Paul F Scott
@paulfscott.bsky.social
📤 2178
📥 2113
📝 650
Constitutional law and national security law etc at the University of Glasgow
reposted by
Paul F Scott
UK Constitutional Law Association
about 22 hours ago
Weronika Galka: Secret proceedings, (mal)administration, and the courts: RA and AA v SSFCDA, MZZ v SSD and SSHD and In the Matter of the SSD [2026] EWCA Civ 3
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/26/w...
loading . . .
Weronika Galka: Secret proceedings, (mal)administration, and the courts: RA and AA v SSFCDA, MZZ v SSD and SSHD and In the Matter of the SSD [2026] EWCA Civ 3
In early January 2026, the Court of Appeal (Peter Jackson LJ, Elisabeth Laing LJ, and Jeremy Baker LJ) handed down the decision in R (RR and AA) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and …
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/26/weronika-galka-secret-proceedings-maladministration-and-the-courts-ra-and-aa-v-ssfcda-mzz-v-ssd-and-sshd-and-in-the-matter-of-the-ssd-2026-ewca-civ-3/
0
2
2
Court of Appeal dismisses a SAMLA challenge:
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
about 16 hours ago
0
0
0
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's response to the LFR consultation:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
about 20 hours ago
0
1
1
Interesting correspondence between the JCNSS and the Electoral Commission on political finance and foreign interference:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
loading . . .
https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/51525/documents/285838/default/
about 23 hours ago
0
1
1
'MI5 admitted last year that it unlawfully obtained Kearney’s phone data on two occasions between 2006 and 2009. However, in court on Wednesday it emerged the intrusion by several police forces and the Security Service was more intrusive and wide-ranging.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
loading . . .
Police and MI5 waged campaign of illegal interference against BBC journalist, tribunal told
Former Northern Ireland correspondent Vincent Kearney subjected to ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, says lawyer
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/police-mi5-interference-ex-bbc-journalist-vincent-kearney-tribunal
1 day ago
0
2
2
reposted by
Paul F Scott
UK Constitutional Law Association
2 days ago
Conor McCormick: The Attorney General and Residual Legal Accountability
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/25/c...
loading . . .
Conor McCormick: The Attorney General and Residual Legal Accountability
Access to justice in public law contexts is mediated by several procedural rules, including standing and permission requirements, which reflect a concern to confine judicial review to cases that pr…
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/25/conor-mccormick-the-attorney-general-and-residual-legal-accountability/
0
1
2
"We will bring that back to parliament at the appropriate time. We are pausing for discussions with our American counterparts." Chagos Islands deal bill paused for talks with US - BBC News
share.google/QB2VPP4c1ouk...
loading . . .
Chagos Islands deal bill paused for talks with US
A minister says the UK is discussing
https://share.google/QB2VPP4c1oukRILHl
1 day ago
0
0
0
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
3 days ago
0
4
3
siac.decisions.tribunals.gov.uk/Documents/D1...
4 days ago
0
0
0
'Last autumn, I was working on a policy proposal in which Overseas Territories would be offered their own seats in the House of Lords to represent them and an Overseas Territories Volunteer Corps as part of a campaign to start talking, educating and dreaming about them.'
add a skeleton here at some point
4 days ago
1
1
0
'this base is not just any old base. Once you’ve been briefed, even partially, on what it does the information gives you vertigo.'
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
4 days ago
0
0
1
'In his email to Winnick, he wrote: “There is no legal impediment to what you have suggested just a long list of conventions that I am bound by — but am trying to slowly counter.”'
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
loading . . .
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest highlights vagueness of rules for royals
Former prince was UK trade envoy but his role was never officially outlined
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/4a2ec855-c4ea-4e3b-83d1-b2513dbf8b75
6 days ago
0
2
1
'However, senior government officials privately said the deal could not go ahead without American approval. They described the situation as “bleak”.'
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
loading . . .
UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran
The disagreement over the use of British sites is behind the US president’s withdrawal of support for the Chagos Islands deal, The Times understands
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/trump-chagos-islands-deal-iran-attack-british-bases-kcj0gzbr8
8 days ago
0
0
0
'The legislation was being lined up to return to the HoL as soon as next week after the U.S. State Department gave official backing to the deal in a statement..., the senior official quoted above said. But that official confirmed... there will now be a rethink.'
www.politico.eu/article/uk-t...
loading . . .
UK to ‘pause for thought’ on Chagos Islands deal after Trump blast
Minister insists Chagos bill — underpinning sovereignty deal attacked by Trump — will be back once time allows.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-to-pause-for-thought-on-chagos-islands-deal-after-us-donald-trump-blast/
8 days ago
0
1
2
I hope he makes a ridiculous crown immunity claim; we could do with some case law on crown criminal immunity.
