Paul F Scott
@paulfscott.bsky.social
Constitutional law and national security law etc at the University of Glasgow
The Report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance
Overpayments: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690a10...
Overpayments: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690a10...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance
Overpayments: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690a10...
Overpayments: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690a10...
'This report completes our investigative duties stemming from allegations relating to Iraq, in line with the mandate from the High Court [in the Ali Zaki Mousa case]'
Iraq Fatality Investigations. Statement made by Louise Sandher-Jones on behalf of the Ministry of Defence https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-11-24/HCWS1089
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
'This report completes our investigative duties stemming from allegations relating to Iraq, in line with the mandate from the High Court [in the Ali Zaki Mousa case]'
Business and Trade
Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Business and Trade
Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
One more week for this.
Call for papers for a workshop on Economic Aspects of the Constitution: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
One more week for this.
'The Investigatory Powers Tribunal: Reflections on Seven Years as its President' - a speech by Lord Justice Singh at UCL (19 November 2025): www.judiciary.uk/speech-by-lo...
Speech by Lord Justice Singh: The Investigatory Powers Tribunal - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
The Judge reflected on his seven years as the Tribunal President in his speech to University College London
www.judiciary.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
'The Investigatory Powers Tribunal: Reflections on Seven Years as its President' - a speech by Lord Justice Singh at UCL (19 November 2025): www.judiciary.uk/speech-by-lo...
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Kirsty Hughes: Immigration and proposals to amend Article 8 ECHR ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/19/k...
Kirsty Hughes: Immigration and proposals to amend Article 8 ECHR
Backlash against the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is heavily driven by immigration and is often a direct reaction to it. This is not a new phenomen…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Kirsty Hughes: Immigration and proposals to amend Article 8 ECHR ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/19/k...
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Senior Lecturer/Reader in Public Law (Newcastle University): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM199/s...
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Senior Lecturer/Reader in Public Law (Newcastle University): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM199/s...
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
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Mark Bennett and Joe Tomlinson: Life Events and Administrative Justice ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/17/m...
Mark Bennett and Joe Tomlinson: Life Events and Administrative Justice
Administrative justice has traditionally been evaluated through the prism of categories constructed by the state, usually by reference to the functions it pursues—taxation, immigration, education, …
ukconstitutionallaw.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Mark Bennett and Joe Tomlinson: Life Events and Administrative Justice ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/17/m...
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Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/12/n...
Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests
The Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to Parliament on 25 February 2025. The Bill builds on the Labour party manifesto commitment to “take back our streets”, and contains a wide-ranging scope …
ukconstitutionallaw.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/12/n...
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The Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law's report has been published this morning. ☕
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
binghamcentre.biicl.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law's report has been published this morning. ☕
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
'While in 2022 sanctions against Russia were heroically put together by an understaffed sanctions taskforce, three years into the conflict, public understanding of sanctions would benefit from a wider reflection on what has worked, what has not, and future directions.'
'[Lord Leggatt’s] concern that individual sanctions appear stuck in time echoes the Foreign Office’s wish for a clearer ‘theory of change’ linking sanctions to real-world policy shifts.' writes Andrea Marchesetti in the latest RUSI Commentary.
Testing the Limits: Expanding the Reach of UK Sanctions
A double-win before the UK Supreme Court should embolden the Foreign Office, if they can take the public with them
www.rusi.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
'While in 2022 sanctions against Russia were heroically put together by an understaffed sanctions taskforce, three years into the conflict, public understanding of sanctions would benefit from a wider reflection on what has worked, what has not, and future directions.'
The Chair of the Afghanistan Inquiry has put out a 2025 update: iiaweb-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/IIA-Update-N...
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Chair of the Afghanistan Inquiry has put out a 2025 update: iiaweb-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/IIA-Update-N...
'A government spokesman suggested that the act could be used to prevent the kind of activity alleged at Sheffield Hallam and said: “The government has robust measures in place to prevent this activity, including updated powers and offences through the NSA.”' www.thetimes.com/article/5640...
China ‘pressured’ UK university into ditching forced labour report
Sheffield Hallam could face prosecution as counterterrorism police investigate claims that it bowed to threats from Beijing to halt an academic’s work
www.thetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
'A government spokesman suggested that the act could be used to prevent the kind of activity alleged at Sheffield Hallam and said: “The government has robust measures in place to prevent this activity, including updated powers and offences through the NSA.”' www.thetimes.com/article/5640...
'The first of those matters raises a novel issue regarding the interplay between the statutory power to order a CMP pursuant to the JSA 2013 and the separate jurisdiction to do so identified by the Supreme Court in Haralambous' caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2...
Witness IIA126, R (on the application of) v Chair of Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan -
Find Case Law
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caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
'The first of those matters raises a novel issue regarding the interplay between the statutory power to order a CMP pursuant to the JSA 2013 and the separate jurisdiction to do so identified by the Supreme Court in Haralambous' caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2...
Last week: 'He said the measures sought... “would amount to a collateral attack on an international agreement”, which would compel the Government to “exercise prerogative powers of treaty-making and international relations in a particular way...".' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
Access Restricted
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last week: 'He said the measures sought... “would amount to a collateral attack on an international agreement”, which would compel the Government to “exercise prerogative powers of treaty-making and international relations in a particular way...".' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
Being handed down tomorrow. This might explain why we haven't heard much from the Afghanistan Inquiry lately:
November 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Being handed down tomorrow. This might explain why we haven't heard much from the Afghanistan Inquiry lately:
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Call for papers for a workshop on Economic Aspects of the Constitution: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Call for papers for a workshop on Economic Aspects of the Constitution: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
Lady Rose's James Wood Lecture, delivered at the University of Glasgow yesterday: supremecourt.uk/uploads/spee...
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lady Rose's James Wood Lecture, delivered at the University of Glasgow yesterday: supremecourt.uk/uploads/spee...
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Includes written evidence from the anonymous person who first notified the MoD of the breach: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Includes written evidence from the anonymous person who first notified the MoD of the breach: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
'The king is sending royal warrants to the lord chancellor to secure the removal of the dukedom from the peerage roll, and the title of prince and style of Royal Highness.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and move out of Royal Lodge
King’s brother will become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says, in latest fallout from Epstein scandal
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
'The king is sending royal warrants to the lord chancellor to secure the removal of the dukedom from the peerage roll, and the title of prince and style of Royal Highness.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM