Police bail restriction plans ‘dangerous’ – BBC News
‘Plans to restrict the use of bail in England and Wales for suspects who have not been charged are “dangerous”, policing experts have said.’
BBC News, 28th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: bail
Families separated for immigration purposes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Last year 32,446 people subject to immigration control in the UK were detained by the government. Some had entered the country irregularly and were quickly removed. Others were detained pending removal or deportation. More than half of them were released back into the community, meaning that their detention had served no purpose.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Home Office unlawfully imposes curfew on migrant – Free Movement
‘Gedi, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 409 (17 May 2016) is a case where the Home Office took it into their own hands to impose curfew restrictions over and above bail conditions those imposed by the First Tier Tribunal, as well as those they are entitled to impose as afforded to the Home Office by statute. The Court of Appeal were clear they had no such power to do so.’
Free Movement, 6th June 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Thousands on the run after skipping court bail – BBC News
‘Thousands of suspected and convicted criminals who skipped court bail while facing charges including murder, child sex offences and rape are on the run.’
BBC News, 11th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist who targeted Asian women in a series of sex attacks while on bail is jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
‘A violent rapist who carried out a series of racially motivated sexual assaults on lone women while on bail has been jailed for life.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former royal aide cleared of abuse calls for sacking of Met chief – The Guardian
‘A former aide to the Duke of Edinburgh who was cleared of historical sex offences says he felt “like a lamb to the slaughter” during the case. Lt Col Benjamin Herman, 81, was acquitted last year of abusing a girl in the early 1970s, when she was aged around 11 or 12 and he was working as equerry to Prince Philip. He said his family went through “absolute hell” after he was arrested in February 2013. He spent 27 months on bail before eventually being cleared by a jury in less than an hour following a trial at Blackfriars crown court in London.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Manchester sex workers’ rights case collapses after five years – The Guardian
‘A court case that would have tested the right of sex workers to offer services together in brothels to protect themselves has collapsed after a police officer refused to give evidence.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family member of EU national awarded £136,000 damages against Home Office – Free Movement
‘A High Court judge has awarded the family member of an EU national a total of £136,048 in damages. The award consists of £76,578 for false imprisonment and £59,470 for breach of EU law. The Home Office is also criticised for having made “inaccurate and misleading” submissions to previous judges on multiple occasions and the damages include not just compensatory damages for lost earnings and distress but also special damages, aggravated damages and exemplary damages.’
Free Movement, 30th March 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Judge overrules Theresa May and allows convicted terror prisoner to be freed – The Independent
‘A man believed by police to pose a threat to the UK is to be released from prison after Theresa May lost a court case to keep him in jail until he can be deported.’
The Independent, 25th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Detained asylum seekers to be able to apply for bail – The Guardian
‘Hundreds of failed asylum seekers in immigration detention centres will be able to apply to be freed on bail, the Home Office is expected to confirm shortly.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
B v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Regina (B) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily
‘Where a person’s detention by the Home Secretary, purportedly made pursuant to paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 1971 as amended, pending deportation was unlawful, or where a person not currently in detention could not lawfully be detained under that provision, bail could not be granted pursuant to paragraphs 22 and 29 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act, as amended.’
WLR Daily, 6th May 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Court of Appeal: female prisoners released to bail hostels are not discriminated against – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Court of Appeal recently grappled with Approved Premises for women in the case of Coll v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWCA Civ 328. The appellant is serving a mandatory life sentence for murder and brought the challenge on the basis that women have been the subject unlawful sex discrimination as a result of the AP regime. It was argued it was both direct and indirect discrimination. In the High Court, Justice Cranston upheld a separate submission that the Secretary of State (SSJ) was in breach of its public sector equality duty (S.149 Equality Act 2010). This finding was not appealed by the SSJ in the Court of Appeal.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th May 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Home Secretary announces time limits for police bail – Home Office
‘Home Secretary’s announces range of measures in response to police bail consultation.’
Home Office, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Police bail time limit announced by home secretary – BBC News
‘Time limits on police bail in England and Wales have been announced by Home Secretary Theresa May.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex crime suspects deserve anonymity, MPs say – BBC News
‘There should be a statutory ban on the identification of people who are arrested for sexual offences in England and Wales, a committee of MPs has said.’
BBC news, 20th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P’s mother back in jail ‘for naked pictures’ – The Independent
‘Baby P’s mother is back in prison after allegedly selling pornographic photographs of herself online.’
The Independent, 15th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Doctor accused of child rape in US overturns extradition bid – Daily Telegraph
‘British court rules extradition of 48-year-old Tobias Bowen would breach human rights because he faces an “indefinite” sentence if convicted of sex crimes in New York.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
28-day police bail limit proposed for England and Wales – BBC News
‘The time people can be put on pre-charge police bail could be limited to 28 days, the home secretary has said.’
BBC News, 18th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
