Human Rights
BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »
The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt The vast majority of government databases are unnecessary and possibly illegal, a damning new report into ‘Database Britain’ has found. The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust hired a team of leading academics, industry and privacy experts to look into government databases managing major public service functions. The group found that over eight out… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Plans for secret coroners’ inquests must be dropped immediately, according to the joint committee on human rights. The committee of MPs and Lords found the government had failed to make the case for the inquests, and should immediately give up on the proposal. “The issue of secret inquests has been controversial, and… Read more »
