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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
6 August 2012
E-Regulator: R v William Rowley [2012] EWCA Crim 1434
A person who is responsible for the absence of a witness upon whose hearsay evidence he wishes to rely should not be allowed to benefit from the fact that the witness is unavailable to give evidence in person if he brought that situation about deliberately.
R was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment after assaulting a man at his home. A witness (T) was interviewed by the police. Three days after the victim's death T received a threatening text message from R. T was re-interviewed a month later and gave the police a full account. By the time of the trial T was believed to have left the country. The prosecution served notice of their intention to apply under s.116 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to adduce in evidence a transcript of what T had said in interview in order to establish R's presence at the scene.
2 August 2012
E-Regulator: Press round-up - August 2012
On 1 August 2012, the Health Professions Council changed their name to the Health and Care Professions Council. This change has been brought about by the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 which will see the HCPC take on the regulation of social workers from the General Social Care Council (GSCC). The HCPC is now responsible for the regulation of 16 independent health and care professions.
2 August 2012
Medicines legislation - who can write a prescription?
On 24 July 2012, ministers announced their agreement to lay amendments to medicines legislation before Parliament that will permit independent prescribing rights for suitably qualified physiotherapists and podiatrists.
23 July 2012
PC Harwood – are previous accusations relevant?
Mary Page and Sian Jones reflect on the status of previous complaints and accusations against a professional in light of the acquittal of PC Harwood.
16 July 2012
The regulation of health and social care professionals - a glimpse into an uncertain future?
The Law Commission are not due to publish the results of their recent consultation on the restructuring and reform of the major health and social care regulators until early 2014, but if the early indications are anything to go by, the one thing we can be sure about is that we cannot be sure about anything.
