Tag: Coronavirus Act 2020
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Tasneem Ghazi: Political Accountability for the Abuse of Guidance: Comparing English and Irish Guidance during the Coronavirus Lockdown
*Editors’ note – this post is part of a series on ‘The Rule of Guidance?’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Introduction In March 2020, the government of Ireland and the UK government exercising its responsibility for England, like others across the world, rushed to impose wide-ranging restrictions on many facets of…
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Pablo G. Hidalgo, Fiona de Londras and Daniella Lock: Parliamentary scrutiny of extending emergency measures in the two Scottish Coronavirus Acts: On the question of timing
The Scottish Acts are subject to a sunset clause. The measures will expire on the 30 September 2021, unless Parliament passes legislation extending this expiry date. This is in contrast to the UK Coronavirus Act 2020, which is subject to a two-year sunset clause. It is Scottish Ministers to extend the Scottish Acts through Henry VIII powers twice,…
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Mark K Heatley: The Implications of the Hertfordshire County Council Case for Local Democracy
The High Court recently delivered its judgment in the case of Hertfordshire County Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, finding that remote meetings of local councils could not continue after 7 May 2021. This article looks at the decision and considers its impact for future local democracy. In England council…
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Ronan Cormacain: Unaccountability – The Disease within Government
Pierre Janelle diagnosed the root cause of The Catholic Reformation as “anarchy the disease within the church”. It is my contention that unaccountability is the disease within Government and the root cause of many of its shortcomings today. Unaccountability means the reluctance of the Government to be held to account by Parliament, the courts, constitutional…
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Fiona de Londras: Six-Monthly Votes on the Coronavirus Act 2020: A Meaningful Mode of Review?
A year since the Coronavirus Act 2020 received Royal Assent, Parliament will today (25 March 2021) once more debate the Coronavirus Act 2020 and its effects, effectiveness, and continuation. The Coronavirus Act 2020 is a touchpoint in the legal and regulatory response to the pandemic. At the time of its passage it received very limited…