The challenges for age verification for online vaping retailers
Alastair Graham, CEO of AgeChecked, discusses how vaping retailers can conduct online age checks to ensure that no products are sold illegally to anyone under the age of 18.
Senior Labour MPs back LGBT inclusive education
Two high-profile Labour Members of Parliament have reaffirmed their party’s commitment to LGBT inclusive education across England.
Home Secretary: Social media “a platform to incite violence”
The UK Home Secretary announced £1.4 million for a specific social media focus by the police, consulting with social media companies at the latest Serious Violence Taskforce.
Women in custody will have access to sanitary products
The UK government are planning to change the law: Police will have to ask women in custody whether they will require sanitary products, according to the Home Office.
Why did it take so long for UK cross-party collaboration over Brexit?
Simon Hill explores why a lack of cross-party collaboration is one of the biggest errors in the handling of Brexit over the past three years.
Catching rogue landlords faster with new technology
Additional licenses provided by local councils under the new legislation for Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) will help stop rogue landlords
Local councils across the...
Brexit and the social care staffing crisis
Charles Armitage, CEO of Florence, highlights what nursing and care home managers need to be mindful of during Brexit uncertainty and the social care staffing crisis.
The truth of the Windrush scandal: One year on
Today marks one year since Amber Rudd’s formal apology for her actions against the Windrush migrants: Amnesty examines what really happened, what the effects are to this moment and where the UK government can go from here.
Brexit extension should be used to prepare for more negotiation
The UK risks stumbling into the next phase of negotiations with the EU without a plan, putting the country at an unnecessary disadvantage with the Brexit extension, according to a new report.
New UK divorce law could reduce conflict
New UK divorce law could reduce the level of negotiation, conflict and mental health degradation often found by those seeking a legal separation in the UK.
Trump forces asylum-seekers back into Mexico
In this piece, Amnesty sheds light on how the asylum cases in San Diego recently are examples of humanitarian violations: Whilst the West is distracted by Brexit, forced returns continue to happen.
Voyeurism Act 2019: ‘Upskirting’ is made a crime in UK
The Voyeurism Offences Act 2019 has been made into UK law: Read on for an analysis of the changes to your rights, and the legal loopholes that existed before today.
South Korea decriminalises abortion after 66 years
Today (11 April 2019) there was a ruling by South Korea’s Constitutional Court that told the government to decriminalise abortion in the country and reform abortion laws by 2020.
Co-location data centres and privacy regulations
What do you need to consider as a customer when it comes to co-location data centres and privacy regulations? Green Mountain Data Centres Ltd tell us more.
Global death penalty executions fell by 31% in 2018
Research by Amnesty shows that the known global execution rate has decreased, but the political situation within multiple countries is getting worse: What is the global landscape right now on the death penalty?
Khashoggi murder trial: Will the UK tell public the truth?
Britain, France, and the United States should issue public reports on the Jamal Khashoggi murder trial: The media, UN and public are banned from trial proceedings, so who will tell the truth?
Brunei: Cruel punishments and death sentences
Brunei has finalised the implementation of a Shariah Penal Code that introduces cruel punishments such as death by stoning for same-sex sexual acts and amputation for robbery.
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia: UK being taken to court
This week, the UK Court of Appeal will hear the case from Campaign Against the Arms Trade, with intervention from Amnesty, Human Rights Watch and Rights Watch UK about the UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Linguistic cultural compromises in EU Law
Dr. Karen McAuliffe, PI on the European Research Council funded project ‘Law and Language at the European Court of Justice’, discusses her theory of linguistic cultural compromise in EU law.
Leading digital transformation: The demand for software developers in government
The work of the Government Digital Service in leading digital transformation is discussed here, with a focus on their recently promoted initiative to meet the demand for software developers in government.
