Paul F Scott
@paulfscott.bsky.social
Constitutional law and national security law etc at the University of Glasgow
'... the Cabinet Office has published an Intergovernmental Relations Engagement Dashboard. This provides transparent information on ministerial meetings between the UK Government and devolved governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.'
Intergovernmental Relations Engagement Dashboard. Statement made by Chris Ward on behalf of the Cabinet Office https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-11-11/HCWS1033
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
'... the Cabinet Office has published an Intergovernmental Relations Engagement Dashboard. This provides transparent information on ministerial meetings between the UK Government and devolved governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.'
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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
- The National Archives
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
'It is also instructing taxpayers to ring the number on the letter they have received, saying a “dedicated” team from Wednesday will aim to reinstate payments as soon as possible without requiring customers to first answer 73 questions.' www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC pauses child benefit crackdown after 23,500 families caught up in data error
Parents say they were treated as fraudsters because Home Office travel records failed to show their return to UK
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
'It is also instructing taxpayers to ring the number on the letter they have received, saying a “dedicated” team from Wednesday will aim to reinstate payments as soon as possible without requiring customers to first answer 73 questions.' www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The JCHR's report on the judicial immunity remedial order: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
October 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The JCHR's report on the judicial immunity remedial order: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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The IPT's judgment in the Al-Hawsawi and Al-Nashiri complaints: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The IPT's judgment in the Al-Hawsawi and Al-Nashiri complaints: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
The IPT's judgment in the Al-Hawsawi and Al-Nashiri complaints: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The IPT's judgment in the Al-Hawsawi and Al-Nashiri complaints: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
The JCHR's report on the judicial immunity remedial order: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
October 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The JCHR's report on the judicial immunity remedial order: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
October 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
And from the DPP: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
And from the DPP: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
The AG's letter to the JCNSS re the 'China spy' case: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
October 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The AG's letter to the JCNSS re the 'China spy' case: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
