‘A sharp jump in violent and sexual offences has fuelled a 17% increase in crimes recorded on Britain’s railways, official figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Inmates have effectively taken control at a violent and vermin-infested prison, a watchdog has warned.’
BBC News, 13th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prisoners are to face a fresh crackdown on drugs, violence and smuggled mobile phones as part of a £10m drive to turn around 10 of the worst-performing jails in England.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government is to double the funding for an early intervention scheme tackling violence among young people, as part of a “public health” approach to combatting knife crime and other offences.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Prisoners in England and Wales are enduring some of the most disturbingconditions ever seen as violence and self-harm rockets due to stretched resources and staff shortages, the chief prisons inspector has said.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police will treat gang members like terrorism suspects if they use YouTube music videos to incite violence on the streets, under new proposals to tackle the soaring murder rates.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard is listing thousands of children and young men on a “racially discriminatory” database that is failing to tackle rising violence in London, a new report has found.’
The Independent, 9th May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Home Secretary announces membership of new cross-party taskforce to take action against violent crime.’
Home Office, 25th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Self-harm and violent attacks have hit record levels in prisons across England and Wales as campaigners warn of a “system in crisis”. More than 11,600 prisoners harmed themselves in 2017 – a record high – and the number of separate incidents rose by 11 per cent to 44,600.’
The Independent, 26th April 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Amber Rudd today sets out a multi-million pound commitment to steering young people away from crime and tackling violent drug-dealing gangs.’
Home Office, 9th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Prison inspectors have demanded urgent action at a young offenders’ institution that saw more than 500 incidents of self-harm in just six months.’
The Independent, 27th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Measures to clamp down on violence and the smuggling of drugs, phones and weapons in prisons are to be unveiled by Justice Secretary David Gauke.’
BBC News, 6th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by the English Democrats to a decision by the Electoral Commission to remove one of 12 descriptions included in the party’s entry in the register of political parties for Great Britain.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th February 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Twitter has suspended the accounts of the leader and deputy leader of Britain First, a far-right group recently retweeted by Donald Trump, under the terms of its revised anti-abuse rules.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A local authority has been fined £100,000 after two of its social workers were assaulted on a home visit by the mother of a vulnerable child they were visiting.’
Local Government Lawyer, December 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Surging levels of violence at an “unsafe” G4S-run youth jail have put staff in hospital and caused inmates to carry improvised weapons for their safety, inspectors have revealed.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Violence in prisons has increased to record levels, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Justice, with 27,193 incidents of assault and serious assault in the year to June 2017.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One of the UK’s most violent prisons has begun a “deliberate policy” of accepting sex offenders to help tackle high levels of disturbance, according to a watchdog report.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘One of the UK’s most violent prisons has begun a “deliberate policy” of accepting sex offenders to help tackle high levels of disturbance, according to a watchdog report.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has accused a council of not doing enough to safeguard a family who made multiple appeals for help to protect their younger children from threats of violence made by their teenage son.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th October 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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