“Thousands of pieces of information about public services, from warnings of delays on the railways to details of jobs landed by new graduates, will be thrown open to scrutiny under plans for a ‘transparency revolution’ announced today by the Government.”
The Independent, 4th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Deputy Head of Criminal Justice, Lord Justice Thomas, has responded to the statistics released today by the Attorney General’s office. These statistics 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.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 21st July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Home Office Statistical Bulletin 11/11 presents police recorded crime statistics on the levels and trends in detections and detection rates in England & Wales for the financial year 2010/11.”
Home Office, 14th July 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The new figures from the Home Office show there has been a 14% rise in domestic burglaries and a 6% rise in violent crime in the past year, according to the annual British Crime Survey for 2010/11.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has published data on the number of late abortions carried out in England and Wales, after the High Court ordered it to do so.”
BBC News, 4th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“As Caribbean countries press for limitations on the judiciary power of the Privy Council, we take a look at appeals figures by oversea countries.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Forty years after the introduction of the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act, more than 2.8 million people report using illicit drugs every year in England and Wales. While cannabis remains overwhelmingly the most popular, this Home Office total also includes 800,000 mainly young adults who put the country at the top of the European league table for powder cocaine use.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Just one criminal is jailed for every 93 offences committed, figures showed.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One in seven rapists is sentenced to four years or less in jail, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 26th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“At least 64 children are sexually abused every day in England and Wales, figures obtained by the NSPCC suggest.”
BBC News, 26th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Child deaths from abuse have fallen dramatically over the past 30 years, new figures show. With social workers frequently vilified after the death of a child at the hands of adult guardians, the findings – published in Archives of Disease in Childhood – act as tribute to the success of child protection policies and those who implement them.”
The Independent, 5th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Ministers have admitted they are failing to collect data on the number of people who claim or are refused asylum on the basis of their sexuality, despite a government promise not to deport lesbians and gay men at risk of persecution.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Department of Health has lost a court battle to keep secret some details on abortion statistics.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Department of Health is making a High Court challenge today to stop figures being published on the number of late abortions on ‘less than perfect’ foetuses with physical abnormalities, including cleft palate and club foot.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The latest annual statistical report from The Law Society has confirmed the extent to which law firms have so far failed to react to the increase in women in the profession, with the number of female solicitors nearly doubling over the last 10 years.”
Legal Week, 14th April 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“LAG believes that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been guilty of playing rather fast and loose in its interpretation of the figures on the impact of the proposed civil legal aid cuts.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Adult and juvenile reoffending statistics for 2009 were published by the Ministry of Justice today, showing a fall in re-offending by adults and juveniles.”
Ministry of Justice, 17th March 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Imagine being able to predict which offenders will go on to commit serious crimes. Juliet Rix on a new system that could have a drastic impact on the justice system.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of stops and searches by police under controversial counterterrorism laws has fallen sharply since the government curtailed the scope of the powers.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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