We are very pleased to welcome Sir David Bell KCB as the Law Commission’s first Non-Executive Board Member. Sir David Bell is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading, a post he has held since January 2012. During his time in office, he has overseen a number of significant achievements, including the improvement of the University’s … Read more >
Drwy y Deyrnas Unedig gall y gyfraith fod yn anodd i weithwyr proffesiynol a’r cyhoedd gael gafael arno a’i deall. Mae swm y ddeddfwriaeth yng Nghymru a Lloegr, nifer y diwygiadau a’r ffordd y mae deddfwriaeth yn cael ei chyflwyno, yn ei gwneud yn gynyddol anodd gwybod beth yw’r gyfraith a beth mae’n ei olygu. … Read more >
Throughout the UK the law can be difficult for professionals and the public to find and understand. The volume of legislation in England and Wales, the number of amendments and the way in which legislation is presented, make it increasingly difficult to find out what the law is and what it means. In Wales, the process of devolution has made matters even more … Read more >
Throughout the UK the law can be difficult for professionals and the public to find and understand. The volume of legislation in England and Wales, the number of amendments and the way in which legislation is presented, make it increasingly difficult to find out what the law is and what it means. In Wales, the process of devolution has made matters even more … Read more >
We have extended the deadline for our consultation on the enforcement of family financial orders. Please respond by 31 July.
The Mental Capacity Act aims to protect people who lack mental capacity but need to be deprived of liberty in order to receive appropriate care and treatment in hospitals and care homes. But the safeguards are not meaningful for disabled and older people and their families, local councils and the NHS are struggling to meet … Read more >
The Mental Capacity Act aims to protect people who lack mental capacity but need to be deprived of liberty in order to receive appropriate care and treatment in hospitals and care homes. But the safeguards are not meaningful for disabled and older people and their families, local councils and the NHS are struggling to meet … Read more >
We have a vacancy for a Criminal Law Team Manager. Further details are available on our Jobs page. Please note: this post is open only to civil servants.
Tim Spencer-Lane, the lead lawyer on our review of the regulation of health and social care professionals, has been recognised by the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. His paper, Safeguarding the public by regulating health and social care professionals: lessons from Mid-Staffordshire and the Law Commission review, was Highly Commended in the awards. … Read more >
Today we are publishing the first consultation in our project to create a New Sentencing Code for England and Wales. The law on sentencing affects all criminal cases, and is applied in hundreds of thousands of trials and at thousands of appeals each year. But it lacks coherence and clarity: it is spread across many statutes, … Read more >