Thursday, 12 December 2013

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"The Home Office has notified the Information Commissioner's Office and is undertaking an internal investigation"

More Home Office incompetence

Red-faced: Home Office mistakenly publishes thousand's of people's immigration details

Mark Harper admitted the mistake in a written statement today

An internal investigation into the behaviour of the Home Office is being conducted after it admitted publishing the details of thousands of people going through the immigration system.

In the news...

Osborne won't rule out lowering benefit cap

George Osborne giving evidence to the Treasury select committee on the 2013 autumn statement

George Osborne has refused to rule out lowering the benefit cap in the next parliament.

MPs' pay rise: Ipsa left with few allies as enemies circle

Ipsa: Can it survive?

The body charged with regulating MPs' pay and expenses looks as if it has radically overplayed its hand, amid signs it will not survive the current crisis

Outrage as pay gap between men and women grows

Exchanging cards: Pay for women continues to fall behind men's

The gap in pay between men and women has significantly increased, according to the latest official statistics.

Liberalism on drugs?

Smuggled into the legal highs review: A glimmer of hope for liberals

Legal highs can be purchased from hundreds of websites and so-called 'head shops'

A subtle tweak in the approach to regulating legal highs could provide a glimmer of hope for campaigners demanding a more liberal approach to Britain's drug laws

Snowden revelations: Lib Dems harden up

Lib Dem president: Democratic oversight of intelligence agencies 'is extinct'

State surveillance: Countries around the world have reacted angrily to the Snowden revelations, although the debate in the UK has been more muted

Britain's democratic oversight of the intelligence and security agencies has "rescinded to the point of extinction", the president of the Liberal Democrats has said.

Comment: Only a fool could trust in the 'oversight' provided by the intelligence committee

Tim Farron: 'Our democratic oversight has rescinded to the point of extinction'

The intelligence services have too much power - and parliament too little - for the public to feel protected against state intrusion

Comment: Campaigners against state surveillance are talking nonsense

Carl Miller: Placing some parts of society under surveillance is a vital way of keeping society (and our other rights) safe

Campaigners against state surveillance are well intentioned, but they've hopelessly simplified the issue.

RSPCA urges Westminster to follow Welsh Government’s lead on fly grazing legislation

The new legislation will equip local authorities in Wales with additional powers to tackle fly grazing and abandonment problems.

CIOT: Tax advisers welcome changes to employee ownership structures

CIOT backs decision to provide capital gains tax relief for business owners upon transferring ownership to employees.

BSA: Autumn Statement: Hard-pressed savers will continue to feel the pinch

The Building Societies Association comments on the autumn statement.

IET: Autumn Statement: "Skills gap is a challenge that won’t go away overnight"

Engineering and technology must remain government priority says IET in response to the Autumn Statement.

CIOT: Autumn Statement: Cautious welcome for new Social Enterprises tax relief

CIOT welcomes Autumn Statement confirmation of new tax relief for investment by individuals in Social Enterprises.

CIOT: Second home owners will need to watch overlapping ownership periods

CIOT warns owners of second homes to consider selling properties earlier, to minimise tax liabilities.

CIOT: Autumn Statement: Measures to combat fraud and error need rebalancing to prevent error arising

LITRG has welcomed HMRC’s continued commitment to reducing fraud and error in the tax credits system.

CIOT: Autumn Statement: Extension of free school meals will improve work incentives

LITRG strongly welcomes announcement in the Autumn Statement about the extension of free school meals.

NASUWT: Autumn statement should tackle child poverty and homelessness

“The Autumn statement provides the opportunity for the Chancellor to acknowledge the toll his economic policies are inflicting."

CIA: Chancellor must act now on spiralling business costs

Britain’s £60 billion chemical industry warns George Osborne to get a grip on rising energy costs.

BSIA: Security industry shows ‘confidence in disability’ as International Day of Disabled People is celebrated

Sponsored by the UN, this year’s International Day of Disabled Pople focuses on building ‘disability confidence’.

BSA: Mutuals continue to lead on FLS lending

Figures for the Funding for Lending Scheme since it started in 2012.

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