“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today published its data protection code of practice on managing the risks related to anonymisation. The code explains how to protect the privacy rights of individuals while providing rich sources of data.”
Information Commissioner’s Office, 20th November 2012
Source: www.ico.gov.uk
“The Court of Appeal has overturned an order made by a Cambridge judge who said a convicted rapist could not be identified by the media.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Nine people have been fined after admitting to revealing online the identity of a woman raped by the footballer Ched Evans.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It is now possible to report that school teacher Jeremy Forrest appeared in court on child abduction charges, after a magistrate court relaxed an unusual court order that had prevented the defendant from being named.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A member of the British security services has been granted anonymity for a trial in which he is accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague within the intelligence community.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two people have been charged with offences relating to messages posted online that identified the victim in the rape case which led to the conviction of footballer Chedwyn (Ched) Evans.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th October 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
“The Court of Appeal has ordered the the disclosure of serious allegations made against a parent by an anonymous third party in contact proceedings. In doing so, it has demonstrated the correct approach to balancing the many different human rights considerations involved.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Maths teacher Jeremy Forrest, who disappeared with one of his 15-year-old pupils, might not have been identified to the public under controversial laws that come into force next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has ordered that a young person who made sexual abuse allegations against a father of an 8 year old girl, which were considered in contact proceedings concerning her, must be identified.”
Family Law Week, 24th September 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“Last night on the BBC’s Newsnight, Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, named one of the women whose evidence has led Swedish prosecutors to seek the extradition of Julian Assange.”
Head of Legal, 21st August 2012
Source: www.headoflegal.com
“A postal worker from Bradford has won an 11-year battle for justice for his disabled brother and reimbursement of more than £100,000 in support payments he had been wrongly denied.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The high court has maintained the anonymity of several sports stars and public figures even though their privacy injunctions have been lifted.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Government departments must conduct tests to make sure that blocks of data they release do not result in the identification of individuals when combined with blocks of other released data.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“North Wales police have referred Sky News to the Crown Prosecution Service and the attorney general’s office following the accidental broadcast of a rape victim’s name.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The 15-year-old who killed his mother was named to deter similar terrible crimes. But is such publicity counterproductive?”
The Guardian, 5th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Times misled the High Court during its attempt to name a detective as the writer of an anonymous blog, the newspaper’s then legal manager admitted yesterday.”
The Independent, 16th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“As we reported in our summary of the decision earlier, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) has the power to order that certain witness evidence may be produced in conditions of absolute and irreversible secrecy.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The court is entitled to make an order for a witness to give evidence before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in such a way that the identity of the witness and the substance of the evidence remains confidential.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Seven Algerian nationals suspected of terrorism have resisted attempts to deport them by turning the tables on the government’s support for using secret evidence in court.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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