The Rt Hon Simon Hughes

Biography

Simon Hughes was the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark for 32 years. He is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons.

Education

He read law at Selwyn College, Cambridge (1970-73), joining the Union of Liberal Students and becoming President of the College Student Union.

Career

Simon was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1974. He then took the opportunity to study in Europe - spending a year at the College of Europe in Bruges, studying for the postgraduate certification in European Studies.

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• 2010 to 2015 government policy: criminal justice reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: sentencing reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: victims of crime
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: family justice system
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: administrative justice reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: legal aid reform
  • 08 May 2015
  • Policy paper
• Voice of the Child: government response to Dispute Resolution Advisory Group report
  • 26 March 2015
  • Policy paper
• Simon Hughes speech to ICO’s 2015 Data Protection Practitioner Conference
  • 02 March 2015
  • Speech
• Voice of the Child: children to be more clearly heard in decisions about their future
  • 19 February 2015
  • Press release
• DNA tests to cut courtroom battles
  • 17 February 2015
  • Press release

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