Civil Liberties

Legislation proposing the permanent adoption or temporary extension of some measures enacted during the pandemic to support Scotland’s recovery from Covid has passed its first stage. MSPs voted to support the general principles of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill, which pr

Civil liberty campaigners have warned of a “staggering assault” on the right to protest as police revealed how they would implement government proposals to limit demonstrations. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published plans fo

The UK and the US have signed a bilateral agreement allowing their respective law enforcement agencies to directly demand electronic data relating to serious crime from tech companies in the other jurisdiction. The world-first UK-US Bilateral Data Access Agreement was signed by Home Secretary Priti