8 days ago
0
17
4
'But, he warned, “questions around political figures that have national security implications are radioactive in the intelligence community.”'
www.politico.eu/article/if-p...
loading . . .
‘If Mandelson can pass, anyone can’: Epstein scandal prompts scrutiny of UK security vetting
Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein failed to bar him from high office. Now politicians want changes to the way top jobs are vetted.
https://www.politico.eu/article/if-peter-mandelson-can-pass-anyone-can-jeffrey-epstein-scandal-prompts-scrutiny-of-uk-security-vetting/
9 days ago
0
2
0
'“If Mastercard and Visa were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s”... one executive familiar with the project told the Guardian. “Of course, we need a sovereign payments system.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
?
loading . . .
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/uk-bank-bosses-plan-visa-mastercard-alternative?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
10 days ago
1
0
1
The Palestine Action judgment:
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
loading . . .
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/R-Ammori-v-SSHD-OPEN-Judgment-final.pdf
14 days ago
1
13
11
The Representation of the People Bill:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
loading . . .
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0384/240384.pdf
15 days ago
1
0
2
The Govt's response to the JCNSS on the collapse OSA prosecutions:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
15 days ago
0
1
1
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
15 days ago
0
0
0
'the DV process is, bluntly, limited, flawed, untransparent, incompetent, inadequate and crying out for reform.'
add a skeleton here at some point
17 days ago
0
0
0
'Jesse Nicholls represented al-Libi at the hearing ... describing it as ‘unprecedented’ and ‘extraordinary’, and expressing the conclusion that the targeted barrister had been singled out in order to gain a litigation advantage for the Defendants ... in al-Libi’s claim against the UK Government.'
add a skeleton here at some point
17 days ago
0
1
3
The latest report on the use of closed material procedure under the JSA 2013:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/698b0a...
Contains more detail about the cases than previous reports.
17 days ago
0
2
1
The NIAC:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
18 days ago
0
0
0
'...while I did not oversee the due diligence and vetting process, I believe that process must now be fundamentally overhauled.'
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
loading . . .
Morgan McSweeney says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson as he resigns as chief of staff – UK politics live
The PM’s chief of staff, who masterminded landslide 2024 election win, departs No 10 after Mandelson revelations
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/08/peter-mandelson-payoff-keir-starmer-jeffrey-epstein-ambassadoruk-politics-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69889d678f08c355f2fbe8d6#block-69889d678f08c355f2fbe8d6
19 days ago
0
0
1
'The impact assessment put it in stark terms: “In a time of trade wars or conflict, reliance on foreign (potentially adversarial) suppliers is a strategic liability.”'
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
loading . . .
‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up
Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/08/british-steel-scunthorpe-future-unclear-uk-government-jingye-options?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
19 days ago
0
0
0
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
add a skeleton here at some point
19 days ago
0
4
2
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
20 days ago
0
2
1
'In written submissions, al-Libi's barristers said the government had "proceeded to enter her chambers despite having been refused permission, enter her safe in her absence, and remove the very working material over which consent had been expressly refused, in both electronic and paper form".'
add a skeleton here at some point
21 days ago
2
8
10
You could do some interesting comparing (and contrasting) with the treatment of the Caribbean OTs:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
add a skeleton here at some point
22 days ago
0
4
4
The UK Govt's response to the Business and Trade Sub-Committee inquiry on economic security:
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
22 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Paul F Scott
UK Constitutional Law Association
22 days ago
Mike Gordon: The Mandelson Scandal and the Prime Minister: Investigating a Breach of the Ministerial Code
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/05/m...
loading . . .
Mike Gordon: The Mandelson Scandal and the Prime Minister: Investigating a Breach of the Ministerial Code
The scandal erupting in relation to the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with the multi-millionaire convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison awa…
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/05/mike-gordon-the-mandelson-scandal-and-the-prime-minister-investigating-a-breach-of-the-ministerial-code/
0
14
10
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/law/...
loading . . .
Emilios Christodoulidis, 1963 - 2026
We mourn the loss of our beloved colleague and friend, Emilios Christodoulidis, who passed away at the age of 62 in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 February 2026.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/law/news-and-events/headline_1244049_en.html
22 days ago
3
8
3
'In a letter to Schofield published on Wednesday, Abrahams said: “Given the previous assertions by DWP that it would fix carer’s allowance overpayments, I’m sure you can understand my scepticism about your most recent commitments.”'
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
loading . . .
DWP chief accused of overseeing ‘culture of complacency’ that led to carer’s allowance scandal
Commons committee chair says DWP repeatedly failed to prioritise the vulnerable and was slow to fix errors
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/04/dwp-chief-accused-of-overseeing-culture-of-complacency-that-led-to-carers-allowance-scandal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
22 days ago
0
0
0
'The Liverpool Law School seeks to appoint up to eight [!] permanent academic positions at Lecturer level.'
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ481/l...
loading . . .
Lecturers in Law at University of Liverpool
Apply now for the Lecturers in Law role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ481/lecturers-in-law
23 days ago
0
7
12
'A UK minister will attend, the Foreign Office said, adding: “UK economic security goes hand in hand with national security..."'
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
loading . . .
US, UK, EU, Australia and more to meet to discuss critical minerals alliance
About 20 countries including G7 states in talks on rare earths including calls for US to guarantee minimum price
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/01/us-uk-eu-australia-critical-minerals-rare-earths-g7-minimum-price
26 days ago
0
1
1
'Unfortunately for Ming Yang, critical infrastructure now embodies this battle in ways not seen during the Huawei controversy.'
www.fdiintelligence.com/content/919f...
loading . . .
UK lawmakers fear Ming Yang could be next Huawei moment
MPs see similar risks between £1.5bn Chinese offshore wind project and banned 5G provider
https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/919f519b-a71f-4719-992e-06a9e7be3a02
26 days ago
0
0
0
One for the Rycroft review to consider:
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
loading . . .
Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind £200k Reform gift
The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship
https://www.thetimes.com/article/660a2669-6ef0-4efc-9b21-295a3f8a1f82?shareToken=531a0335c50b20e01d8ef61d0b791b37
26 days ago
0
0
0
'British officials say that “we have seen nothing” from the American side so far since Trump’s outburst to suggest that the UK is under pressure to change course on the issue. London is hopeful that the US administration will give a firmer indication of its thinking in the coming days.'
loading . . .
Talks with US over Chagos Islands deal have reopened, confirms Keir Starmer
London raises subject with Washington after stinging criticism from Trump
https://www.ft.com/content/9c6d74da-fa9d-4824-bdf5-a771819c2713
29 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Paul F Scott
'One of the people said one proposal that had been floated was to place in the enhanced tier both China’s Ministry of State Security and the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department.'
www.ft.com/content/9bfe...
about 1 month ago
0
0
1
'These cases tend to both complex and highly niche...'
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
0
3
0
From before Christmas: DSIT's response to the consultation on data brokers and national security:
www.gov.uk/government/c...
about 1 month ago
0
0
0
Letter from Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Office to Chair of the Constitution Committee, re Common Frameworks programme
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
about 1 month ago
0
1
0
'One of the people said one proposal that had been floated was to place in the enhanced tier both China’s Ministry of State Security and the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department.'
www.ft.com/content/9bfe...
about 1 month ago
0
0
1
'Jon Boutcher has now confirmed an extraordinary fact: the judge who heard the [Scappaticci] case did so after being secretly briefed on the real identity of Stakeknife... the government barrister who did the secret briefing was Philip Sales'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
loading . . .
Murder and MI5: the extraordinary battle over what stays secret
Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w94v205y2o
about 1 month ago
0
4
3
The birds know when you've turned the Merlin app on.
about 1 month ago
2
4
0
'with unnamed officials in the Telegraph comparing the proposal to the UK military’s bases in Cyprus, which are regarded as British territory.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
loading . . .
Trump declaration of Greenland framework deal met with scepticism amid tariff relief
Nato chief Mark Rutte says there is ‘a lot of work to be done’, as some Danish MPs voice concern at Greenland apparently being sidelined in US president’s talks
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/trump-greenland-framework-future-deal-reactions?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 month ago
0
0
0
'The senior civil servant replied: “We’ve got a great track record of putting things right when things go wrong. This is a department that when it knows we have to get things right we put it right.”'
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
loading . . .
MPs criticise behaviour of senior DWP officials over carer’s allowance scandal
Top DWP civil servant accused of giving out ‘a lot of blancmange’ over department’s response during hearing
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/21/mps-criticise-behaviour-of-senior-dwp-officials-over-carers-allowance-scandal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 month ago
0
1
0
The Constitution Committee on the English Devo etc Bill: 'By virtue of its subject matter, this Bill is of constitutional significance. We do not, however, consider it to raise significant constitutional concerns.'
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
loading . . .
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ldselect/ldconst/245/245.pdf
about 1 month ago
0
1
0
Load more
feeds!
log in