Annual report 2016-17 published
…operating in uncertain times with significant budgetary pressure, we will build on this enthusiasm to continue making the law simple, modern and fair.” Download the Law Commission’s Annual Report 2016-17….
…operating in uncertain times with significant budgetary pressure, we will build on this enthusiasm to continue making the law simple, modern and fair.” Download the Law Commission’s Annual Report 2016-17….
Project status: Complete
Download the report Download the summary Download the Easy Read summary The problem The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards aim to protect people who lack mental capacity, but who need to…
…would bring into play an enhanced safety regime with increased involvement of the supervisory authority to minimize dangerous hazards occurring. Nicholas Paines QC, Public Law Commissioner at the Law Commission…
Reforms to the outdated and unclear offence of misconduct in public office offence are recommended by Law Commission Changes would clarify and modernise the law, and target the most serious…
…the country More information The Enforcement of Family Financial Orders report was published on 15 December 2016. Download the letter from Justice Minister Lucy Frazer. Download the Law Commission’s reply….
…who spoke about thirty years of the Children Act Welcoming Professor Penney Lewis, the new Criminal Law Commissioner, and Professor Sarah Green, the new Commercial and Common Law Commissioner to…
…the Law Commission must state the lawful bases for processing personal data. The Commission has a statutory function, stated in the 1965 Act, to receive and consider any proposals for…
…The Commission’s proposals in more detail To ensure that hate crime laws are clear and easy to understand and offer suitable protection to victims, the Law Commission is proposing: To…
…assets, and in particular, for crypto-tokens and crypto-token systems. Commenting on the new proposals, Professor Sarah Green, the Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law, said: “Digital assets such as…
…Board Member. The experience he has gained both inside and outside Government will be invaluable in helping us set the strategic direction of the Commission and in supporting the Commission…