The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is being criticised for pursuing certain cases, such as the one involving former Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans, to the extent that there have been calls for the Attorney General to open an urgent review of its approach to them and to address the other problems it is perceived to have.
Non-Residents Could Lose Tax-Free Allowance
Thousands of migrant workers face losing their £10,000 tax-free Personal Allowance under new Treasury proposals, as the Government aims to bring the UK’s tax laws in line with other European countries such as Germany and Holland.
Council meetings out in the open
New rules give attendees the right to tweet, blog or film council meetings in England after complaints from reporters and community bloggers that they have been prevented in the past from showing what really goes on behind closed doors.
End of the road for paper tax disc
Papers and trade journals are full of the fact that it is the end of the road for the paper tax disc, as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (DVLA) will replace it with digital tax records later this year.
Record number of fines for parents
New research suggests that the number of parental fines for parents who take their children away in term-time has risen sharply since the Government banned holidays outside the statutory periods except in exceptional circumstances.