This Bill is just starting off in the Welsh Assembly. Most importantly for Gypsies and Travellers the Bill introduces a duty on local authorities to provide sites. The first stage involves a consultation process. The deadline for submissions is January 17th. Here is the CLP submission:
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These proposals relate to private rented mobile home sites. The proposals would be very beneficial for residents on such sites. The deadline for submissions was 6th January 2014. Here is our response:
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The Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the reform of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is holding an open court for information, proposals and views on the issue of the longer term reform of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights and the ECtHR. This process follows on from the Brighton Declaration adopted in April 2012. It is intended to be open and inclusive, allowing questions to be raised and examined concerning all aspects of the Convention system and the Court. For further information see
http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/cddh/reformechr/consultation_EN.asp .
The deadline for submissions is midday (12.00 pm French local time) on Monday 27th January 2014.
Making submissions concerning the European Convention is a big task. TAT will be suggesting that all Gypsy and Traveller Support Groups and representatives link together to produce a joint submission thus making use of all the range of knowledge we have on this subject. Those who are interested in participating please email us at:- .
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) are carrying out a review about the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). Many people are concerned that the Government want to water down or reduce these rights and want to attack the FRA. The deadline for submissions is 13th January 2014. Here is our submission (thanks to Marc Willers of Garden Court for his great assistance):
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The JCHR have extended their Legal Aid Inquiry with a fresh call for evidence regarding the Ministry of Justice’s proposals for judicial review reform. Here is our further evidence submission. The deadline for submissions is 27th November.
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Following the initial consultation on Transforming Legal Aid, we made a Freedom of Information Act request of the Ministry of Justice. Their reply to the request and our comments appear below.
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Following their initial consultation process, the Ministry of Justice have carried out a further consultation on Judicial Review. This consultation contains potentially disastrous proposals on planning appeals (that may seriously affect Gypsies and Travellers) and on judicial review in general (which may prevent legal aid lawyers from taking such cases). The consultation deadline is November 1st and we urge people to put in their responses. The Ministry of Justice paper can be found here: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/judicial-review/consult_view . Marc Willers of Garden Court Chambers, Simon Ruston and Chris Johnson have done a two part blog on the effects on Gypsies and Travellers: http://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/blog.aspx?n=97138e84-5b13-4f22-be61-cbb6990ecfcb&h=False&c=f1b1c82c-0f3c-4edf-98cd-502ea80ed8fa& . Here is our response to the consultation (please feel free to use bits of it as you see fit):
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The JCHR is holding an inquiry into the legal aid reforms. The details can be accessed at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/news/legal-aid-inquiry—call-for-evidence/
The deadline for submissions is September 27th.
Mr Grayling has declined to hold back from proceeding with his legal aid reforms until the JCHR has reported. Despite this, a strong report from the JCHR may be very important in what may be inevitable future challenges to the catastrophic legal aid changes. Attached to this article is the submission CLP have made to the JCHR.
On the 27 September 2013 we made a further submission of evidence to this Inquiry – see attached:
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Our submission on the Welsh Government Consultation on New Guidance on Managing Unauthorised Camping is attached to this article.
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This consultation paper contains disastrous proposals, amongst other things, as to judicial review cases. Our submission is here:
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