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Children’s Commissioner publishes review of age assessment cases since R (A) v Croydon LBC Supreme Court judgment – Family Law Week

Posted July 19th, 2012 in children, immigration, local government, news, reports by sally

“The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report The Fact of Age: Review of case law and local authority practice since the Supreme Court judgment in R (A) v Croydon LBC [2009]. The report has been written by Laura Brownlees , an independent research and policy consultant, and Zubier Yazdani, a solicitor with Deighton Pierce Glynn.”

Family Law Week, 18th July 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Longer prison sentences are not the way to cut crime – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2012 in detention, imprisonment, news, rehabilitation, reports, sentencing by sally

“Contrary to the claims of Civitas, prison is not the right place to rehabilitate the vast majority of offenders.”

The Guardian, 16th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Content mining should be cleared up and copyright law entirely rewritten, say MPs – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 28th, 2012 in copyright, intellectual property, internet, news, reports, select committees by sally

“Publishers should develop new licensing models that would allow researchers to use computerised techniques to read information contained in journal articles at ‘realistic rates’, MPs have said.”

OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

“Cautious rebalancing” of terrorism laws in favour of liberty should continue, says independent reviewer – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 28th, 2012 in news, reports, terrorism by sally

“The Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation has released his report into the operation of terrorism law in 2011. The press release is here.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 28th June 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Terrorism laws ‘messy and applied excessively’ warns legal reviewer – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2012 in legislation, news, reports, terrorism by sally

“Some suspects arrested under terror laws should be released on bail, the independent reviewer on terrorism legislation has proposed.”

The Guardian, 27th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Defendants with learning difficulties ‘need help to get fair trial’ – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2012 in learning difficulties, news, reports, trials by sally

“Greater support needs to be given to vulnerable defendants in order for them to get a fair trial, particularly those with learning difficulties who may have problems understanding the process, a report by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) has warned.”

The Guardian, 28th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Copyright rulings’ impact on cloud computing investment should act as warning to UK law makers, expert says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 19th, 2012 in copyright, news, reports by sally

“UK law makers and the judiciary should take note of new research that has claimed that a narrow reading of copyright law exceptions can result in an erosion of investment in new technologies, an expert has said.”

OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Ofcom backs regular plurality reviews for powerful media firms – The Guardian

Posted June 19th, 2012 in competition, media, news, reports by sally

“Potential concentrations of media power should be subject to regular, formal reviews, communications regulator Ofcom concluded on Tuesday in a document compiled for culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.”

The Guardian, 19th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Electronic monitoring should be used more effectively, say inspectors – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 14th, 2012 in electronic monitoring, news, reports by sally

Tagging should be used more creatively not only to punish, but also to help change behaviour, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, publishing the report of an inspection on electronically monitored curfews.

Ministry of Justice, 14th June 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Tagging of criminals fails in more than half of cases – The Independent

Posted June 14th, 2012 in electronic monitoring, news, reports by sally

“More than half of electronically tagged criminals are breaking the terms of their curfews, raising questions about the effectiveness of one of the central planks of the Government’s criminal justice agenda. A report by the Inspectorate of Probation has found that 59 per cent of tagged offenders spent more than four hours away from home without authorisation.”

The Independent, 14th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study – The Guardian

Posted June 12th, 2012 in news, police, race discrimination, reports, statistics, stop and search by sally

“Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against black people than white people and may be breaking the law, new research from the official human rights body reveals.”

The Guardian, 12th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sex offenders being released from prison without accessing treatment programme – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2012 in news, rehabilitation, release on licence, reports, sexual offences by sally

“Too many sex offenders are being released from prison without having access to a treatment programme at all, inspectors said today.”

The Independent, 12th June 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK passes ‘human rights exam’, but with room to improve – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 7th, 2012 in human rights, news, reports, United Nations by sally

“Last week the UN Human Rights Commissioner published the draft report of the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UK’s human rights record (draft report here, webcast of the UPR session here). The UPR involves delegations from UN member states asking questions and make recommendations to the UK government on the protection of human rights, which the government will consider before providing its response. The report is extremely wide-ranging, perhaps to its detriment, though many valuable and interesting insights are provided.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 6th June 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

LSB report on consumer needs from legal information sources – Legal Services Board

Posted June 6th, 2012 in consumer protection, internet, legal aid, Legal Services Board, news, reports by sally

“LSB publishes report which explores the types of information consumers need to help them address legal issues they face.”

Understanding consumer needs from legal information sources: final report (PDF)

Legal Services Board, 6th June 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Stephen Lawrence murder: Police inquiry ‘not corrupt’ – BBC News

Posted May 31st, 2012 in corruption, inquiries, news, police, reports by sally

“The Metropolitan Police was not corrupt in its handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, an internal report says.”

BBC News, 31st May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dentists ‘mislead’ patients over free NHS care – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 29th, 2012 in consumer protection, dentists, health, news, reports by sally

“Half a million patients a year may have unnecessarily paid to receive private dental treatment after receiving inaccurate information from their dentist about health service entitlements, an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) study found.”

Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

NHS reform risk report veto is sign of freedom of information downgrade, says watchdog – The Independent

Posted May 15th, 2012 in freedom of information, health, news, reports by sally

“Blocking the publication of a report into the risks of NHS reforms is a sign that ministers want to downgrade freedom of information laws, a watchdog has warned.”

The Independent, 15th May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Commission publishes formal assessment of government’s 2010 spending review – Equality and Human Rights Commission

Posted May 15th, 2012 in Equality and Human Rights Commission, news, reports by sally

“The Commission today [14 May] publishes its equality assessment of the government’s 2010 Spending Review.”

Equality and Human Rights Commission, 14th May 2012

Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com

Magistrates should use online crime maps ahead of sentencing – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 8th, 2012 in compensation, internet, magistrates, news, reports, sentencing by sally

“Magistrates say they should be able to use new online crime maps to give tougher sentences for offenders who are blighting a neighbourhood.”

Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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