opens jury service to over 80,000 profoundly deaf people move permits British Sign Language interpreters to enter jury rooms part of sweeping reforms to the justice system announced today Current laws strictly prohibit anyone beyond the 12 sworn jur… read more
The UK’s world-leading ban on importing, exporting and dealing in items containing elephant ivory in the UK moves a step closer today following the launch of a consultation on the implementation of the Ivory Act. Once implemented, the Ivory Act, which… read more
Why is it important to have more women in leadership positions in conflict prevention and peacebuilding? Five main reasons: (a) The starting point is very low – between 1990 and 2017, in all major peace processes – women made up only 2% of mediators; … read more
The UK and Nigerian governments have signed an agreement today (Tuesday 9 March) to send £4.2 million (2.2 billion Naira) of stolen funds recovered by UK agencies back to Nigeria, where it will be spent on key infrastructure and building works for the… read more
Press release Judges, magistrates, and coroners will be allowed to continue to serve until they are 75, as the Lord Chancellor today confirmed plans to increase their mandatory retirement age. mandatory retirement age (MRA) increased for th… read more