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Metropolitan Police standing on the street in London
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, London’s Metropolitan Police Service (Met) reported data on its use of stop and search. In May 2020 alone, the Met had conducted 44,000 searches – an eight-year high – and searched Black Londoners at four times the rate of white Londoners. This racial disproportionality had endured for decades, but gained renewed visibility in 2020 as Black Lives Matter protests highlighted discrimination in policing. How should Met Commissioner Cressida Dick respond to the growing scrutiny?
Inclusion
Law
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Public sector
Europe
United Kingdom (UK)
The brutal governance lessons of 2020
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Covid-19 at Oxford University Hospitals: Sustaining morale on the eve of a crisis

The early days of the Covid-19 pandemic saw national UK guidelines constantly changing and urgent operational challenges emerging. Meanwhile, the chief medical officer at a prestigious NHS hospital trust learned that some members of her staff no longer wanted to conduct elective surgeries due to safety concerns, going against national guidance. How should she respond to her team of surgeons?
COVID-19
Public sector
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Europe
United Kingdom (UK)
London black cabs at a taxi rank
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Driving change: regulation, reform and Uber’s future in London

In 2017, London’s transportation regulator made the surprise decision not to renew the licence of the global ride-sharing company Uber, citing safety concerns. While Uber received a probationary licence, now in 2019, the regulator had to make a more permanent decision. London’s cab drivers argued that Uber operated outside of the otherwise strictly regulated industry, but Uber insisted it enhanced competition and choice. Should the regulator renew the licence?
Business and capitalism
Economy
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Law
Europe
United Kingdom (UK)
Essex County Hall
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Paying for success? Commissioning outcomes for children’s social care in Essex

Essex County Council’s (ECC) children’s social care service had received multiple ‘inadequate’ ratings from the UK regulator, and in 2011 was considering ways to implement preventative measures to keep children out of care. Facing budget constraints, the ECC was weighing up a new social impact bond (SIB) model to fund a programme for at youth-risk. What were the trade-offs involved in using a SIB?
Business and capitalism
Global cooperation
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Law
Public sector
Europe
United Kingdom (UK)