‘More than 200 offenders under probation supervision have been convicted of murder since the system was overhauled in 2014 by the then Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Firefighters’ ‘stay put’ tactics and apparent lack of preparation and construction materials criticised.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Why was it set up, why is it split into two parts and why are some people unhappy with it?’
The Guardian, 29th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Vatican’s repeated refusal to cooperate with official investigations into paedophile priests and its delay in stripping convicted offenders of their clerical status has been condemned by the UK’s child sexual abuse inquiry. In a highly critical attack on the papacy’s stonewalling response to decades of complaints, the lead counsel to the inquiry, Brian Altman QC, said it was “very disappointing” that significant evidence and statements had been withheld.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquiry has been launched into the police watchdog after its report on the investigation into false claims of a VIP Westminster paedophile ring was branded “a whitewash”.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Grenfell families are to be required to sign non disclosure agreements before viewing a long-awaited report in to the fire which killed 72 people, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. The bereaved and survivors of the tragedy will tomorrow meet Sir Martin Moore-Bick, chairman of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, for a private briefing where they will receive an embargoed copy of the report covering the probe’s first phase, ahead of its publication on Wednesday.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A public inquiry will be held into the Manchester Arena terror attack so that evidence from the security services and counter-terrorism police can be heard in camera.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are forced to come face-to-face with their tormentors in court buildings while waiting for cases to be heard, a report has revealed.
Such shocks are among a host of failings by authorities and advisers that are regularly leaving people “at risk of being traumatised all over again” and feeling “discarded” by the justice system.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government should investigate decriminalising the possession of all illegal drugs in a bid to prevent the rising number of related deaths, a group of MPs has said.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of child sex abuse are often told by the authority figures they confide in that their allegations could “ruin the perpetrators life”, an analysis of over 3,200 cases found.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An investigation into the rigging of Libor, the benchmark interest rate that tracks the cost of borrowing cash, has been unexpectedly closed.’
BBC News, 19th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge who granted search warrants in the Met’s discredited VIP paedophile inquiry has agreed with a report that concluded he was “misled” by police.’
BBC News, 9th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dame Cressida Dick has apologised for the mistakes made during Scotland Yard’s disastrous Operation Midland investigation as a “whitewash” report from the police watchdog absolved all her officers involved of any wrongdoing.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Chapters 1 – 3 of Sir Richard Henriques’ Independent Review of the MPS’s handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations alleged against persons of public published following the conclusion of criminal proceedings against Carl Beech.’
Metropolitan Police, 4th October 2019
Source: www.met.police.uk
‘Five detectives were cleared of wrongdoing over their handling of bogus VIP sex ring allegations following a “lamentable and inadequate” inquiry by police watchdogs, a former High Court judge has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An NHS cancer hospital has such crumbling buildings, out-of-date equipment and staffing problems that patients’ safety and quality of care are at risk, a bombshell report for health service bosses has warned.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Home Secretary Priti Patel is to order a third inquiry into the Met’s widely criticised investigation into allegations of a VIP paedophile ring.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is holding a public hearing in the Residential Schools investigation from 30 September – 11 October. The scope of the investigation is here; the hearing will examine child sexual abuse in residential music and special schools, as well as institutional responses and safeguarding procedures. The first week will focus on residential music schools: Chetham’s School of Music; Wells Cathedral School; Yehudi Menuhin School; and Purcell School. These schools were chosen “because of the issues arising from their specialist nature, including one-to-one tuition, an intimate atmosphere and an imbalance of power in teacher/pupil relationships”. Residential special schools will be examined in the second week of the hearing, including Appletree School, Southlands School, Stony Dean, Stanbridge Earls and Royal School Manchester.’
Law & Religion UK, 30th September 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) could and should have extradited a paedophile music teacher suspected of grooming and sexually abusing a string of girls at a school in Manchester, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has heard.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘MPs are to hold an inquiry into the role of “corporate greed” in the collapse of Thomas Cook, focusing on directors’ stewardship of the company, how much they were paid and how its accounts were prepared and signed off by auditors.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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