The head of Ofsted has warned that the law dealing with children who run away from care is “routinely” ignored by social workers and care home staff, who paint the runaways as delinquents rather than victims.
Home Secretary To End Ministerial Involvement In Extradition
Home Secretary Theresa May is seeking to change the law on extradition, so that judges and not ministers decide whether appeals on human rights grounds should be approved.
Stopping Piracy
According to recent research, seizing domains from sites which infringe copyright is not the way to stop piracy. Instead, the report suggests that a much more effective strategy would be to target the money that pirated materials and sites generate.
New Microchip Law For Dogs
The Government has announced that all dog owners in England will have to have their canine friends fitted with a microchip by 6 April 2013 in a bid to cut down on the number of strays and attacks by dangerous animals.
Age Of Criminal Responsibility
A Bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility had its first reading last month, with the purpose of raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 years to 12 years of age. If this becomes law the Act will be known as the Age of Criminal Responsibility Act 2013 and would alter the Children and Young Persons Act 1993.