‘A “depraved” care worker who sexually assaulted elderly patients and sent footage of the attacks to her boyfriend has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 13th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lord Janner is expected to appear in court to face child abuse charges after his lawyers lost a High Court bid to prevent him having to attend.’
The Independent, 14th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lord Janner should not appear in court to answer charges of child sex abuse because it would be a breach of his human rights, his lawyer has argued.’
The Independent, 11th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A high court judge will consider whether it was unlawful to order dementia sufferer Lord Janner to appear in court in person to face child sexual abuse charges.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Social care regulators receive 150 allegations relating to the abuse of vulnerable adults and the elderly every day, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 8th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Criminal proceedings against Lord Janner over allegations of child sexual abuse in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are to begin later. The Westminster Magistrates’ Court case comes after a review overturned a Crown Prosecution Service decision not to bring charges because of his dementia.’
BBC News, 7th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Judge jails 88-year-old Roy Delph for two years, saying he showed a ‘brazen disregard’ for the gun laws when he was found with a shotgun in his car.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 78 year-old who plotted to set up a crystal meth production line likened to the TV series Breaking Bad has been jailed for 18 years.’
BBC News, 27th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The findings of an independent report into what became the biggest UK inquiry into alleged abuse at care homes are being published later. Operation Jasmine, led by Gwent Police, focused on six care homes in south Wales and cost £11.6m.’
BBC News, 14th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Yesterday’s U-turn concerning the decision to prosecute Lord Janner for alleged child sex offences has thrown a spotlight onto a procedure in English criminal law called the “trial of the act”. What is this procedure and what purpose does it serve? And why has its application to Lord Janner’s case proved controversial?’
Crimeline, 30th June 2015
Source: www.crimeline.info
‘Alleged child abuse victims and MPs say independent review of bungled case must be made public.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Between the independent reviewer and the DPP there’s no disagreement on facts, but ultimately it’s highly unlikely Janner will appear in court.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Accusations that Greville Janner, the former Labour MP, sexually abused a number of children are to be tested in court after an independent lawyer ruled the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was wrong not to bring charges.’
The Independent, 28th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Older people are not being protected by the legal system against abuse, neglect and other crimes, their commissioner for Wales has said.’
BBC News, 15th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Relatives of dementia sufferers who pass away in care homes are being forced to wait months to bury loved ones because of new rules.’
The Independent, 28th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Eight people who pretended to be lawyers have been sentenced after scamming elderly people out of more than £500,000 in return for bogus asset protection trusts, with carrying out a reserved legal activity when not authorised one of the charges half of them faced.’
Legal Futures, 26th May 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A group of people who say they were abused by Lord Janner are seeking a formal review of the decision not to prosecute the former Labour MP following child sex abuse claims.’
Full story
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This paper considers the key changes introduced by the Care Act 2014 (“the Act”) in
relation to charging for care and support, including deferred payments. (It does not
set out each element of the charging scheme, much of which is unchanged).’
Full story (PDF)
Doughty Street Chambers, March 2015
Source: www.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘This paper considers the eligibility criteria in relation to carers under the Care
Act 2014 (“the Act”), and what duties and powers local authorities are under
to meet eligible needs. The eligibility provisions in the Act are augmented by
the Care and Support Statutory Guidance of October 2014 (“the Guidance”),
Chapter 6, Assessment and eligibility.’
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Doughty Street Chambers, March 2015
Source: www.doughtystreet.co.uk
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