“Catt v Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis [2012] EWHC 1471. Retention of data on a national database of material relating to a protester’s attendance at demonstrations by a group that had a history of violence, criminality and disorder, did not engage Article 8 of the Human Rights Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Campaigners believe that mass vetting through Criminal Records Bureau checks has created an ‘atmosphere of mistrust’ that leaves children at greater risk. Here are two cases that back up their claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The identities of more than 160 child sex offenders have been exposed during the first year of the ‘Sarah’s Law’ scheme, which allows worried parents to check on anyone who has regular access to their children.”
The Independent, 4th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A doctor who failed to tell his police and NHS employers about a manslaughter conviction acted dishonestly, a watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“From today, all taxi licensing authorities can request enhanced criminal record checks before issuing licences to taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.”
Home Office, 26th March 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Paedophiles and rapists will be eligible to have their names removed from the sex offenders’ register after 15 years under plans announced yesterday by the Home Office.”
The Independent, 6th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Four police forces will pilot a new domestic violence disclosure scheme, the home secretary announced today. Police in Greater Manchester, Gwent, Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire will run a 12 month trial of the domestic violence disclosure scheme (DVDS) from the summer of 2012. The pilot scheme will test the methods used by police to help victims or potential victims of domestic violence by disclosing information about previous violent offending by their partner.”
Home Office, 5th March 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A schoolboy has become one of the youngest people in the country to be given a criminal record after he admitted vandalism during an arson attack when he was 10 years old.”
The Independent, 18th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In July 2002, the Claimant was 11 years old. He received a warning (a private procedure, under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998) from Greater Manchester Police for the theft of two bicycles. His subsequent conduct was apparently exemplary. By section 113B of the Police Act 1997, Enhanced Criminal Record Certificates (ECRCs) must contain all convictions, cautions and warnings.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A student who received a criminal record for stealing bikes when he was an 11-year-old child is to launch a test case to have them expunged because it breaches his human rights, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 20112
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Parents should teach their children about the risk of paedophiles, a minister has said as he defended plans to ease Criminal Records Bureau checks.”
BBC News, 9th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New plans to support the rehabilitation of offenders and the reduction of reoffending were outlined today by Justice Minister Lord McNally.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd February 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, is to ‘wipe the slate clean’ for hundreds of thousands of offenders by dramatically shortening the period during which they are obliged to tell potential employers about their criminal past.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“At least 20,000 people have been wrongly labelled as criminals or accused of more serious offences because of blunders by the police and the Criminal Records Bureau.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Victims who suffer sprained ankles, broken toes or bruised ribs would no longer be entitled to compensation under Government plans, Kenneth Clarke said today.”
The Independent, 30th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Forces across England and Wales employ policemen and women with convictions including burglary, causing death by careless driving, robbery, supplying drugs, domestic violence, forgery and perverting the course of justice.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government has been urged to support a campaign by the father of a Salford woman who was murdered by a man she met on Facebook.”
BBC News, 7th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Women could soon have the right to know whether a new partner has a history of domestic violence under proposed legislation announced by the home secretary, Theresa May. The Home Office has launched a consultation over how a national domestic violence disclosure scheme could work in practice following a campaign by the father of Clare Wood, who was strangled in 2009 by an ex-boyfriend she had met through Facebook.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People could be given the power to find out from the police if a new partner has a history of domestic violence under new government proposals.”
BBC News, 25th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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