Call for Evidence on Overhaul of UK Cyber Laws
The CyberUp Campaign, which advocates for urgent changes to the 1990 Computer Misuse Act (CMA), has launched a new consultation, inviting security professionals and researchers to participate in a comprehensive survey to share their views on the law’s impact on their work. CyberUp argues that the CMA is severely outdated, having been enacted just months […]
PM Makes Statement in Response to UK Riots
In response to ongoing civil unrest across the country – following false reports that the suspect in the death of three young girls in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport was an asylum seeker – Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered the following statement from 10 Downing Street on Sunday 4 August: I utterly […]
UK Housing Targets Increased
The Government has unveiled a major overhaul of the UK planning system in a bid to “get Britain Building again”. All councils in England will now face new, mandatory housing targets aimed at delivering 1.5 million additional homes, addressing the most severe housing crisis in recent memory. These targets will require councils to increase housebuilding […]
University Free Speech Law Put on Hold
The Government has paused controversial new powers that would have allowed universities and student unions to be fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced that this delay will allow time to reconsider whether the law, originally set to take effect next week, should be repealed. She said the legislation […]
Draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill Back On Agenda
Audit and corporate governance reforms have been placed on the new UK Government’s legislative agenda. The Draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill was included on the King’s speech earlier this month, following previous proposals by the Kingman Review (2018), the Brydon Review (2019), and the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) statutory audit market review […]
New Code of Practice: Fire & Rehire
A new Statutory Code of Practice on Fire and Rehire took effect on 18 July 2024. Formally known as the Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement, the new guidance now has to be taken into account by employment tribunals on relevant cases, such as unfair dismissal claims. This new Code takes effect just […]
King’s Speech: Employment Law Changes Announced
During the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July 2024, the first since the latest UK general election, the King delivered a speech setting out the new Government’s legislative priorities for the coming months. The speech and accompanying memorandum included 40 bills, with two relating to employment law: the Employment Rights Bill and the Equality […]
Equality Watchdog Issues New Guidance on Lawful Advertising
Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released updated guidance for those placing or publishing advertisements to help ensure they are lawful and non-discriminatory. A discriminatory advert is one that restricts jobs, goods, services, or facilities to individuals with a protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Such restrictions are unlawful, except […]