Riots broken down: who was in court and what’s happened to them? – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Justice has published a detailed breakdown of riot cases. See what the data says.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: statistics
1,292 jailed after riots, new figures show – The Independent
“More than 1,200 people have been jailed for an average of almost 18 months following last summer’s riots, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 28th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study – The Guardian
“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
Only 16% of solved crimes lead to convictions – Daily Telegraph
“Fewer than one in five solved crimes leads to the offender receiving a conviction in court, it has emerged as new online police maps show how offences were dealt with for the first time.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Re-offending rates reach record level – BBC News
“A record number of offenders sentenced for serious crimes had committed previous offences, according to figures for 2011.”
BBC News, 24th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
England’s most prolific criminal has 567 convictions – Daily Telegraph
“England’s most prolific criminal has almost 600 convictions to his name, official figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK vs. Strasbourg: don’t believe the hype – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Abu Qatada deadline debacle has once again thrust the European Court of Human Rights – and in particular, its relationship with the UK – into unwanted controversy just as European representatives gathered in Brighton to debate the Court’s future. This new fracas over the deportation of Abu Qatada has acted as a lightning rod for well-rehearsed criticisms of the Strasbourg Court – that it is a ‘meddling pseudo-judiciary’ and the enforcer of a villains’ charter.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Commission publishes research on European Court of Human Rights judgments relating to UK government – Equality and Human Rights Commission
“Research released by the Commission at this week’s Brighton conference on the European Court of Human Rights, shows that just a tiny minority of rulings by the Strasbourg Court are against the UK government.”
Equality and Human Rights Commission, 19th April 2012
Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Related link: The UK and the European Court of Human Rights (PDF)
Police anti-terrorism stop and searches cease – BBC News
“Police have ceased using anti-terrorism stop and search powers, figures from the Home Office show. Between April and September 2011 the powers, which enable police to search anyone for terrorist material in designated areas, were not used once.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deaths in police custody figures ‘understated’ – BBC News
“Official figures understate the number of people who die in custody after being restrained by police, a BBC investigation has found.”
BBC News, 31st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What’s wrong with the European Court of Human Rights? – The Guardian
“The prime minister goes to Strasbourg today arguing for reforms to the ECtHR claiming that it is ‘swamped’ by cases, becoming a ‘small claims court’ and needs urgent reform. Is he right?”
The Guardian, 25th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Justice reform – new data published – Ministry of Justice
“A new set of court statistics published today supports the case for a comprehensive reform programme across the justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th January 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
UK loses 3 out of 4 European human rights cases? More like 1 in 50, actually – UK Human Rights Blog
“It is rightly said that 95% of statistics are made up. Today’s (12 January) Daily Mail front page headline contained a typically exuberant statistical claim: Europe’s war on British justice: UK loses three out of four human rights cases, damning report reveals. According to journalist James Slack ‘Unelected Euro judges’ are mounting a ‘relentless attack on British laws laid down over centuries by Parliament’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Privacy case numbers soar – Law Society’s Gazette
“The number of public figures using privacy arguments has more than doubled over the past year as the controversy over the use of injunctions has grown, according to research from legal publisher Sweet & Maxwell.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th December 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Inside the courts: what happens to defendants, visualised – The Guardian
“The criminal justice system of England and Wales sentenced over two million people in the twelve months to June this year. So, what happened to them in the courts? Thanks to the huge Ministry of Justice data releases of last week, we can now show how many people go through each leg of the system, from first appearance in magistrates’ court to sentencing in Crown court. This is the solar system of criminal justice. Click the circles below to see how it works.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Race variation in jail sentences, study suggests – The Guardian
“Offenders from ethnic minorities are more likely than their white counterparts to be sentenced to prison for certain categories of crimes, according to an analysis of more than one million court records.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Local authorities report more than 1000 personal data breaches in last three years – OUT-LAW.com
“Local authorities in the UK have collectively lost personal data on at least 1035 occasions in the past three years, a privacy group has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Extent of injuries to children in private jails revealed – The Guardian
“Serious injuries or other life-threatening warning signs have been detected on 285 occasions when children have been physically restrained in privately run jails over the past five years, according to Ministry of Justice figures.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Truancy laws caught 12,000 parents last year – The Guardian
“Nearly 12,000 parents were prosecuted and 25 given prison sentences because of their children’s truancy from school last year, figures show. The longest jail sentence imposed on a parent was 90 days, according to the Ministry of Justice . A total of 11,757 parents were prosecuted for failing to ensure their child’s attendance at school, up from 11,188 the year before.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
