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The lack of a coherent approach to exercising duty of care to detained persons in England and Wales is leading to at least some people being unfairly imprisoned, a new report says.The annual report of Lay Observers for England and Wales sets out failings in the care of people hel

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A Holyrood committee is seeking views on issues including parking on the pavement, double parking, management of bus services and regulation of road works. The Scottish Parliament's Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is running a survey to gather the views of individuals and organisations on t

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The UK government has announced it is considering a judge-led inquiry into British involvement in torture and rendition following the publication of two reports into the subject by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) last week. The first report found that Britain’s intelligence servi

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Each time I get to my feet in court, no matter the type of case, the last thing on my mind is the possibility I might be in danger, other than perhaps from a few withering comments from the bench of course! In Scotland, lawyers are fortunate that, when we take up the challenge of defending human rig

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The effectiveness of legislation that aims to ensure dogs are kept under control is to be examined by a Holyrood committee. As part of its post-legislative scrutiny of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee will examine the role of local aut

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Civil legal aid will remain available for court-ordered family therapy. The costs of family therapy ordered by the courts have been met under grants of civil legal aid since June 2016 under Regulation 21 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002.

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A man was injured after a hidden camera in his shoe used to take photos up women's skirts exploded. The 32-year-old was using the device at home when it blew up, prompting him to hand himself in at the local police station.

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