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Justice: 20-year campaign for document release may soon be over
Hillsborough files may be released early

By politics.co.uk staff The documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster are expected to be released ten years ahead of schedule following a request by the home secretary, it was announced today. Sensitive documents are usually subject to a 30-year embargo but it is understood Ms Smith, following a discussion with South Yorkshire chief constable Meredydd… Read more »

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Government as parent?
Government should become ‘a parent’

By Alice Cannet A report calling on the government to take a hands-on role in the parenting of disadvantaged children has been published by a committee of MPs. The report, entitled ‘looked-after children’, comes in the aftermath of the Baby P case, which triggered deep reflections on the need for an overhaul of the British… Read more »