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• Cuts to legal aid and courts make a mockery of equal access to justice | Letters

  17-08-2018 17:50 via theguardian.com
  Labour peer Willy Bach says that the review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act must be considered urgently; Christine Walters says we must listen to those whom the system is failingAs the chair of the commission referred to in your editorial on the appalling effects of legal aid cuts (Cuts have tipped the scales of justice. Ministers must rebalance them, 13 August), I welcome your succinct summary of the problems facing those with legal problems who are no longer a
  
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• Government given two weeks to respond to Brexit legal challenge

  17-08-2018 12:45 via theguardian.com
  Group representing Britons living in EU countries argues referendum was not fair voteGovernment lawyers have been given a two-week deadline to respond to the latest legal challenge over the legitimacy of the Brexit vote.
  A judicial review has been launched by the UK in EU Challenge group, which represents Britons living in France, Italy and Spain. Continue reading...
  
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• We underestimate the threat of facial recognition technology at our peril | Cynthia Wong

  17-08-2018 03:45 via theguardian.com
  Data could be used to draw conclusions about who you are, what you believe, what you have done – and what you might do in the futureOn Friday, the identity matching services bill will be discussed at a hearing by the parliamentary intelligence and security committee. It has serious implications for human rights.Should the government be able to track your every move when you walk down the street, join a protest, or enter your psychiatrist’s building? Facial recognition technology may
  
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• England and Wales see fewest prosecutions since records began

  17-08-2018 02:00 via theguardian.com
  ONS figures also show an overall increase in recorded crime to 5.5m offencesThe number of prosecutions in England and Wales has reached a record low despite an increase in recorded crime overall, according to Ministry of Justice figures.The data showed 1.61 million people were either prosecuted or given an “out-of-court disposal” in the year ending March 2018, a fall of 7% and the lowest number since records began in 1970. Related: Romford and Ilford top UK car theft leagueContinue r
  
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