View the latest information on this bill on Parliament’s website. JUSTICE has published a briefing on the Police (Detention and Bail) Bill for all stages in the House of Commons. This Bill responds to the ruling of the High Court in R (Greater Manchester Police) v Salford Magistrates Court and Hookway, regarding the legality of police detention following pre-charge bail. […]
European Commission proposal for a directive on the right of access to a lawyer
July 5, 2011
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
June 14, 2011
This bill received Royal Assent on 15 September 2011 and became the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. View the progress of the bill on Parliament’s website The bill was presented to Parliament on 30 November 2010. It covers five distinct policy areas: police accountability and governance alcohol licensing the regulation of protests around Parliament […]
Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills
April 20, 2011
This is a draft legislation from the Home Office On 29 March 2011, JUSTICE gave oral evidence to the Joint Committee on the bills. And on 20 April 2011, we made written submissions and wrote to the committee regarding section 78 of PACE. JUSTICE written evidence to Joint Committee – April 2011 JUSTICE letter to Joint […]
Control order renewal debate – 2011
March 2, 2011
Prisoners voting rights
February 10, 2011
On Thursday 10 February 2011 the House of Commons debated a backbench motion seeking to maintain the blanket ban on prisoners voting. JUSTICE is one of a group of NGOs that issued a joint briefing on the issue ahead of the debate. NGO Joint Briefing – House of Commons debate of backbench motion – February […]
Terrorist Asset-Freezing Bill
December 16, 2010
This bill received Royal Assent on 16 December 2010 and is now the Terrorism Asset-Freezing Act 2010 The UK is required by the UN to freeze the assets of people who commit terrorist acts. The UK legislation that allowed the Treasury to freeze the assets of those suspected of involvement in terrorism was quashed by […]
Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill
October 29, 2010
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. […]
Civil Liberties, the Constitution and Cuts
October 26, 2010
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 […]