“The prison system is in a ‘critical situation’ and there must be a debate on linking sentencing to the resources available for punishing offenders the most senior judge in England and Wales, the lord chief justice, said last night.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chris Langham will walk free from prison later today after the Court of Appeal cut his sentence for downloading the most extreme kind of child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A registered childminder and scout leader has been jailed for three years for killing an 11-month-old baby by violently shaking her in a fit of temper.”
The Guardian, 13th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two Cheshire teenagers who terrorised a vulnerable man before beating him to death and throwing his body in a river, have had their life sentences cut.”
BBC News, 8th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The former Abbot of Buckfast Abbey was jailed yesterday for abusing young boys when he taught Latin at its preparatory school.”
The Times, 9th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Criminals facing short prison sentences are to be kept out of jail and given community service because the system is so overcrowded, according to plans being drawn up by the Home Office.”
The Observer, 4th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of criminals could have their jail terms cut after one of Britain’s most senior judges said that courts were justified in giving lower sentences where prisoners faced overcrowded jails.”
The Times, 5th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge told an elite female tennis coach that she had acted in the interests of her ‘own selfish, sexual ends’ as he jailed her today for two years and nine months for conducting a year-long affair with a 13-year-old pupil.”
The Times, 3rd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A judge has been accused of putting children at risk for refusing to jail a predatory paedophile because ‘being a danger isn’t an offence’.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Current Sentencing Issues (pdf)
Speech by Sir Igor Judge, President of the Queen’s Bench Division.
Lincoln’s Inn, 29th October 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Three men jailed for their part in protests against cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad have won an appeal to reduce their sentences.”
BBC News, 30th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A single mother of four, one of whom is disabled, has been jailed for two years for killing an 80-year-old pedestrian while using her mobile phone at the wheel of her 4×4.”
The Times, 30th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two graffiti artists jailed for spray painting trains and railway bridges have had their sentences overturned.”
BBC News, 29th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Michael Bright, the founder and former chief executive of Independent Insurance, was sentenced to seven years in jail yesterday for committing fraud that helped to cause the company’s downfall.”
The Times, 25th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Relationship too close for independence of board
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“The Parole Board’s relationship with central government was such that it did not have sufficient independence to carry out its role of reviewing the continued detention of prisoners lawfully, as required by common law and article 5.4 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 18th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A new prison sentence intended to protect the public from dangerous criminals is set to be overhauled amidst alarm at the huge numbers being given the jail term.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two men convicted of raping young girls have had their ‘unduly lenient’ two-year prison sentences doubled by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 12th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former primary school teaching assistant who admitted supplying cannabis to her son and daughter so they would not approach street dealers was yesterday spared jail but ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The attorney general has gone to the Appeal Court to appeal against the ‘unduly lenient’ sentences on two men convicted of raping under-age girls.”
BBC News, 4th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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