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22 January 2010
Issue: 7401 / Categories: Legislation , Public
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Welfare Reform Act 2009

Welfare Reform Act 2009 (Commencement No 1) Order 2010 (SI 2010/45)

Brings into force on 12 January 2010, for regulation making purposes, and 1 April 2010, for all other purposes, the Welfare Reform Act 2009, s 24, Sch 4, which insert new sections, concerning sanctions leading to benefit loss, into the Social Security Fraud Act 2001, the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Act 1998.

 

In force : N/A

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Lawyers have welcomed the Lord Chancellor’s reverse-ferret on jury reforms, but expressed ‘serious concerns’ about the decision to exclude fraud trials
From ‘rats in the robing room’ to ‘overworked’ judges and a shortage of court staff, barristers have aired their concerns about the state of the justice system
The use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) poses ‘significant risks’ across the justice system, public services and government, and current regulation is ‘poorly suited’ to control it, experts have warned
The solicitors’ regulator has paused controversial plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles
The government has launched a £16m legal support grant to support 48 frontline legal advice organisations supporting people facing eviction, problem debt, benefit disputes and family breakdown
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