The European Parliament voted yesterday (Monday 21 October) to strengthen Europe’s data protection laws, including plans to impose fines of up to £84.7m on companies if they break the rules.
Public Evidence In UK Spy Agencies Investigation
A parliamentary committee is to hear evidence from the public as well as from listening centres in the UK and America, and the media, as part of the widening of its inquiry into UK spy agencies’ intercept activities.
European Commission to simplify legislation
As part of its Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT), the European Commission has drawn up a list of the top EU regulations it wishes to simplify or withdraw in a bid to make life easier for employers and workers, as well as to boost economic growth.
Reform of Police Pay & Conditions
Policing Minister Damian Green has confirmed radical new plans to allow foreign police officers to be recruited to run forces in England and Wales and to allow direct-entry fast-track senior officers to start their careers without a stint on the beat.
Confirmation Of Financial Penalties For Employers
The Minister for Employment Relations, Jo Swinson, confirmed on Twitter over the weekend that the Government plans to implement Section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 on financial penalties for employers from April 2014.