January 2010 – Page 6 – Current Awareness

“Solicitors are advertising in jails for prison inmates to make compensation claims for abuse against former carers and teachers. Some of the claims involve allegations stretching back decades.”

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The Times, 24th January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Balancing security and rights – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in airports, human rights, news, privacy, terrorism by sally

“Full-body scanners may be a valuable addition to airport security, but profiling is likely to prove unjustified and ineffective.”

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Equality bill: churches and campaigners demand clarity on religion’s exemption – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in bills, Church of England, equality, news by sally

“The government is facing allegations of duplicity over changes to the equality bill after a leaked document showed conflicting statements about the position of churches and other religious organisations.”

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The Guardian, 25th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Thousands of criminals to serve less time in prison under Government plans – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“Tens of thousands of criminals will spend less time in prison under Government plans to limit the ability of judges to set jail sentences, an official document has disclosed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

CPS refuses to reveal details of Nick Griffin’s race hate trial – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, hate crime, inciting racial hatred, news by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service is blocking attempts to disclose details about the prosecution of Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, for race hate crimes, claiming that to do so would breach his data protection rights.”

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The Guardian, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judges need more discretion, not more laws – The Times

Posted January 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“What should be done when people take the law into their own hands in pursuit of what they regard as justice?”

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The Times, 25th January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

UK ‘using obscure legal principle’ to dismiss torture claims in colonial Kenya – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in Kenya, news, rape, state immunity, state succession, torture by sally

“The government is invoking an obscure legal principle to dismiss claims of torture and rape by the British colonial administration in Kenya, campaigners claimed.”

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The Guardian, 25th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney General urged to increase sentence in Edlington torture case – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 25th, 2010 in news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“Child welfare campaigners have called for a longer sentence to be given to the two brothers who tortured and sexually humiliated two young boys.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tories back plan to extend ‘Sarah’s law’ sex offender checks – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in children, news, sexual offences by sally

“The Conservatives today backed plans by the home secretary, Alan Johnson, for a national roll-out of powers allowing parents to check whether those who regularly care for their children are convicted sex offenders.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fears of ‘licence to kill’ as Tories bid to change self-defence law – The Times

Posted January 25th, 2010 in news by sally

“A new law to give greater protection to householders is unnecessary and could be a licence to kill, a leading criminal barrister has warned.”

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The Times, 25th January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mum jailed over ‘most ill child’ pretence – The Independent

Posted January 25th, 2010 in child cruelty, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“A mother who pretended that her son was terminally ill for six years in order to gain access to celebrities, a prime minister, the royal family and charitable donations has been jailed for three years.”

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The Independent, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Parents of Edlington torture brothers could be charged – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2010 in children, news, parental responsibility by sally

“The parents of two brothers detained indefinitely after they tortured two young boys in a ‘sadistic’ attack could face prosecution, police have revealed.”

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BBC News, 23rd January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police stop and search ‘not cutting knife crime’, new figures suggest – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in crime prevention, news, offensive weapons, police, stop and search by sally

“There is little connection between the use of stop and search powers by the Metropolitan police and reductions in knife crime, according to new figures analysed by a leading criminologist.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Noisy sex’ woman spared prison – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2010 in ASBOs, news, noise, sentencing by sally

“A woman who breached an Asbo banning her from having noisy sex has been given a suspended prison sentence.”

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BBC News, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Is divorce law fair? – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 22nd, 2010 in divorce, evidence, news by sally

“A multimillionaire faces Britain’s biggest divorce payout. Is Lisa Tchenguiz right to demand £100m of her husband’s wealth?”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Edlington brothers jailed for torture of two boys – The Guardian

Posted January 22nd, 2010 in grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing, torture, young offenders by sally

“Two young brothers who subjected a pair of children to a 90-minute ordeal of beating, torture and sexual humiliation were today sentenced to an indeterminate detention term of at least five years.”

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The Guardian, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

How Edlington case follows course paved by Bulger trial – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2010 in children, criminal responsibility, news, young offenders by sally

“Two brothers are among Britain’s youngest convicted criminals to be placed in custody after being detained for a horrific attack on another two boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, carried out when they were aged just 10 and 11.”

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BBC News, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk