Paul F Scott
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Constitutional law and national security law etc at the University of Glasgow
'Officials have begun discussions with councils about functions such as automated reminders for bin collections.'
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Keir Starmer puts minister in charge of digital ID rollout
Josh Simons will look at expanding contentious scheme to be a catalyst for reforming public services
https://www.ft.com/content/36af3ccc-5ed6-4079-93ef-dc49f06dbe9e
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Four government defeats on the Chagos Bill in the Lords yesterday:
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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Te - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill' on Monday 5 January 2026.
https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-01-05/debates/2984A39A-E6AF-4FDE-88E9-D74C399B7268/DiegoGarciaMilitaryBaseAndBritishIndianOceanTerritoryBill
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The Intelligence and Security Committee has completed its inquiry into cloud technologies. It’s statement today suggests that this is a rare example of an ISC report which may not be laid before Parliament or published ‘due to ongoing security sensitivities’.
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'British enclave'
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Why did Donald Trump Jr turn up in a tiny British enclave looking for money?
Meetings in Gibraltar are the latest twist in worldwide campaign that is enriching the US president’s family
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/why-did-donald-trump-jr-turn-up-in-a-tiny-british-enclave-looking-for-money
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UK Constitutional Law Association
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Anurag Deb, Colin Murray and Gabriel Tan: Legacy Issues: In re Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [2025] UKSC 47
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Anurag Deb, Colin Murray and Gabriel Tan: Legacy Issues: In re Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [2025] UKSC 47
Introduction It is a rare case where the UK Government initiates a judicial review against an independent public body. The Thompson case is just such a case. The Secretary of State for Northern Ire…
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/18/anurag-deb-colin-murray-and-gabriel-tan-legacy-issues-in-re-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland-2025-uksc-47/
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The draft s 30 order:
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Letter from Parliamentary Secretary of State for Scotland to Chair of the Constitution Committee, regarding Assisted Dying for Terminally ill Adults (Scotland) Bill:
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The Home Sec's appeal in Kolicaj is allowed.
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A public law job at Sheffield:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPW952/l...
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Lecturer in Public Law at University of Sheffield
An opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Public Law is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPW952/lecturer-in-public-law
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You get a prize if you don't send me an email in the next 48 hours.
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The Thompson judgment. The SSNI's appeal is allowed:
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Interesting:
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The IPCO annual report for 2024 (only seven months since the last one):
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https://ipco-wpmedia-prod-s3.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/IPCO-Annual-Report-2024.pdf
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'Philip Rycroft, the former permanent secretary at the now-closed Department for Exiting the European Union, will lead the inquiry, which will conclude by the end of March 2026. His findings will then be used to inform next year’s elections and democracy bill.'
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UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics
Review, which will focus on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows conviction of former Reform politician for accepting bribes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/uk-inquiry-foreign-financial-interference-domestic-politics
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The ISC has a new thing to be annoyed about:
isc.independent.gov.uk/news/
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The report on the State Threats Legislation in 2024:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69411a...
Very important consideration of the 'Foreign Power Condition' amongst other things.
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69411a3eadb5707d9f33d7e8/E03512978_-_Un-Act_The_National_Security_Act_in_2024_Accessible.pdf
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The Intelligence and Security Committee's Annual Report 2023-25:
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https://isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ISC-Annual-Report-2023%E2%80%932025-Web-Accessible.pdf
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HMG Counter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers Report 2024:
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69398c1e7a605b2d61cd9084/HMG_CT_Disruptive_Powers_Report_2024_updated.pdf
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Chagossians and the Diego Garcia Base Treaty:
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Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-12-15/hcws1166
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From the IPT on Friday - lots of NCND around recently:
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From the IPT on Friday - lots of NCND around recently:
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Public Law Publications
28 days ago
Daniella Lock, "Public power and private hands: outsourcing in UK national security law" (Ahead of Print, Kings Law Journal) Link:
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Public power and private hands: outsourcing in UK national security law
Published in King's Law Journal (Ahead of Print, 2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09615768.2025.2593116
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UK Constitutional Law Association
27 days ago
Christmas Break
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Christmas Break
The UKCLA blog will be on its annual break over the Christmas period – the blog will be closed from Thursday 18th December 2025 and will re-open on Monday 5th January 2026. Any final posts for this…
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/12/christmas-break-5/
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Public Law
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We are delighted to welcome new members to
@publiclaw.bsky.social
's editorial committee. From January 2026 we will be joined by Mike Gordon (Liverpool) and Silvia Suteu (
@eui-law.bsky.social
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@ymarique.bsky.social
(Essex) and
@paulfscott.bsky.social
(Glasgow) joining from January 2027.
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The Thompson JR will be handed down next week, which is convenient:
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The Thompson JR will be handed down next week, which is convenient:
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UK Constitutional Law Association
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Marianne Holbrook: Should Decisions of the Attorney General be Judicially Reviewable?
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Marianne Holbrook: Should Decisions of the Attorney General be Judicially Reviewable?
In July 2025, the Divisional Court in R (Campbell) v Attorney General [2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin), held that “there is a category of functions of the Attorney General which are immune from review on a…
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/10/marianne-holbrook-should-decisions-of-the-attorney-general-be-judicially-reviewable/
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UK Constitutional Law Association
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Kirsty Hughes: The Implications of the Court of Appeal’s Judgment on ‘Family Life’ for the Government’s Immigration Proposals
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Kirsty Hughes: The Implications of the Court of Appeal’s Judgment on ‘Family Life’ for the Government’s Immigration Proposals
On 27 November 2025 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in IA v SHHD [2025] EWCA Civ 1516 clarifying the correct test to be used when determining whether there is ‘family life’ in immigrat…
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/10/kirsty-hughes-the-implications-of-the-court-of-appeals-judgment-on-family-life-for-the-governments-immigration-proposals/
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'Caught between a domestic elite concerned with their own enrichment, and a colonial power demanding economic and political reforms without promises to fund them, the Islands remain in postcolonial purgatory.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Walking into disaster: how narcotraffickers captured the BVI
The long read: When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/how-narcotraffickers-captured-the-british-virgin-islands
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The Government is saying it will make a final decision on naming Stakeknife after the UKSC rules in Thompson:
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The Government is saying it will make a final decision on naming Stakeknife after the UKSC rules in Thompson:
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The Kenova Final Report:
www.psni.police.uk/sites/defaul...
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https://www.psni.police.uk/sites/default/files/2025-12/Operation%20Kenova%20Final%20Report%202025.pdf
about 1 month ago
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The JCHR on the Legacy Act remedial order:
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UK Constitutional Law Association
about 1 month ago
Veronika Fikfak: ECHR Reform: A Danger of Contagion in Relation to Article 3
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Veronika Fikfak: ECHR Reform: A Danger of Contagion in Relation to Article 3
On Wednesday 10 December, which is also Human Rights Day, Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe will meet in Strasbourg to discuss how the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) should …
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/09/veronika-fikfak-echr-reform-a-danger-of-contagion-in-relation-to-article-3/
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'Caught between a domestic elite concerned with their own enrichment, and a colonial power demanding economic and political reforms without promises to fund them, the Islands remain in postcolonial purgatory.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Walking into disaster: how narcotraffickers captured the BVI
The long read: When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/how-narcotraffickers-captured-the-british-virgin-islands
about 1 month ago
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UK Constitutional Law Association
about 1 month ago
Alex Schwartz: Recent Attempts to Curb Judicial Power in the United Kingdom
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Alex Schwartz: Recent Attempts to Curb Judicial Power in the United Kingdom
The era of Conservative Party government from 2015–2024 was one of great constitutional turmoil in the United Kingdom. In addition to (and partly because of) the controversies surrounding the UK’s …
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/08/alex-schwartz-recent-attempts-to-curb-judicial-power-in-the-united-kingdom/
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The draft regs exempting glue traps from the market access principles were laid before Parliament last week:
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9...
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https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348277081/pdfs/ukdsi_9780348277081_en.pdf
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Consultation on the PAFER Act Codes of Practice:
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Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-12-08/hcws1133
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'The Master of Pembroke College Oxford, The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder, is seeking an outstanding candidate to support with delivering a major externally funded research project: “Law and Democracy – Monograph on Standards in Public Life.”'
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPT086/m...
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Master’s Research Assistant at University of Oxford
Apply now for the Master’s Research Assistant role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPT086/masters-research-assistant
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The HL Constitution Committee is doing a short review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration:
committees.parliament.uk/work/9468/re...
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Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Committees - UK Parliament
This short inquiry will review progress against the commitments set out in the 2023 UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration. The Committee’s work will focus on the mechanisms for engagement betwee...
https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9468/review-of-the-uk-overseas-territories-joint-declaration/
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UK Constitutional Law Association
about 1 month ago
Eleni Frantziou and Anurag Deb: Direct Effect, Disapplication, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Still Together in Northern Ireland after Dillon?
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Eleni Frantziou and Anurag Deb: Direct Effect, Disapplication, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Still Together in Northern Ireland after Dillon?
Between 14 and 16 October 2025, the UK Supreme Court heard the appeal of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (‘SOSNI’) against the Dillon decision of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (‘…
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/04/eleni-frantziou-and-anurag-deb-direct-effect-disapplication-and-the-eu-charter-of-fundamental-rights-still-together-in-northern-ireland-after-dillon/
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The JCNSS on the collapse of the China OSA cases:
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https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/50540/documents/275770/default/
about 1 month ago
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