Man, 81, sentenced after city centre protests – BBC News
‘An 81-year-old man who stamped on another man who was being arrested during protests in Nottingham city centre has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 7th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Indecent assault GP jailed for 22 years – BBC News
‘A GP who indecently assaulted women as he carried out routine medical examinations on them has been jailed for 22 years.’
BBC News, 7th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400,000 over cybersecurity failings – The Guardian
‘Sellafield will have to pay almost £400,000 after it pleaded guilty to criminal charges over years of cybersecurity failings at Britain’s most hazardous nuclear site.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Property boss jailed over sale of ‘unsafe’ flats – BBC News
‘A property developer who put “lives at risk” by falsifying building work documents and selling “unsafe” flats has been jailed.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Effectiveness of sentencing options – review of research – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published a review of existing research looking at the effectiveness of sentencing.’
Sentencing Council, 24th September 2024
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Firefighter caught paying young girls to send him naked photographs – The Independent
‘A former firefighter who paid children to send him naked pictures and sent an image of himself wearing his uniform to one victim has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pensioner, 96, thought to be oldest person in UK to be convicted of dangerous driving – The Independent
‘A 96-year-old woman – thought to be the oldest person convicted of causing death by dangerous driving – has been given a suspended sentence after she killed another woman outside her bridge club.’
The Independent, 30th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple steals £200k from slaves they put to work at McDonald’s restaurant – The Independent
‘A couple were caught running a trafficking scheme that managed six slaves working at a McDonald’s restaurant.’
The Independent, 1st October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-councillor in West Yorkshire jailed for ‘voyeurism on a vast scale’ – The Guardian
‘A “depraved and selfish” former councillor who filmed 28 women in bathrooms and bedrooms using hidden cameras over a period of almost 15 years has been jailed for six years and two months.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Two boys, 13, receive eight-year minimum terms for Wolverhampton machete murder – The Guardian
‘The youngest knife murderers in the UK, who were 12 years old when they attacked an “utterly defenceless” man with a machete in a park, have been sentenced to life with minimum terms of eight years and six months.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Labour will have ‘blood on its hands’ if it rejects review of indefinite jail terms – The Independent
‘Families are warning the government will have “blood on its hands” if it turns its back on 3,000 prisoners as Labour is set to reject a review of cruel indefinite jail terms, The Independent has learned.’
The Independent, 30th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
First person convicted of riot over UK summer disorder is jailed – The Guardian
‘A man who was the first person in the UK to be convicted of a charge of riot after widespread disorder this summer has been jailed for four years and four months.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Modern Slavery Offences: Factors for Practitioners to consider – 25 Bedford Row
‘Practitioners will be familiar with defending in modern slavery cases where the s45 defence is advanced. This brings with it procedural, evidential and disclosure challenges from the timing of NRM referrals and receipt of conclusive grounds, to admissibility of various expert reports and potential third-party disclosure such as social services records.’
25 Bedford Row, 5th September 2024
Source: www.25bedfordrow.com
Businessman sentenced for Government backed COVID 19 bounce back loan fraud – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An entrepreneur was sentenced today (20 September 2024) for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 Bounce Bank Loans to a value of £50,000.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th September 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Operation Stovewood: Man jailed of abusing children in Rotherham – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man has been imprisoned today (20 September 2024) for child sexual abuse of two young girls in Rotherham in the 2000s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th September 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Building surveyor who swindled National Trust out of more than £1million is jailed – The Independent
‘A building surveyor who swindled the National Trust out of more than £1 million through false invoices has been jailed along with his son.’
The Independent, 22nd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Welsh teenager jailed for attacking trans woman and sharing terrorist documents – The Guardian
‘A teenage far-right extremist has been jailed for more than five years for sharing terrorist documents and attacking a transgender woman by kicking her in the head before posting “best day ever” online.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fathers who took sons to asylum hotel riot jailed – BBC News
‘Two fathers who took their sons to a riot at a hotel housing asylum seekers are the latest to be jailed in connection with the disorder.’
BBC News, 19th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for Telegram race hate posts amid riots – BBC News
‘A man who used a fake name to send “vile” racist messages on a messaging app with thousands of members to provoke violence has been jailed for two years and four months.’
BBC News, 18th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK riots: boy, 12, becomes youngest person in England to be sentenced – The Guardian
‘A 12-year-old boy, who is the youngest known person in England to have been charged in connection with widespread disorder in UK cities earlier this summer, has been given a 12-month a referral order.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
