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Court of Appeal confirms approach to redactions of names of junior civil servants In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has dismissed the government’s appeal of a High Court judgment which proscribed the government’s practice of routinely redacting the names of junior civil servants when supplying disclosure in judicial review proceedings. R (IAB and…

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Under the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, which received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023, the Secretary of State has the power to set Minimum Service Levels (MSLs) for “relevant services” in the fields of health, transport, education, fire and rescue, border control, and nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management services. We previously wrote…

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In a major blow to the Government, new regulations which permitted employers to use agency workers to replace those on strike, has been found to be unlawful and so has been quashed, removing it from the statute books. In the case of R (on the application of ASLEF and  Ors) v the Secretary of State…

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Private Members’ Bill (“PMBs”) are public bills which aim to change the law. They are introduced by a Member of Parliament or Lord who is not a government minister. Whilst a minority of PMBs become law, by creating publicity and highlighting an issue they often can affect legislation indirectly. There are currently several PMBs at…

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