This bill was presented as emergency legislation in response to the Cadder judgement handed down on 26 October 2010 by the UK Supreme Court. The legislation came into force as the Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 on 29 October 2010. The Act made significant amendments to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. […]

Engaging with the coalition Civil Liberties, the Constitution and Cuts: Engaging with the coalition is a JUSTICE briefing paper in three parts: First, it lists and responds to the commitments relevant to civil liberties made by the coalition in its Programme for Government. The intention is to provide an overview of what is undoubtedly an impressive […]

This proposal forms Measure B in the Roadmap on procedural safeguards. JUSTICE Briefing for EU Commission – October 2010  

JUSTICE produced a briefing for the 28 day pre-charge detention renewal debate. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Debate – July 2010  

View the latest information on this bill at Parliament’s website The Defamation Bill is a Private Members’ Bill, introduced by Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC, with the aim of wide-ranging reform of the law of defamation. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Second Reading – July 2010  

This bill contained a range of policing, crime and security measures. It received Royal Assent of 8 April 2010 and became the Crime and Security Act 2010. See the bill’s passage through Parliament. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Second Reading – March 2010 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Commons Report Stage (suggested amendments) – March […]

On Monday 1 March 2010, the House of Commons debated the extension of the control order regime under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 for a further twelve months. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Commons debate – March 2010  

JUSTICE briefing and suggested amendments to the European Protection Order, an initiative of the Spanish presidency on the issue of vulnerable victims. JUSTICE Briefing – European Protection Order – February 2010  

This bill received Royal Assent on 12 November 2009 and became the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. See the bill’s passage through Parliament. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Report Stage (with amendments) – October 2009 Joint NGO Briefing – House of Lords Report Stage (genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity) – October 2009 Joint NGO Briefing – House of Lords Report […]

This bill drew together a number of disparate policy issues on policing and crime. It received Royal Assent of 12 November 2009 and became the Policing and Crime Act 2009. See the bill’s passage though Parliament. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Report Stage – October 2009 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Committee Stage – […]