Sharp fall in use signals death of the Asbo – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 19th, 2009 in ASBOs, news, statistics by sally

“The number of anti-social behaviour orders has plummeted by almost half in two years signalling the death of Labour’s flagship weapon.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009

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Police force admits errors over intimate body search figures – The Guardian

Posted August 19th, 2009 in news, police, statistics, stop and search by sally

“A police force has been rebuked by the Home Office after admitting that its statistics for intimate body searches going back to 2000 are misleading.”

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The Guardian, 18th August 2009

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A request to snoop on public every 60 secs – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 10th, 2009 in investigatory powers, news, statistics by sally

“Councils, police and other public bodies are seeking access to people’s private telephone and email records almost 1,400 times a day, new figures have disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2009

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Judicial Response to the publication of the Attorney General’s unduly lenient referral statistics – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted August 4th, 2009 in attorney general, news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“The Deputy Head of Criminal Justice, Lord Justice Thomas, has responded to the release of statistics today by the Attorney General’s office. The figures report the number of cases where the Attorney General asked the Court of Appeal to decide whether a sentence imposed by the Crown Court was unduly lenient.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th August 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Mental health killings increase – BBC News

Posted July 29th, 2009 in homicide, mental health, news, statistics, suicide by sally

“The number of people killed by those with a mental illness increased between 1997 and 2005, official figures show.”

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BBC News, 28th July 2009

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Complex cases surge – The Times

Posted July 20th, 2009 in fraud, news, statistics by sally

“A surge in the complexity and the number of investment scams pushed the value of UK fraud prosecutions to a record level in the first half of 2009. Seventeen fraudulent investment schemes, amounting to £321 million in all, were prosecuted in UK courts between January and June.”

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The Times, 20th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Abortion numbers for disabilities should be kept secret: Government lawyers – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 1st, 2009 in abortion, data protection, freedom of information, news, statistics by sally

“Releasing data on the number of abortions performed for conditions like clubroot and cleft palate may cause ‘mental distress or harm’ to vulnerable women and must be kept secret, lawyers for the Department of Health have argued.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2009

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Findings on pregnant suicide open Eddie Gilfoyle case to doubt – The Times

Posted May 13th, 2009 in evidence, murder, news, statistics, suicide by sally

“Crucial new evidence has emerged that casts doubt on the conviction of a man serving a life sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife.”

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The Times, 13th May 2009

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Sentencing statistics pulled again – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 27th, 2009 in news, sentencing, statistics by sally

“Jack Straw is facing fresh ridicule after his officials were forced to pull sentencing statistics which had already been delayed once because of errors.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2009

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Straw: more jailed for knife crime – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 12th, 2009 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing, statistics by sally

“The number of immediate custodial sentences handed down for offences involving possession of a knife or other offensive weapon has gone up by almost a quarter (23%), Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 12th March 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Violent criminals escaping with caution has doubled in 10 years, Ministry of Justice says – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 11th, 2009 in cautions, news, sentencing, statistics, violence by sally

“The number of violent criminals escaping with a caution has more than doubled in 10 years, new figures show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2009

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Data on police accidents and firearms no longer sent to Home Office – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 17th, 2009 in firearms, news, police, statistics by sally

“Police will no longer have to tell the Home Office how many road accidents involve officers or when police use firearms in a controversial bid to cut red tape.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009

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Court of Appeal contributes to public confidence in the Criminal Justice System – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted January 23rd, 2009 in appeals, criminal justice, press releases, statistics by sally

“Fewer than 1% of all convictions in the Crown Court and just 1.3% of sentences are successfully appealed in the Court of Appeal, which should increase public confidence in the criminal justice system.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 19th January 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Almost a third of suspected crimes fail to reach court, Jacqui Smith admits – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 19th, 2009 in news, prosecutions, statistics by sally

“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, told MPs at a select committee hearing that out of 550,000 cases leading to arrests last year, 160,000 were dropped.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th January 2009

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The smoke and mirrors behind ‘positive’ youth crime statistics – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2009 in news, statistics, young offenders by sally

“The government says the number of youths ending up in the justice system is falling – hardly surprising given the creative maths going on.”

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The Guardian, 8th January 2009

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Home Office flouted guidelines in 10 ways over knife crime statistics – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2009 in crime, news, offensive weapons, statistics by sally

“The early release of knife crime statistics by the Home Office last month flouted new official guidelines in 10 different ways, the UK statistics authority said today.”

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The Guardian, 6th January 2009

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Crime maps delivered on internet – BBC News

Posted January 6th, 2009 in crime, internet, news, statistics by sally

“Residents of England and Wales can now access online maps which plot recorded crime in their neighbourhood.”

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BBC News, 6th January 2009

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Ministers fight to keep late abortions secret – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 8th, 2008 in abortion, data protection, news, statistics by sally

“Late abortions of ‘less than perfect’ foetuses are the subject of a secrecy row with the Government.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2008

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‘Summary justice’ soars as courts bypassed – The Times

Posted November 27th, 2008 in criminal justice, fines, news, penalties, statistics by sally

“Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, according to figures published today.”

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The Times, 27th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ofsted’s child abuse report was misleading – The Observer

Posted November 24th, 2008 in child abuse, news, statistics by sally

“A ‘misleading’ figure included in a major government watchdog report has led to a false and vastly inflated picture of the numbers of children who die from abuse in England.”

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The Observer, 23rd November 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk