‘Women are almost twice as likely as men to have their criminal records disclosed when applying for a job, and to suffer “sustained stigma” from employers, a new study has found.’
The Independent, 8th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The conviction of 109 killers, 81 rapists and a man found guilty of both crimes in UK courts was not passed on to the criminals’ home EU countries due to a massive computer failure and subsequent cover-up, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government is being urged to close a legal loophole to stop convicted sex offenders working with children as private tutors.’
BBC News, 25th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A blunder led to the records of more than 15,000 people being deleted in their entirety from the Police National Computer, the Home Office has admitted. News of the data loss emerged last month, but on Monday the government put numbers on what had been erased.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One thousand young, black men have been removed from an allegedly discriminatory gangs database used by police in London, after a review found they posed no or little risk of committing violence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Secretary has today published a first-of-its-kind national strategy to protect children from all forms of child sexual abuse. The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy sets out how the Government will use new legislation and enhanced technology to stop offenders in their tracks.’
Home Office, 22nd January 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The government is assessing the impact of a “technical issue” that led to 150,000 records being deleted from police databases.’
BBC News, 15th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘England’s second-largest police force failed to record more than 80,000 crimes in a year and closed cases without proper investigation, a watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 10th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On the 28th November 2020, The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 (“the Order”) came into force, implementing important changes to the criminal records disclosure rules in England and Wales.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st December 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Many more EU citizens with criminal records will be barred from entering the UK from January, the Home Office has said.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There are currently more than 11 million people in the UK with a criminal record. The latest research suggests that nearly three-quarters of ex-offenders are unemployed on release from prison, with 50% of employers saying they would not even consider hiring an ex-offender. This amounts to a second sentence for those who have already served their time, often trapping offenders in a cycle of reoffence. The Ministry of Justice estimates the total economic and social cost of reoffending at £18.1bn per year. The criminal records regime contributes to an extortionately expensive revolving door.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘UK Home Office efforts to deport an HIV-positive Zimbabwean man because of his lengthy criminal record have been blocked after the supreme court ruled removing him would breach his human rights.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Defendants employed a 30 year old man “Hughes” as a kitchen porter from 15 October 1990 to 10 July 1991 at their school for girls. He was provided with accommodation on the school premises. The Defendants were not aware that Hughes had a criminal record, including offences of indecent assault on a female and unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 15. Had the Defendants been aware of these convictions, Hughes would not have been offered employment.’
39 Essex Chambers, 22nd April 2020
Source: www.39essex.com
‘Can the police indefinitely retain an individual’s DNA profile, fingerprints and photograph after they have been convicted? That was the question before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Gaughran v UK (no. 45245/15, ECHR 2020). This judgment — which was given for the applicant — is of interest both on the merits and as an example of the way the Court continues to approach issues of this kind.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th February 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Legal rights campaign groups have described as a “disgrace” the government’s delay in reforming the criminal record checks system.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Theresa May has been blamed by chief constables for botched police reforms that led to tens of thousands of alerts on foreign criminals being kept from their home countries.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Social media posts referred to police but deemed as non-criminal could still show up on DBS background checks.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘James Findlay QC and Riccardo Calzavara report on an Upper Tribunal ruling on spent convictions and the “fit and proper person” test for holding a property licence under the Housing Act 2004.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This appeal was on the issue of whether a local authority and the First Tier Tribunal could take into account previous convictions that were spent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 in deciding whether an applicant for a Housing Act 2004 licence was a ‘fit and proper person’.’
Nearly Legal, 10th November 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Hundreds of police officers and staff have illicitly accessed police databases for their own ends including checking the criminal records of partners. Freedom of Information requests show 237 officers and staff have been disciplined for accessing the highly-sensitive police national computer or other IT systems in the past two years.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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