NHS risk register FOIA vetoed by cabinet
NHS risk register’s publication vetoed by cabinet The official assessment of the risks involved in the government’s NHS shakeup will never be published after the cabinet exercised its rare right of...
View ArticleThe day in FOIA: lost or stolen firearms | Kent police’s and G4S contract and...
3,500 guns lost or taken in last five years More than 3,500 firearms have been lost or stolen over the last five years, the Home Office has revealed. Records released under the Freedom of Information...
View ArticleAttorney General blocks release of Prince Charles letters to avoid ‘serious...
Attorney General blocks release of Prince Charles letters to avoid ‘serious damage’ to his future as king Dominic Grieve said the Prince’s letters were “particularly frank” and would “potentially have...
View ArticleDomestic violence accounts for 10% of emergency calls
Domestic violence accounts for 10% of emergency calls, data shows One in 10 emergency calls to police are categorised as domestic violencerelated, rising in some areas to a fifth of all 999 alerts. The...
View ArticleJust 13 people use flagship Coalition scheme for reporting nuisance neighbours
Just 13 people use flagship Coalition scheme for reporting nuisance neighbours Under the new initiative, people can force police to investigate anti-social behaviour by submitting a “community...
View ArticleSri Lankans expelled from UK allege torture after deportation to Colombo
Sri Lankans expelled from UK allege torture after deportation to Colombo Fifteen Sri Lankan nationals have claimed they were tortured and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment after they were...
View ArticleQueen’s speech revives ‘snooper’s charter’ legislation
Queen’s speech revives ‘snooper’s charter’ legislation The government appears to have left open the door to the resurrection of the controversial “snooper’s charter” bill to track everyone’s email,...
View ArticleCouncil wrongly classed asylum seeker children as adults
Council wrongly classed asylum seeker children as adults A London council has had to pay out more than £1m in costs for wrongly assessing asylum seeker children as adults. These wrong decisions have...
View ArticleWeekly News Round-Up: Pharmacies, drugs and Prince Charles
Pharmacy charged NHS £89 for cod liver oil it could have got for £3 Dozens of Lloyds pharmacies dispensed packs of the tablets that cost £89 instead of a £3 option, taking advantage of a loophole in...
View ArticleHome Office to investigate police snooping of journalists
A parliamentary select committee has requested a breakdown of all UK police forces use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) to snoop on journalists. The Act, which requires telecoms...
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