Category: statistics

UK loses 3 out of 4 European human rights cases? More like 1 in 50, actually – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 13th, 2012 in human rights, news, statistics by sally

“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’.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th January 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Privacy case numbers soar – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 5th, 2011 in injunctions, news, privacy, statistics by sally

“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.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th December 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Inside the courts: what happens to defendants, visualised – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2011 in criminal justice, news, statistics by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Race variation in jail sentences, study suggests – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2011 in minorities, news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“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.”

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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

Posted November 24th, 2011 in data protection, freedom of information, local government, news, reports, statistics by sally

“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.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Extent of injuries to children in private jails revealed – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2011 in children, news, personal injuries, prisons, statistics, young offenders by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Truancy laws caught 12,000 parents last year – The Guardian

Posted November 9th, 2011 in fines, news, parental responsibility, sentencing, statistics, truancy by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 8th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

No court ‘for some serious crimes’, FOI request shows – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2011 in news, police, prosecutions, statistics by sally

“Offenders behind serious crimes such as sex assault and use of indecent images of children were punished without going to court, police figures show.”

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BBC News, 6th November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crown Court Sentencing Survey – first results published – Sentencing Council

Posted October 18th, 2011 in Crown Court, news, reports, sentencing, statistics by sally

“The Sentencing Council has published a report with results from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey, an ongoing data collection exercise of sentencing decisions made in the Crown Court that is required for the Council to comply with the terms of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

The report presents the findings of the first six months of the survey. It can be accessed here.”

Sentencing Council, 18th October 2011

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

Advertising watchdog will report record complaint figures following extension of its remit – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 6th, 2011 in advertising, complaints, internet, news, statistics by sally

“The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said that it is set to report record annual complaints figures as a result of changes to its responsibilities earlier this year. It said that almost one third of complaints are now about online advertising falling under its extended remit.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

A formula for justice – The Guardian

Posted October 3rd, 2011 in evidence, news, statistics by sally

“Bayes’ theorem is a mathematical equation used in court cases to analyse statistical evidence. But a judge has ruled it can no longer be used. Will it result in more miscarriages of justice?”

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The Guardian, 2nd October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police right not to release anonymised sex offender statistics on teachers, Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 27th, 2011 in anonymity, freedom of information, news, sexual offences, statistics, tribunals by sally

“Police did not have to disclose anonymised data about the number of teachers investigated and charged for sexual offences as the information could have been used to identify individuals, a Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Police forces cease recording race of people they stop – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in minorities, news, police, statistics by sally

“Police forces with some of the worst records of targeting black people have decided to stop recording the ethnicity of the people their officers stop and ask to account for their movements, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal team delays stalling trials, new figures reveal – BBC News

Posted September 13th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, statistics, trials by sally

“Nearly a third of crown court hearings in the East of England which do not go ahead as planned are adjourned due to legal teams not being ready on the day of the trial, the BBC can reveal.”

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BBC News, 12th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Statistics on court performances won’t tell the full story – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2011 in courts, news, statistics by sally

“The government’s decision to allow judgments to be broadcast from the courts of England and Wales has rather overshadowed the second part of Ken Clarke’s announcement.”

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The Guardian, 7th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child sex abuse convictions rise 60% in six years – The Guardian

Posted September 2nd, 2011 in child abuse, news, sexual offences, statistics by sally

“The number of people convicted of sex offences on children under 16 in England and Wales has increased by nearly 60% in six years. The BBC said a freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice found that 1,363 people were convicted in 2005, while in 2010 it was 2,135. The increase is being attributed to better detection and raised awareness, it said.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

More serial criminals let off with cautions – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 30th, 2011 in cautions, news, recidivists, statistics by sally

“Thousands of the worst serial criminals are being let off with cautions every year in a trend that has almost trebled in a decade.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Revealed: the full picture of sentences handed down to rioters – The Guardian

Posted August 19th, 2011 in detention, news, sentencing, statistics, violent disorder by sally

“The courts are handing down prison sentences to convicted rioters that are on average 25% longer than normal, according to an exclusive Guardian analysis of 1,000 riot-related cases dealt with so far by magistrates.”

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The Guardian, 18th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prison population at record high – The Independent

Posted August 12th, 2011 in news, prisons, statistics by sally

“The prison population in England and Wales reached a record high today.”

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The Independent, 12th August 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Case law on injunctions is still the preserve of the few – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2011 in freedom of information, injunctions, media, news, statistics by sally

“Legal data collection should happen as a matter of course. Lawyers and judges often scold the media for its representation of legal cases. ‘There are lots of judgments that have been criticised where it’s quite apparent that people haven’t read them,’ Mr Justice Eady told legal journalist Joshua Rozenberg earlier this year.”

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The Guardian, 8th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk