Children’s care homes abuse claims increase to 13 – BBC News
‘An investigation into abuse at a children’s care home has been widened to include other establishments.’
BBC News, 12th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Stalking prosecutions rise by 20% under new law on harassment – The Guardian
‘Prosecutions for stalking and harassment increased by more than 20% last year following the enforcement of a new law that criminalises behaviour causing serious alarm or distress.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Finance & Divorce Update – Family Law
‘Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor and Amy Starnes solicitor, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published by Family Law Week in August.’
Family Law Week, 5th September 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Ofsted: government failing to act over long-term NEETs – Daily Telegraph
‘Ofsted warns that reforms designed to prevent school leavers becoming NEETs – not in education, employment or training – merely end up “delaying their fall” into the category at a later stage.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rotherham: Yvette Cooper calls for change to law after abuse scandal – The Guardian
‘Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse would be introduced by a Labour government to try to prevent a repeat of the Rotherham scandal and encourage a cultural shift where allegations from victims are treated seriously.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No, The Sun, “Euro judges” do not “go against UK in 3 out of 5 cases”. More like 1 in 100 – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Sun has got it badly wrong on human rights. Again. On 24 August 2014 Craig Woodhouse reported that “Euro judges go against UK in 3 out of 5 cases” (£). This is false and seriously misleading.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th August 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Domestic abuse crime considered by ministers – BBC News
‘A new crime of domestic abuse could be created under plans being considered by ministers. Home Secretary Theresa May is consulting on creating the offence in England and Wales as part of attempts to improve police performance. Existing law already covers coercive and controlling behaviour – but it does not explicitly apply to relationships.’
BBC News, 20th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison ‘crisis’ denied by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling – BBC News
‘Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has admitted to the BBC that prisons in England and Wales face problems with violence, suicides and staff shortages.’
BBC News, 19th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£230m wasted on needlessly holding people on remand, says Howard League – The Guardian
‘Up to £230m has been spent “needlessly” holding people on remand in custody who eventually avoided jail, a penal reform charity has said. More than 35,000 people kept on remand in 2013 went on to be either acquitted or be given non-custodial sentences, according to new figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform from the Ministry of Justice through a Freedom of Information request.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wikipedia link to be hidden in Google under ‘right to be forgotten’ law – The Guardian
Google is set to restrict search terms to a link to a Wikipedia article, in the first request under Europe’s controversial new “right to be forgotten” legislation to affect the 110m-page encyclopaedia.
The Guardian, 2nd August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Employment tribunal cases drop significantly, but claims that go forward tend to be more expensive, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘The number of claims referred to employment tribunals may have dropped by as much as 79% in the year since fees were introduced, according to figures produced for the Trade Unions Congress (TUC).’
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OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Concern’ over more than fifth of prisons – BBC News
‘The performance of more than a fifth of prisons in England and Wales is “of concern”, a government body has said.’
BBC News, 31st July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Discrimination at work goes unpunished as women can’t afford to sue – The Independent
‘Women are being priced out of justice in the workplace, according to figures which show the number of sex discrimination claims brought by women against employers have fallen 80 per cent since court charges were introduced.’
The Independent, 29th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
More women judges will improve law’: Britain’s only female Supreme Court judge calls for more diversity – The Independent
‘Britain’s only female Supreme Court judge says there needs to be more gender equality shown across Britain’s legal system and that by appointing more female judges the quality of justice could be greatly improved.’
The Independent, 27th July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Number of prisoners over 60 in England and Wales doubles in 10 years – The Guardian
‘The number of prisoners over the age of 60 in jail in England and Wales has nearly doubled over the past decade to 3,577, according to the latest Ministry of Justice figures.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How many times did court doors close? – BBC News
‘One for spy thriller fans and conspiracy theorists: in the last year, the government has asked judges five times to let it give secret evidence to defend itself in otherwise open court cases.’
BBC News, 22nd July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminals ‘escaping justice’ by being given cautions – Daily Telegraph
‘Almost 30,000 criminals including rapists and burglars ”have escaped the justice system” in the London area by being handed a police caution, it has been revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Record number of data complaints made to ICO – BBC News
‘The UK’s information commissioner has called for better funding for the country’s data regulator amid a record number of cases.’
BBC News, 15th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
