Law and religion round-up – 28th August

Seven Principles of Public Life…

The House of Commons returns from the summer recess on 5 September 2022, and a Westminster Hall debate on the Seven Principles of Public Life (aka the Nolan Principles) led by Paula Barker MP has been scheduled for 7 September at 2:30 pm. We have no idea what might have prompted this…

Births in England & Wales 2021

In 2021, for the first time since records began in 1845, a majority of babies in England and Wales – 51 per cent – was born to unmarried mothers rather than to mothers in a marriage or civil partnership. The legal distinction between legitimacy and illegitimacy was not eradicated until the entry into force of the Family Law Reform Act 1987. [With thanks to The Conversation.]

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