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January 13, 2021

Jersey islanders invited to join citizens' jury on assisted dying

Jury members will be selected to demographically represent the Island’s population.
December 31, 2020

Call for domestic abuse bill to reflect lived experience of coercive control

Women's Aid wants to see coercive and controlling behaviour named as a form of harm to children in the Domestic Abuse Bill which enters the House of Lords on 5 January 2021.
August 19, 2020

Concerns over gaps in Scottish Government's lobbying legislation

Scotland’s lax transparency rules are leaving voters in the dark about the scale and nature of political lobbying, a coalition of campaigners is warning.
March 25, 2020

Children’s charities issue joint statement on coronavirus emergency

Charities ask the government to guarantee that no child is left without a safety net.
February 3, 2020

Ministers give themselves ‘licence to fail’ as they dodge urgent nature targets

The UK government is refusing to take any legal responsibility for new short-term targets on sustainable fisheries and nature restoration, campaigners have warned.
December 23, 2019

Automatic seats for bishops in Lords would be scrapped under new bill

The bill proposes to remove the automatic right of 26 Church of England bishops to sit and vote in the House of Lords.
July 18, 2019

Bishops’ intervention could extend gambling protections across the UK

An amendment opening the way for possible alignment in gambling regulation between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain has been accepted by the Government.
June 27, 2019

New alliance calls for law to make employers prevent sexual harassment

'This Is Not Working’, an alliance of more than 20 unions, charities and women’s rights organisations, has launched a petition calling for a new law to make employers prevent sexual harassment in their workplaces
May 22, 2019

European Union adopts single-use plastic legislation

As of 2021, single-use plastic cutlery, plates, straws, stirrers, cotton buds, balloon sticks and expanded polystyrene food containers and cups will be banned in the EU.
May 1, 2019

RCN chief tells Select Committee nurse staffing crisis in England requires legislation

The Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said legislation is needed to address the shortage of nursing staff in England and ensure patient safety.