In Tunisia, increasingly bitter political divisions have delayed the drafting of a new constitution.
A powerful cleric's demand for quick elections has delayed the drafting of an interim constitution and created a serious new split in the Iraqi Governing Council, officials said Sunday, further undermining the Bush administration's troubled plan for a political transition in Iraq.
In 2012, the EPA quietly announced it had decided to delay the draft risk assessment following the review panel's recommendation.
It has now been reported that the Lords could be planning to delay the draft investigatory powers bill, expected to be published next week, which would revive measures forcing telecommunications companies to retain users' browsing data for 12 months.
It was initially expected that the act would consolidate existing immigration legislation, however the Home Office delayed introducing the draft simplification bill – it was eventually announced in November 2009 – and in the interim identified key measures to be quickly pushed forward.
Instead, Putin decided not to delay the current draft legislation.
The government said the scheme was essential to protect Britain against terrorism, organised crime and prevent identity theft, illegal immigration and illegal working but a cabinet wrangle over whether it should be compulsory or voluntary or indeed whether it was worthwhile delayed the publication of a draft bill until April 2004.
The delays, the draft says, have "serious negative consequences for the department's disciplinary system, including impact on the viability of prosecutions, deterrence, fairness to members of the service who are ultimately exonerated, and the public's perception that the department is willing, and capable, of effectively disciplining its own members".
In addition, the particularities of the Lebanese political system played a role in delaying this draft law.
In an effort to mitigate law enforcement opposition to the report, which has already delayed its publication, the draft focuses on scientific shortcomings and policy changes that could improve forensics.
