‘Britain’s top charities have pledged support for proposed tough new rules aimed at preventing the use of aggressive fundraising techniques to target vulnerable and elderly donors after a series of scandals over the summer.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The owners of a dog which barked 43 times a minute for 20 minutes have been fined.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A ban on “unsafe lorries” in London, introduced as part of efforts to protect cyclists, has come into force.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman has been fined nearly £300 for stealing three bottles of baby milk at South Derbyshire Magistrates Court this week.’
The Independent, 18th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A property developer who illegally modernised the historic building behind the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful has been told by a judge to pay out £300,000 or go to jail.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman has been fined £330 for stealing a 75p pack of Mars Bars after her benefits were stopped.’
Full story
The Independent, 14th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A couple who had oral sex during a Paloma Faith concert in Hyde Park have been fined for outraging public decency.’
BBC News, 12th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A company which offered a nuisance call blocking service has been been fined £50,000 for making “bullying” phone calls.’
The Independent, 11th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Increasing numbers of parents are being taken to court because their children have skipped school, with thousands facing action last year.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Co-operative Bank has escaped a fine from regulators investigating the “failings” throughout 2009-13 that led to its bailout.’
BBC News, 11th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A firm responsible for bombarding people with millions of nuisance calls has become the first to be fined under new claims management regulation powers.’
Ministry of Justice, 5th August 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Gillingham and their chairman, Paul Scally, have each been fined £75,000 for “race victimisation” relating to the departure of the striker Mark McCammon in 2011.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Campaigners claim Public Space Protection Orders are ‘criminalising young people just for being young’.’
Full story
The Independent, 1st August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Middlesbrough fan who made “monkey gestures” towards three black footballers at a Championship match has been fined and given a banning order.’
BBC News, 29th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The broadcast regulator Ofcom has issued a £25,000 fine after the star of a television show called Yoga for You told viewers that he could cure cancer using “11 holy basil leaves and three black peppers”.’
The Independent, 29th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A child sex abuse victim who was attacked by her sister’s fiancé when she was just 10 years old has started a campaign to change the legal system that saw her abuser walk free from court.’
Full story
The Independent, 29th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A couple who took their children out of school without permission to visit their sick grandfather overseas have been fined by a magistrates court in Preston.’
Full story
The Guardian, 24th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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