Day: 25 July 2016

Hate crime: Prosecutors told to push for tougher sentences – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2016 in Crown Prosecution Service, EC law, hate crime, Islam, news, prosecutions, referendums, sentencing, statistics, women by sally

‘Prosecutors will be urged to push for tougher sentences for people committing hate crimes, following a rise in incidents after the EU referendum.’

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BBC News, 24th July 2016

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Goddard inquiry truth project to hear first testimony on child sexual abuse – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2016 in budgets, child abuse, clergy, delay, evidence, inquiries, insurance, news, victims by sally

‘The first of hundreds of people are to begin giving testimony to a public inquiry into child sexual abuse, in an unprecedented national “truth-telling” project designed to catalogue decades of suffering.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk