November 2012

• Secret information ‘found’ one week before Afghan torture trial
  The High Court today heard that ‘secret information’ had come to light; a week before the court is due to consider whether the ban on handing over suspected Afghan insurgents by British forces to the Afghan authorities should remain in place. 22 November 2012
• Prisoners’ lawyer slams Government proposals on prisoner voting as being “wholly inadequate”
  A lawyer representing more than 550 prisoners pursuing compensation from the Government called the Government’s proposals on prisoner voting ‘wholly inadequate’ and likely to be extremely costly 22 November 2012
• New organisation challenges Police Federation role
  An independent organisation, Police Choice, has been set up to campaign for and seek to obtain industrial rights for serving Policemen and Policewomen.