Paul F Scott
@paulfscott
Constitutional law and national security law etc at the University of Glasgow
R (Witness IIA126) v Chair of the Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan [2026] EWHC 2143 (Admin): caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2...
LMN and XYZ vs Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary investigatorypowerstribunal.org.uk/judgement/lm...
The amendment reflecting the hillsborough law concession: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
No hanging about with the State Threats Act: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
IPCO has finished its report on the Beth case: www.ipco.org.uk/news/ipco-su...
Appointment of an Independent Reviewer of the Use of Non-corporate Communications Channels in Government: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
Hopes fade of Keir Starmer delivering Hillsborough Law before leaving No 10 - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The JCHR on the HRA remedial order relating to judicial immunity: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
And the Constitution Committee has reported on the Bill: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5902/ld...
The Govt is trying to get the State Threats bill through by the end of the month: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4140/s... There was a fair bit of criticism of the timing at second reading in the Lords: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...
The Govt has responded to the Constitution Committee's work on the OTs: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Really unhelpful that all the reporting calls this terrorism legislation. It's not:
The National Security (State Threats) Bill has been published: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
We're getting a new Cabinet Manual: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
The Chair of the Afghanistan Inquiry grants five individuals who 'who held command roles or senior positions within UK Special Forces between mid-2010 and mid-2013' core participant status: iiaweb-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Chairs-Rulin...
The Intelligence and Security Committee on government by whatsapp: isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/u...
The Steel Nationalisation Bill: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
The PAFER Code of Practice have been published: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...