“A man who abused a Tory MP in a crude email after the politician was headbutted by a rival at Westminster was fined £110 and ordered to pay £100 costs yesterday. Nicholas Scales told MP Stuart Andrew to ‘stop wasting police time and get your fucking job done’, Leeds magistrates court heard.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Higher fines for firms that fail to co-operate with regulators and potential criminal sanctions for benchmark manipulation have been suggested by the Treasury Select Committee in a report responding to alleged manipulation of market rates by major banks.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Charities now face fines of at least £1,000 if their street fundraisers breach rules designed to protect members of the public.”
BBC News, 20th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Following a three month period of training and implementation the definitive guideline on dangerous dog offences came into effect on 20 August 2012.”
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Sentencing Council, 20th August 2012
“A health body has been handed a six-figure penalty after publishing sensitive personal details of more than 1,000 NHS staff on the internet.”
The Independent, 6th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Duncan Campbell reports from the east London court for the first conviction of a racially aggravated offence at the Games.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Lithuanian man who gave a Nazi salute during an Olympic basketball match has become the first person to be convicted of a racially aggravated offence at the Games and fined £2,500. He was told that his behaviour and that of other Lithuanian fans was ‘despicable’.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Public bodies should face higher fines for destroying or altering information that is ‘disclosable’ under freedom of information (FOI) laws, a committee of MPs has recommended.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man who killed his dog by throwing it out of a 10th floor window has been jailed.”
The Independent, 25th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government is promising to name and shame wealthy people who use ‘aggressive’ tax avoidance schemes.”
BBC News, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” A company has been fined more than £10,000 for selling unapproved beds to vulnerable elderly people, a regulator has said.”
The Independent, 18th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An award-winning police community support officer was jailed for six months yesterday for issuing hundred of false fixed penalty notices.”
The Independent, 17th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Absent fathers will be hit with up to £500 in fines for missing child support payments under tough new rules raising the cost of divorce.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A health body has been fined £60,000 after two letters containing ‘confidential and highly sensitive personal data’ about a ‘vulnerable individual’ were sent to the wrong address.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The trial of John Terry for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand will get under way on Monday.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A consumer lending firm has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it lost personal data belonging to more than half a million customers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“All criminals will be fined under plans that would almost double the amount of money available to help victims. Ken Clarke, the Justice Secretary, will announce tomorrow that he is increasing the amount of money raised from offenders from £10m to £50m to end the scandal of only those not jailed contributing to the funding of victims’ services.”
The Independent, 1st July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Fines for breaking the rules of the road could be increased from £60 to £90 under government plans that have been sent out for consultation.”
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The Guardian, 14th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government’s new powers to remove the cap on the level of fines that can be issued by magistrates’ courts in England and Wales could lead to ‘very significant’ future penalties for environmental offences, an expert has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
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