‘The Home Secretary has today (Wednesday 20 June) introduced new legislation to ban the delivery of knives and corrosives bought online to residential addresses.’
Home Office, 20th June 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to ban upskirting after a Conservative backbencher was berated by party colleagues for blocking a bill to make the practice a specific criminal offence.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Sentencing Council has published a definitive guideline on breach offences. The new guideline, which has been issued following a public consultation, will come into effect on 1 October 2018.’
Sentencing Council, 7th June 2018
‘The number of serious tax evasion cases identified by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) increased by over one fifth last year, as HMRC has begun to receive more information about taxpayers with offshore bank accounts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Home Secretary delivered a speech on his vision for the government’s relationship with the police.’
Home Office, 23rd May 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A mother has been convicted of tricking her daughter into a forced marriage abroad in a case believed to be a legal first.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK body charged with fighting serious and organised crime has warned that the country’s impending withdrawal from the EU could lead to a rise in money laundering, bribery and other corporate offences.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘More than half of UK police forces are handing over victims of crime to the Home Office for immigration enforcement, new figures show.’
BBC News, 14th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fewer people are being charged with racially and religiously aggravated hate crimes in England and Wales, despite a two-fold increase in reports.’
BBC News, 9th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Over the bank holiday weekend, a spate of shootings across England hit the headlines. They add to a picture of rising gun crime, after more than a decade of big decreases.’
BBC News, 10th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘James Bulger’s family are launching a legal challenge to stop one the toddler’s killers, Jon Venables, from being protected by a life-long anonymity order.’
The Independent, 1st May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘New failings over the disclosure of evidence in the criminal justice system have emerged after prosecutors charged a man with rape in a case where the woman involved did not want a charge to be brought.’
BBC News, 30th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The badger cull is fuelling hundreds of illegal wildlife crimes every year, charities have warned as they claimed the authorised slaughter is responsible for the trend. Nearly 1,300 incidents involving wildlife were recorded in 2016 alone, a report has found. The actual number of incidents is also likely to be “far greater” as the Home Office currently categorises many of the crimes as miscellaneous.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Cheshire East Council has confirmed that it referred two matters to the police last month, including one which relates to the acquisition of land.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘More than half of criminals may have suffered a head injury which could be fuelling their offending, a new review by British brain experts suggests.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government should criminalise “upskirting” as a sexual offence, say campaigners, after police data showed one complainant was 10 years old.’
BBC News, 20th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thousands of reported crimes including rape and domestic abuse are going unrecorded by police, a watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three English police forces are failing to record thousands of reported crimes each year, new reports have found.’
BBC News, 15th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen sharply over the past year, figures suggest.’
BBC News, 25th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘What legal principles connect publicity for the 17 year-old Charlie Pearce (born 3 July 2000), a double rapist and attempt murderer (R v Pearce (Press Restrictions) Haddon-Cave J (7 December 2017)) and privacy for a stalking mother who, with her cohabitant (‘Mr JM’) tried to disrupt her 10 year-old daughter T’s foster placement (Re T (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 1889 (23 November 2017)).’
Transparency Project, 31st January 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
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