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• Labour announces plans to crack down on antisocial behaviour

  02-04-2023 23:30
  
  Shadow home secretary reveals proposals including more neighbourhood policing and introduction of ‘respect orders’Labour has announced a series of proposals to tackle antisocial behaviour, as it said ministers were failing to address the problem.The new plans include increasing neighbourhood policing and introducing new “respect orders” giving the police more power to punish adults who breach antisocial behaviour injunctions. Continue reading...
  
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• Property tycoon Nick Candy locked in legal fight with former business partner

  02-04-2023 15:00
  
  Robert Bonnier has counter-sued against Candy’s claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and global freezing ordersThe property tycoon Nick Candy is locked in a bitter legal dispute with a former business partner in which they have traded allegations about each other’s conduct and financial worth.The Tory donor’s firm Candy Ventures Sarl (CVS) is pursuing a claim for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation against the social media company Aaqua and its boss, Robert Bonnier. Bonnier
  
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• Author Charlotte Raven: ‘At this point of no return, assisted dying feels like the best solution’

  02-04-2023 11:00
  
  The writer, who suffers from a degenerative disease, says experiencing first-hand the horrors of a failed palliative care system made her realise other options are neededMolly Meacher last week told the Commons health and social care committee inquiry into assisted dying about the decay, vomit and pain that often constitutes the daily existence of the terminally ill.The Guardian’s social affairs correspondent called her submission “shocking”. If Lady Meacher’s description
  
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• A child’s best interests, not the desires of adults, should be at the heart of surrogacy | Sonia Sodha

  02-04-2023 08:30
  
  The Law Commission has gone too far in its proposed guidelines for surrogate parentsInfertility can be deeply painful. There is a lot a compassionate society can – and should – do to make fertility treatment available to those who can be assisted to have a child with medical intervention. Few would disagree though that there are ethical boundaries to this, shaped by children’s interests, not just adult desires.Last week, the Law Commission drove a coach and horses through that
  
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• Reporting suspected sexual abuse to be mandatory for those working with children in England

  02-04-2023 03:59
  
  Law must be strengthened, says home secretary, so professionals like teachers and carers face ‘full force of law’ if they fail in their duty to protectThe home secretary is to spell out new requirements for people working with children in England to report signs or suspicions of sexual abuse.The government is expected to set out details of plans in the coming days to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children. Continue reading...
  
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• Reporting suspected sexual abuse to be mandatory for those working with children

  02-04-2023 03:59
  
  Law must be strengthened, says home secretary, so professionals like teachers and carers face ‘full force of law’ if they fail in their duty to protectThe home secretary is to spell out new requirements for people working with children in England to report signs or suspicions of sexual abuse.The government is expected to set out details of plans in the coming days to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children. Continue reading...
  
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