King's Speech 2024—key announcements for public lawyers

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His Majesty the King has set out the government’s priorities and proposed policies for the next parliamentary session at the State Opening of Parliament, which took place on 17 July 2024. These included the Budget Responsibility Bill, National Wealth Fund Bill, The Crown Estate Bill, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, Draft Conversion Practices Bill, Holocaust Memorial Bill, English Devolution Bill, Hillsborough Law, Northern Ireland Legacy Legislation, House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill and Digital Information and Smart Data Bill. Further policy announcements have been made regarding a new Council of the Nations and Regions, strengthening the integrity of elections and encouraging wide participation in the democratic process, a modernisation committee of the House of Commons and a new security pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced by the United Kingdom and the European Union. Silvana Van der Velde of Burges Salmon, Veronica McMahon of Osborne...