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A law that makes no difference

A law that makes no difference

What kind of a tribute is that to Helen McCourt?

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Joshua Rozenberg
Nov 05, 2020
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You would think the Ministry of Justice would have more important things to do at the moment than pushing pointless legislation through parliament. But yesterday the lord chancellor was singing the praises of a new law that is likely to have make no difference whatsoever.

Helen McCourt

The Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020, whic…

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