How state laws drive the future of national privacy legislation
Rob Shavell, Co-Founder and CEO of Abine/DeleteMe, discusses how “local & limited” privacy laws will shape the future of national privacy legislation.
MPs say UK Test and Trace system “ultimately failed” to stop deaths
The 150-page Health and Social Committee report says the UK Government "ultimately failed" to establish a working Test and Trace system - which led to thousands of COVID deaths.
Public sector procurement requires a new lens on value
Simon Payne, Client Director at Proxima, discusses the challenges that public sector procurement teams are facing and how they can deliver social value.
Climate leadership and a normative framework for political action
Here, Richard Beardsworth, Professor of International Relations at the University of Leeds, continues his series on the nature of progressive state leadership, pondering a new normative framework for political action and climate leadership.
Report finds “illegal pushback” of asylum seekers by EU border force
Frontex, the European Union's coastal and border guard, has been pushing asylum seekers back to sea via Greece - violating international law.
55% of deaths from police violence erased from official statistics
The Lancet found that over 55% of deaths via police violence were either misclassified or unreported in official statistics reports - a critical erasure of information between 1980 to 2018.
UK creates new green rules for government contracts
According to the changes, beginning 30 September, companies bidding for government contracts worth over £5 million must commit to Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Research reveals one woman killed every three days in UK
A report by Femicide Census, an organisation that documents women killed by men, found that one woman is killed every three days in the UK - now, the rate of murder shows "no signs of reducing".
Updating the GDS roadmap for 2021-2022
Digital Editor at Open Access Government updates us on the Government Digital Service roadmap for 2021-2022 to ensure GOV.UK is accessible and personalised.
Research finds ethnic minority MPs receive 165% more online hate
In an analysis of 2.5 million tweets, researchers found that ethnic minority MPs received 165% more online hate than white MPs.
UK GDPR Reform – buccaneering Britain goads the data protection bear
Julian Hayes, Partner, and Umar Azmeh, Associate, of BCL Solicitors LLP, examine the proposals for GDPR reform outlined in the government consultation on changes to the UK’s data protection regime.
Japan’s 6th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan
UEYAMA Takahiro PhD, details Japan’s 6th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan: Society 5.0 in Pursuit of Peoples’ Well-being Based on Trust and Sharing.
Key issues in the British legal aid system
Jonathan Wheeler, Solicitor and Managing Partner of London law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp, considers the key issues in today’s British legal aid system.
Social value: More red tape or a step forward?
Guy Battle from Social Value Portal considers the recent updates around procurement and social value: but is this more red tape or a step forward?
Cabinet reshuffle preps party for 2024 General Election
Yesterday (15 September), Prime Minister Boris Johnson conducted a Cabinet reshuffle - former education secretary Gavin Williamson fired, and Liz Truss replacing Dominic Raab as foreign secretary.
The social impact of development aid in developing countries
Sato Kan Hiroshi from the Institute of Developing Economies in Japan, charts research activities concerning the social impact of development aid in developing countries.
Three steps to heaven: Delivering genuine value through public services technology
Louise Sunderland, Local Government Sector Lead at Ignite Consulting, outlines three steps that public sector organisations can take to deliver genuine value from their technology investment.
UK approves Pfizer and AstraZeneca for third COVID dose
The UK medicine regulator approved both Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines as a third COVID dose - for use in a new UK booster scheme.
Online safety – the ICO’s Children’s Code
Julian Hayes, Partner at BCL Solicitors LLP, examines the new Children's Code in relation to online harms which came into force on September 2nd.
Reception & beyond: Social issues in Japan from a Roman law perspective part 2
Following on from a previous article, Professor Mariko Igimi continues to observe current social issues in Japan from the perspective of Roman law.