Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009 – Judiciary of England and Wales
“Court of Appeal (Criminal) Review of the Legal Year 2008/2009.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th December 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Category: statistics
Court case results recording review shows error rate of 25% – Law Society’s Gazette
“HM Courts Service needs to improve the accuracy of its recording of case results ‘as a matter of urgency’, a report by HM Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA) found last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
48 violent or sex offenders under supervision charged with further offences – The Guardian
“Forty-eight convicted violent or sex criminals have been charged with a further offence of murder, rape or another serious offence while under the supervision of the probation service in the last year, according to official figures published today.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Home Secretary’s statement on the Review of Data Quality: Most Serious Violence – Home Office
“Home Secretary Alan Johnson has released a statement on the publication of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary data quality review on most serious violence.”
http://www.hmic.gov.uk/sitecollectiondocuments/thematics/thm_20091020.pdf
Home Office, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Violent crimes ‘wrongly classed’ – BBC News
“More than a third of violent incidents classed as ‘no crime’ have been wrongly recorded, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crime map to show burglary levels for every town and village – Daily Telegraph
“The public will be able to compare crime rates in every town and village in England and Wales following the launch of a new interactive map.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chaos over statistics means another delay – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘total shambles’ over official figures means the Government cannot say how many offenders are escaping with soft penalties and cautions.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Records of rape crime ‘distorted’ – BBC News
“Rape claims are being left off official crime records, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 21st September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sharp fall in use signals death of the Asbo – Daily Telegraph
“The number of anti-social behaviour orders has plummeted by almost half in two years signalling the death of Labour’s flagship weapon.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police force admits errors over intimate body search figures – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A request to snoop on public every 60 secs – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judicial Response to the publication of the Attorney General’s unduly lenient referral statistics – Judiciary of England and Wales
“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.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 4th August 2009
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Mental health killings increase – BBC News
“The number of people killed by those with a mental illness increased between 1997 and 2005, official figures show.”
BBC News, 28th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Complex cases surge – The Times
“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.”
The Times, 20th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Abortion numbers for disabilities should be kept secret: Government lawyers – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Findings on pregnant suicide open Eddie Gilfoyle case to doubt – The Times
“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.”
The Times, 13th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sentencing statistics pulled again – Daily Telegraph
“Jack Straw is facing fresh ridicule after his officials were forced to pull sentencing statistics which had already been delayed once because of errors.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Straw: more jailed for knife crime – Ministry of Justice
“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.”
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
“The number of violent criminals escaping with a caution has more than doubled in 10 years, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Data on police accidents and firearms no longer sent to Home Office – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
