AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoJustice: A UN committee found the UK failed to protect a woman prosecuted after reporting rape; she died by suicide days before trial, prompting renewed scrutiny of safeguards for complainants. Parliament: MPs warn delays to Westminster’s restoration risk catastrophic failure, with each year of delay adding an estimated £420m to the cost. Business regulation: The government plans mandatory human-rights due diligence rules for large companies, targeting abuses including forced labour. Scotland: The grooming-gangs inquiry has a start date after years of delay and will examine offenders’ ethnicity and alleged cover-ups. Public accountability: MPs say Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor earned up to £2,000 a month subletting cottages at Royal Lodge while paying no rent; the watchdog recommends tighter lease rules. Holyrood: Committee conveners are set for a £15,500 pay rise, despite public-sector cuts.
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