a number of important Bills may be seen via the following links:
Crime and Courts Bill
Defamation Bill
House of Lords Reform Bill
Justice and Security Bill
Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill
and the position with all Bills may be seen - here
- Criminal Cases Review Commission ~ Powers To Investigate ~ Private Members' Bill
The Royal Commission on Criminal Justice reported in 1993 and made a key recommendation that a Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) be created. It was duly created by the Criminal Appeal Act 1995. The present day commission investigates...
- The British Bill Of Rights ~ Second Consultation
Update 17th July In March 2011, a Commission was set up to consider the possibility of the United Kingdom having its own modern Bill of Rights - see Ministry of Justice . The Commission was mandated to investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights...
- Queen's Speech 9th May 2012
Updated 11th May and 12th May The Queen delivered the Queen's Speech in the House of Lords. Details of the speech are available via the No.10 Downing Street website. 19 Bills are referred to in the Speech and these include a Crime and Courts...
- House Of Lords Reform
House of Lords Reform Draft Bill The Deputy Prime Minister (The Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP) has presented a draft House of Lords (Reform) Bill to Parliament. The Bill is to be considered in a committee which will report in early 2012. The proposal...
- Making The Law; Deciding What It Means And Bills Now Before Parliament
Within the U.K. sovereignty rests with "The Queen in Parliament" (Q in P). Thus, the Q in P is the supreme law making authority for the U.K. New laws start their lives as "bills" presented to parliament and the bills before parliament at the...
Law and Rights
Consultations and Bills
1. UK Bill of Rights - The British Bill of Rights - Second consultation - responses required by 30th September
2. Justice Swift and Sure - Perhaps not strictly a consultation but the Ministry of Justice invited feedback on the White Paper - see Swift and Sure: Has Flashman come up with flash incarceration?
3. Law Commission - Has a number of consultations running:
a) Scoping exercise on The Defences of Insanity and Automatism- responses by 18th October
b) Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts - responses by 25th October
c) Scandalising the Court - responses by 5th October
and a number of others - here.
Bills in Parliament:
The position with a number of important Bills may be seen via the following links:
Crime and Courts Bill
Defamation Bill
House of Lords Reform Bill
Justice and Security Bill
Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill
and the position with all Bills may be seen - here
- Criminal Cases Review Commission ~ Powers To Investigate ~ Private Members' Bill
The Royal Commission on Criminal Justice reported in 1993 and made a key recommendation that a Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) be created. It was duly created by the Criminal Appeal Act 1995. The present day commission investigates...
- The British Bill Of Rights ~ Second Consultation
Update 17th July In March 2011, a Commission was set up to consider the possibility of the United Kingdom having its own modern Bill of Rights - see Ministry of Justice . The Commission was mandated to investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights...
- Queen's Speech 9th May 2012
Updated 11th May and 12th May The Queen delivered the Queen's Speech in the House of Lords. Details of the speech are available via the No.10 Downing Street website. 19 Bills are referred to in the Speech and these include a Crime and Courts...
- House Of Lords Reform
House of Lords Reform Draft Bill The Deputy Prime Minister (The Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP) has presented a draft House of Lords (Reform) Bill to Parliament. The Bill is to be considered in a committee which will report in early 2012. The proposal...
- Making The Law; Deciding What It Means And Bills Now Before Parliament
Within the U.K. sovereignty rests with "The Queen in Parliament" (Q in P). Thus, the Q in P is the supreme law making authority for the U.K. New laws start their lives as "bills" presented to parliament and the bills before parliament at the...