Quarter of young offenders ‘come from care homes’ – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2011 in care homes, housing, news, recidivists, young offenders by sally

“A quarter of the 1,600 children held in young offenders’ institutions in England and Wales have been in care, a report by prison inspectors has found.”

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BBC News, 26th May 2011

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Twitter will notify users accused of gagging order breaches – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news, notification by sally

“Twitter will notify its users before handing their personal information to UK authorities seeking to prosecute them over alleged breaches of privacy injunctions, a senior executive at the company said on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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Jury set to retire in Lord Hanningfield expenses trial – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2011 in expenses, false accounting, news, parliament by sally

“The jury in the case of a Conservative peer accused of expenses fraud is due to retire to consider its verdict on Thursday.”

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BBC News, 25th May 2011

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£137,000 benefits scam pair jailed – The Independent

Posted May 26th, 2011 in benefits, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A couple who lived a luxury lifestyle on the back of a £137,000 benefits swindle were both jailed for 16 months today.”

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The Independent, 25th May 2011

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Superinjunctions: Judge defends role in financier’s secret libel suit – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2011 in anonymity, defamation, injunctions, news by sally

“The judge who has allowed a financier to bring a secret libel suit against his own sister-in-law defended his decision to make all the parties anonymous on Wednesday, in the wake of the uproar over superinjunctions and the outing of footballer Ryan Giggs in defiance of court orders.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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