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Morning press briefing for 6 September 2011

Tuesday 6 September 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Cabinet, Criminal Justice System, TV in court rooms, free schools, Libya and EU agency workers. original source.

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a read-out of Cabinet, which focussed on review of policy in light of the riots; reforms to education; and the situation in Libya and Syria. original source.

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Criminal Justice System

Asked if lessons learnt from the way the courts worked on cases following the riots would be applied more widely, the PMS said that the courts had been highly effective at processing a large number of cases quickly. The PMS said that this was not only efficient, but sent an important message demonstrating that we […]

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TV in court rooms

Asked if HMG will make an announcement on the use of TV in courts, the PMS replied that the Ministry of Justice would be publishing a Written Ministerial Statement later that day. original source.

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Free schools

Asked about further policy on free schools would be launched later this week, the PMS said that he was not expecting lots of new policies to be announced but confirmed that the Secretary of State for Education would take the opportunity to highlight the problems we have in the education system and how we are […]

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Libya

Asked whether the Government would reconsider the terms of reference of Sir Peter Gibson’s inquiry, the PMS replied that the objective was to have a credible inquiry that could look at issues thoroughly and properly, but not one that was long and costly. The PMS added that the Government has been clear that access would […]

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EU agency workers

Asked to confirm reports that the PM’s office commissioned its own legal advice on the EU’s Agency Workers Directive, the PMS said that the EU directive was agreed in 2008, the regulations have been on statute book since January 2010, and that they would come into force in October. He noted that there have been […]

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