Ex-BNP man fined over names leak – BBC News
“A former member of the British National Party has been fined £200 after admitting publishing the details of some 10,000 party members online.”
BBC News, 1st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Repeat and serious offenders are escaping court with on-the-spot fines – Daily Telegraph
“Repeat and serious offenders are escaping court because police just hand out a string of on-the-spot fines for easy convictions, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn – Daily Telegraph
“Police cannot be trusted to hand out summary justice and will act as ‘judge and jury’ if given powers to issue more on-the-spot fines, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abattoir to pay £33,000 for pollution – The Independent
“An abattoir which supplies meat to high street stores was ordered to pay more than £33,000 today for pumping too much waste into a waterway.”
The Independent, 13th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal Services Board seeks powers to impose huge fines on regulators – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Services Board could punish the Law Society and other regulators with multi-million-pound fines if they fail to meet its regulatory objectives, under proposals published this week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th August 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ofgem fines EDF £2m for poor customer service – The Times
“Energy regulators have fined EDF energy £2 million for failing to connect new customers quickly enough.”
The Times, 24th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
FSA fines HSBC units £3m for ‘careless’ handling of confidential data – The Times
“HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, has been fined more than £3 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for the ‘careless’ handling of confidential details of tens of thousands of its customers.”
The Times, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Information Commissioner enjoys new powers to fine from April 2010 – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner will be handed new powers to issue fines next April. The Commissioner’s office has confirmed for the first time the date on which it will be able to hand out new fines.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
Restaurant must pay Dorset’s largest-ever fine for employing illegal workers – UK Border Agency
“Two Bournemouth businesses have been fined a total of more than £40,000 for employing illegal workers.”
UK Border Agency, 16th July 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Straw tightens shoplifting fines – BBC news
“On-the-spot fines for shoplifting will now be limited to first-time offenders who are not drug users, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has said.”
BBC News, 16th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Network Rail fined for derailment – BBC News
“Network Rail has been fined £70,000 after a train travelling at 90mph derailed in Norfolk because of a poorly maintained level crossing.”
BBC News, 16th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Food warning follows prosecution – BBC News
“Trading standards officers are warning of the effects of out-of-date food on vulnerable people. Torfaen council’s comments follow its prosecution of the owners of the Regency House private nursing home at Parkes Lane, Pontypool.”
BBC News, 15th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pensioner fined for rebellion over TV licence – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner who refused to pay his television licence fee for six years in protest over his claim that the BBC is ‘biased’ in its reporting has been fined £240.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aristocrat fined for road offence – BBC News
“An aristocrat aged 82 has been fined after she was found guilty of driving without due care and attention in an incident which preceded a fatal crash.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wrigley’s fined after arm injury
“The chewing gum maker Wrigley’s has been fined £150,000 after an employee suffered severe arm injuries as he cleaned a moving production line.”
BBC News, 10th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Firm fined £150k over pool injury – BBC News
“A caravan park company has been fined £150,000 after a seven-year-old boy suffered brain injuries in a swimming pool not properly manned by lifeguards.”
BBC News, 9th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrates angry over cuts as on-the-spot fines replace court hearings – The Times
“Magistrates are angry that they are being made to carry the brunt of cuts because their workload is being diverted away from the courts.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
High wheelclamping charges illegal, says RAC – The Independent
“Wheelclampers are acting illegally by imposing exorbitant charges for the release of cars parked on private land, the RAC said today. The concept of one citizen ‘punishing’ another is alien in English law, according to barrister and engineer Dr Chris Elliott, whose review of private-property parking regulations was published today by the RAC.”
The Independent, 9th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Army training instructors guilty of mistreatment at Catterick Garrison – Daily Telegraph
“Two Army training instructors have been found guilty of ill-treating young recruits at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FSA consults on a penalty framework that could treble fines – OUT-LAW.com
“Regulatory fines could double or treble in size under a new framework for calculating financial penalties proposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) yesterday.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th July 2009
Source: www.outlaw.com
