Dog attack laws and statistics – Daily Telegraph
“The number of people admitted to hospital due to dog bites has risen in the last five years prompting calls for changes in the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: statistics
Proportion of young offenders committing new crimes reached 10-year high – Daily Telegraph
“Young criminals are more likely to commit additional crimes than they were 10 years ago, according to figures published by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape victims ‘not being taken seriously’ as prosecutions fall to five-year low – Daily Telegraph
“Fall in number of rape cases police refer to prosecutors raises fears under-pressure officers are ‘cutting corners’ and not taking victims seriously”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Last gasp of the super-injunction – RPC Privacy Law
“Super-injunctions are almost an extinct species. ‘Non-super’ privacy injunctions however remain alive and kicking with according to recent figures a 100% success rate on interim applications.”
RPC Privacy Law, 21st October 2013
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
Fraud cases up 60 per cent as criminals head online – Daily Telegrah
“The number of frauds recorded by police has risen by nearly 60 per cent in five years, according to newly released official crime figures.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crime figures fall to record low – The Guardian
“Crime against households and adults in England and Wales fell 7% to a record low in the year to June, official figures have revealed.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birmingham branded ‘national disgrace’ for child protection failures – The Guardian
“Vulnerable children are being let down by councils with ineffective and incompetent leadership, according to the Ofsted chief inspector, who singled out Birmingham as a ‘national disgrace’.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Complaints against doctors double since 2007 – Daily Telegraph
“Complaints against doctors have more than doubled in six years amid increasing demand on NHS services and rising expectations from patients, according to a new report.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Most gay hate crimes go unreported, Stonewall survey finds – The Independent
“More than three-quarters of gay, bisexual and lesbian victims of hate crime did not report it to the police, a survey found.”
The Independent, 15th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Crown Prosecution Service admits misleading public over complaints – The Guardian
“The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted publishing misleading records of complaints made about its performance.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nine in 10 walk free for first violent crime – Daily Telegraph
“The majority of people convicted for the first time of violent crime are walking free, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
House of Lords reform – time for evolution rather than revolution? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“When the House of Lords returns from recess in October, they will begin to welcome the 30 new peers announced at the beginning of August, including such diverse figures as paralympian Chris Holmes, racism campaigner Doreen Lawrence and Ministry of Sound co-founder James Palumbo. These 30 new peers (14 Conservative, ten Liberal Democrats, five Labour and one Green) will see the Conservatives again become the biggest bloc (with 222 peers, one ahead of Labour) and take the number of currently eligible sitting peers to 783. While such a size led to many comments about the ballooning size of the House (such as ‘New faces push the supersized House of Lords towards 1,000’ The Times August 2, 2013), this figure – which excludes those on leave of absence and those ineligible due to offices held – is actually lower than the figures as at March 2011 and March 2012. However, the annual reports of the House do show average attendance has increased by over a third in the last decade (from the mid-300s to the high 400s) and reflecting changing party balance in the House of Commons through creations is undoubtedly set to increase the size of the House of Lords (particularly if the parties fortunes ebb and flow; on this point see, eg, Michael White (Guardian, 17/5/2010) and the Electoral Reform Society 2013 report ‘The Super-Sized Second Chamber’). Thus among the Bills set to be scrutinised in the remainder of this session are no fewer than three House of Lords Reform Private Members’ Bills (PMBs) which seek to restrict the size of the House, Nick Clegg’s revolutionary – and much criticised – reform having been abandoned last year (at least until the next election).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 8th October 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Charity chiefs back ‘once-in-a-generation’ change to fostering law – Daily Telegraph
“An alliance of 40 charity chiefs and experts is today urging members of the Lords to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to change the law to give young people in foster care the same start in adult life as their peers.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hundreds of criminals, including knife offenders, spared jail under Coalition – Daily Telegraph
“Hundreds of criminals who commit multiple crimes are being spared jail, new figures have revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office ‘go home’ vans banned over misleading figures – The Guardian
“The Home Office’s ‘go home’ poster vans targeting illegal immigrants have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for quoting misleading arrest statistics.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘There’s no more learning left to be done’, says child protection expert, in wake of Hamzah Khan death – Daily Telegraph
“Studying past cases of child neglect is a ‘big distraction’ for child protection professionals, a leading professor of social work has said, a day after a jury convicted a mother of starving her young son to death.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chris Grayling scraps early release for child rape and terrorism – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Today [4 October] the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced that there would be significant changes to the early release provisions. An MoJ press release stated that primary legislation would be brought forward in the new year.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th October 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Truth about dangerous mental patients let out to kill – Daily Telegraph
“The NHS trust that left a dangerous schizophrenic to kill a Birmingham schoolgirl allowed six other patients to kill people last year alone, The Telegraph has learnt.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crime victims with mental illness ignored, research suggests – BBC News
“People with mental illnesses are three times more likely to be victims of crime than the general population, new research suggests.”
BBC News, 7th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
