Perhaps the biggest political story of the week was the announcement of the inquiry into the Government’s covid response. Announced on Wednesday the inquiry will commence in 2022 and take place under the Inquiries Act 2005, allowing it to compel the production of evidence and take public evidence under oath. Announcing the inquiry in Parliament […]
The big story of the week from Westminster was the announcement of the inquiry into the government response to coronavirus, which we’ve written about here (the short version: we think that the Government should be consulting on the terms of reference). There was also a speech by the Queen. Which we anticipated here. So what
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After a busy week in local politics last week (and national politics in the devolved nations), this week the eyes will be turning to Westminster to watch the Queen’s Speech, due to be delivered tomorrow in Parliament. The speech will set the Government’s agenda for the next parliamentary term, and will provide us with a
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Last week we saw a bumper load of elections right across the UK. Locals, PCC, devolved administrations, more or less everywhere was been slipping into a booth to put crosses in boxes. I love voting. I get genuinely excited in the build up and as I leave, content in having done my part, I almost
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It’s not often we see a consultation response being challenged in Court. More usually, what we see is a challenge to the decision, on the basis of a flawed consultation, but this week we saw a challenge that did both. The case revolved around a planning application to develop a new headquarters for “Ben Burgess
For decades there has been a consensus that meetings of statutory authorities in England and Wales should be held in person, at least in part so that public observation of Council meetings could be easily done and contributions sought where appropriate. There was no provision for remote meetings in either statute or other governing authority.
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One of the major disputes in Parliament this week was about the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021, a set of regulations which the opposition claim would remove protections found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 from vulnerable immigrants. The consultation on the regulations was heavily criticised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny
This week the Institute submitted our response to the Government’s judicial review reform consultation. The consultation, which follows the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL), asks nineteen questions about the Government’s proposed reforms, covering a wide range of reforms and is being undertaken as part of a programme of engagement with stakeholders which included two
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Another slightly smaller than usual Week in Parliament this week, with Scotland and Wales being out until after their elections. Little of immediate interest from Northern Ireland too this week, so we rely on Westminster to provide. There have been many great conflicts over the years. The ancient Greeks fought the Trojans in a clash
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Parliament is back after the Easter break, as am I, and we’re both eagerly awaiting the upcoming session. With a Queen’s Speech due in May, time is ticking on the clock of this Parliamentary session, so let’s see what we can get done in the next month… Westminster Accusations were flying in the Lords this
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