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NLJ this week: Crime Bill

24 March 2021
Issue: 7926 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill comes under scrutiny in LSE professor and NLJ columnist Michael Zander’s column this week. The 295-page Bill has a bit of everything

The 295-page Bill has a bit of everything. Professor Zander takes a fine tooth comb to the wide-ranging legislation. In the first of a three-part series, he looks at the sections on: protection of the police; prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime; persons in positions of trust; public order; and unauthorised encampments. 

Issue: 7926 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal
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