Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Courts – Prison Reform Trust

” ‘Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Courts’ reviews the provision of support in the court system for adults with learning disabilities or learning difficulties. The second half of the report examines the situation for children.”

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Prison Reform Trust, 1st December 2009

Source: www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Sweeping change to social work standards – The Guardian

Posted December 1st, 2009 in news, social services by sally

“Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality supervision and time for professional training, the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, and the health secretary, Andy Burnham, will announce today.”

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The Guardian, 1st December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Failed by police – the woman whose rape complaint was lost in pile of paperwork – The Guardian

Posted December 1st, 2009 in news, police, rape, victims by sally

“A police force has admitted failing a woman whose allegation of rape was not investigated because her case notes were left under piles of paperwork on a detective’s desk, the Guardian has learned. In the first known case of its kind in the UK, the woman launched legal proceedings against Cambridgeshire police, claiming its lack of action had breached her human rights, after she discovered the rape had not been recorded as a crime.”

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The Guardian, 1st December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

British Library to return Benevento Missal under Nazi loot law – The Times

Posted December 1st, 2009 in news by sally

“A medieval book is to become the first item from a British national museum to be returned to its rightful owners under a new law governing looted artefacts.”

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The Times, 1st December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk