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Use of personal data in child safeguarding: opportunities and challenges

19.09.2018

Child safeguarding is necessarily a multi-agency exercise. Increasingly local authorities are beginning to take a data-based approach, combining data from across agencies to identify which families are most in need....

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National buffer zones not proportionate

17.09.2018

The Government last week released a Written Statement confirming the outcome of its Abortion Clinic Protest Review. Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, recognises the damaging impact of the behaviour occurring outside....

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Nominations for the 2018 Chambers Bar Awards

05.09.2018

We are very proud to announce that Dr Ashley Bowes has been shortlisted as Junior of the Year by Chambers and Partners under the planning and environment category. The winners will be....

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Charging for Housing Act licences: the far-reaching consequences of Gaskin

16.08.2018

Dean Underwood considers the Divisional Court's recent decision in R (Gaskin) v Richmond-upon-Thames LBC [2018] EWHC 1996 (Admin) and its implications for local housing authorities nationwide. Headline On 31 July 2018, the....