NEW REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS
The Leicester Civil Rights Movement has published issue no. 57 of its newsletter, Insaf.
Download the newsletter at:
http://www.irr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Insaf_no.57.pdf (pdf file, 380kb)
The Children’s Society has published: Report of the parliamentary inquiry into asylum support for children and young people.
Download the report and other documents here.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published new guidance on the public sector equality duty (PSED) under the Equality Act.
View and download the documents here.
The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities has published a report: Race and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: Towards a Blueprint for the Eradication of Racism from the CJSNI.
Download the report at:
http://www.nicem.org.uk/uploads/publications/Race_and_Criminal_Justice_2013.pdf (pdf file, 2mb)
The Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary sector has published a report: Independence under Threat: the Voluntary Sector in 2013.
Download the report at:
http://www.independencepanel.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Independence-Under-Threat_The-Voluntary-Sector-in-2013_WebVersion12.pdf (pdf file, 860kb)
The Independent Chief Inspector of the Borders and Immigration has published a report: An inspection of applications to enter, remain and settle in the UK on the basis of marriage and civil partnerships.
Download the report here.
The Independent Chief Inspector of the Borders and Immigration has published a report: An inspection of how the UK Border Agency and Border Force handle customs and immigration offences at ports.
Download the report here.
The Care Quality Commission has published its: Mental health Act Annual Report.
Download the report here.
The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has published a report: Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Download the report and evidence here.
The Ministry of Justice has published: Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2010.
Download the statistics here.
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has published a Learning Lessons bulletin on risk assessment and the use of restraints on seriously ill and dying prisoners.
Download the bulletin here (pdf file, 100kb).
PETITIONS
· Sign a petition: ‘Award Walter Tull his posthumous Military Cross’.
· Sign a petition: ‘Annul PFI contracts which are bankrupting public services’.
· Sign a petition: ‘Do not privatise the Probation Service’.
CONSULTATIONS
· The Youth Justice Board at the Ministry of Justice is carrying out its: ‘Triennial Review 2012’. All submissions must be received by 15 February 2014. View the consultation documents here.
· The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is conducting a consultation on the ‘Police and Crime Plan 2013-2017’. There will be a series of public consultation events from 9 January to 4 March 2013 in each London borough. View the consultation documents here.
· The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing is conducting a survey, which can be accesses here.
· The Ministry of Justice is conducting a consultation on: ‘Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offenders’. The closing date for the consultation is 22 February 2013. View the consultation documents here.