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As you are probably already aware, EU nationals who want to remain in the UK post Brexit will need to apply for residence documentation under the EU Settlement Scheme.

The proposed public sector socio-economic equality duty in Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 was intended by Labour to address the issue of socio-economic inequality in the UK. However, this section of the Act has now been axed by the Government.

Draft guidelines, drawn up by the Minister of Justice and reported on by the Guardian, suggest that the Government intends to water down the Bribery Act by ensuring that foreign companies which are listed on the London stock market but have no other UK presence will not be liable for prosecution under bribery prevention legislation.

Light at the end of the tunnel in so far as future clarity is concerned.

Following consultation (see our January 2011 update), the Government has decided not to introduce early access to pension savings (i.e. being able to access pension savings before the current minimum age of 55).

On November 3, 2016 the UK High Court handed down a ruling1 preventing the UK government from triggering Article 50 TFEU without parliamentary approval.

A House of Lords committee is to examine the legal basis for, and potential costs to the UK of, a time-limited Brexit transitional period.

The proposed ID Cards Bill has been hailed by many as the answer to terrorism, benefit fraud and identity theft. The Government’s most recent research, retaken following the London bombings this summer, shows there is strong citizen support for the scheme with 73% in favour, 17% opposed and 10% neutral.

Leigh Day partner Richard Meeran shared his expertise as a pioneering multinational human rights abuse lawyer at the 2020 key UN forum on the issue this week.

The Prime Minister has affirmed that the government maintaining a partnership with the voluntary sector is 'critical' to achieving Labour's missions, in a letter to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations ('NCVO').

Ahead of next week's key Parliamentary votes on the Withdrawal Bill, the Labour Party has tabled an amendment calling on the government to negotiate "full access to the internal market...

If the party conferences told us nothing else then it was clear that all the parties are looking for new ideas, especially domestic ones.

On April 10, Mayer Brown held the latest in a series of interactive workshops to assist employers in responding to the impending changes in free movement.

On Monday 29th January 2018, the European Union issued its agreed negotiation guidelines for a proposed temporary 21 month transition period after the UK's 'exit day' in March 2019.

Angus Walker, Partner and Planning Lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP is warning that there is a decreasing window of opportunity for home builders to get their planning applications granted by local councils under existing home building targets, due to the Government's proposal to abolish regional strategies.

With the dust settling on the General Election and with everyone starting to get used to the idea of the Conservatives operating as a minority government, it is time to think about how public affairs should operate.

This is entry No.34, first published on 29 March 2011, of a blog on public bodies reform.