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Children’s human rights concern over legal aid test

By Iain MacDonald1st July 2014News England

Government plans to introduce a residence test for access to legal aid will breach an international convention on children’s human rights, MPs and peers have warned. The Joint Committee on

Commission launches inquiry into mental health deaths

By Iain MacDonald11th June 2014News England

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched an inquiry into the non-natural deaths of adults with mental health conditions who die while being detained by the state. The inquiry

MPs say social care providers must be bound by Human Rights Act

By Iain MacDonald27th January 2014News England

All providers of publicly arranged or paid-for social care services must be bound by the Human Rights Act, a group of MPs suggest. The Joint Committee on Human Rights says

Scottish human rights ‘action plan’ launched

By Iain MacDonald10th December 2013News Scotland

An action plan for human rights has been launched in Scotland, in a move described as a first for the UK. The document, published today, sets out “key commitments” from