Children taken away from parents due to misreporting of drug tests, say experts – The Guardian

‘Children are at risk of being wrongly removed from their parents’ care by the family courts because drug tests are being misinterpreted, experts have warned.’

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The Guardian, 9th November 2024

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Bar’s licence revoked within a year of opening – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2024 in drug abuse, licensing, news, noise by tracey

‘A bar has had its licence revoked less than a year after it opened, following repeated breaches of its conditions.’

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BBC News, 28th October 2024

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Novichok inquiry latest: Probe opens into poisoning of Dawn Sturgess via nerve agent in Salisbury – The Independent

‘The public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who died in the Salisbury Novichok poisonings, is set to open on Monday.’

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The Independent, 14th October 2024

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Strangeways jail put in emergency measures over ‘catastrophic’ levels of drugs and violence – The Independent

‘The notorious Strangeways prison has been put into emergency measures after standards of safety and hygiene were found to have collapsed, leaving the jail “fundamentally unsafe” for both prisoners and staff.’

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The Independent, 10th October 2024

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Grandmother who stole £70,000 from school jailed – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2024 in abuse of position of trust, drug abuse, education, fraud, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A grandmother who took more than £70,000 from the school she worked at has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th September 2024

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Family Drug and Alcohol Courts generate “significant savings” for local authorities in comparison to standard care proceedings: report – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) could save local authorities almost £10,000 per case in legal costs compared to standard care proceedings, according to a financial analysis carried out by the Centre for Justice Innovation.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th August 2024

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Teen jailed for murdering dad-of-three in smoking row – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2024 in drug abuse, murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by tracey

‘A teenager has been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-three with a machete following a confrontation near a children’s play area.’

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BBC News, 5th August 2024

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Violence, self-harm and drugs: Shock new figures lay bare crisis facing Britain’s prisons – The Independent

‘Violence and self-harm in Britain’s prisons is soaring while drugs are readily available with almost a quarter of jails overcrowded, grim new data has revealed.’

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The Independent, 25th July 2024

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Conditions at UK immigration removal centre ‘worst inspectors have seen’ – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2024 in detention, drug abuse, immigration, news, reports, suicide by sally

‘The prisons watchdog has described “truly shocking” conditions in an immigration removal centre close to Heathrow airport as the worst its inspectors had ever seen.’

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The Guardian, 9th July 2024

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Bournemouth man guilty of murdering lodger and cutting up body – BBC News

‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his lodger before scattering his severed body parts in packages and a suitcase.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2024

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Capacity, presumptions and catastrophe – Local Government Lawyer

‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) looks at a High Court judge’s careful approach to the presumption of capacity in relation to the mother in a case about end of life treatment for one of her twin sons.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2024

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Pair jailed for neglect after boy’s window fall – BBC News

Posted May 1st, 2024 in child neglect, children, drug abuse, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man and woman have been jailed after a child they were looking after fell out of a window while they were under the influence of drugs.’

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BBC News, 30th April 2024

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‘Outdated and offensive’: police in England and Wales barred from blaming restraint deaths on ‘excited delirium’ – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2024 in death in custody, drug abuse, mental health, news, ombudsmen, police, racism by sally

‘The police watchdog for England and Wales has removed a controversial medical term from its incident forms after claims it plays into racist stereotypes and detracts attention from police brutality.’

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The Guardian, 20th April 2024

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More synthetic opioids banned to protect communities – Home Office

‘Fifteen additional synthetic opioids are now under the strictest controls to prevent drug related deaths and ensure anyone caught supplying them faces tough penalties.’

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Home Office, 20th March 2024

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Black inmates at Wormwood Scrubs ‘disproportionately subjected to use of force’ – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2024 in drug abuse, mental health, news, prisons, race discrimination, restraint, statistics by sally

‘Black prisoners are disproportionately subjected to the use of force inside one of Britain’s most notorious jails, a report has found.’

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The Guardian, 19th March 2024

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‘It’s an excuse to overreach’: families’ anger over UK police restraint deaths blamed on disputed condition – The Guardian

‘Acute behavioural disturbance and excited delirium have been cited in police watchdog reports and inquests into 44 deaths – but campaigners say it is pseudoscience.’

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The Guardian, 17th March 2024

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Court of Protection declares lawfulness of care plan setting out arrangements for termination of woman’s pregnancy – Local Government Lawyer

‘A judge sitting in the Court of Protection has declared that a care plan setting out the arrangements for the termination of a woman’s pregnancy was lawful.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th March 2024

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Coroner criticises benefits rules after vulnerable claimant’s death – The Guardian

‘A coroner has criticised the Depart­ment for Work and Pensions (DWP) after a woman died from an overdose in the wake of a six-month official investigation that left her with soaring universal credit debts.’

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The Guardian, 10th March 2024

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Joshua Jacques: Serious failings in probation supervision – report – BBC News

Posted March 7th, 2024 in drug abuse, murder, news, probation, release on licence, reports by sally

‘There were “serious failings” in the probation supervision of a quadruple murderer, the chief inspector of probation has said.’

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BBC News, 7th March 2024

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Family Drug and Alcohol Court model suitable for domestic abuse cases even where no substance misuse, says judge – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 7th, 2024 in alcohol abuse, domestic violence, drug abuse, family courts, news by sally

‘A judge sitting in the Family Court has highlighted the successful use of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) model in a case where the main presenting difficulty was domestic abuse.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th March 2024

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