Statement on sex offenders’ register – Home Office

Posted February 17th, 2011 in appeals, criminal records, press releases, sexual offences by sally

“The sex offenders’ register has existed since 1997. Since that time it has helped the police to protect the public from these most horrific of crimes. Requiring serious sexual offenders to sign the register for life – as they do now – has broad support from across this House. However, the Supreme Court ruled last April that not granting sex offenders the opportunity to seek a review is a breach of their human rights – in particular, the right to a private or family life.  These are rights, of course, that these offenders have taken away from their victims in the cruellest and most degrading manner possible. The government is disappointed and appalled by this ruling – it places the rights of sex offenders above the right of the public to be protected from the risk of re-offending – but there is no possibility of further appeal.”

Full statement

Home Office, 16th February 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Offenders on sex register for life to get appeal right – BBC News

Posted February 16th, 2011 in appeals, criminal records, news, sexual offences by sally

“Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales are set to be given the right to appeal against having their names on the sex offenders register for life.”

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BBC News, 16th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Criminal checks on people working with children scaled back – Home Office

Posted February 11th, 2011 in children, criminal records, press releases, vetting by sally

“More than nine million people working or volunteering with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need to register and be monitored by the state.”

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Home Office, 11th February 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Freedom Bill signals common sense approach to public protection – Home Office

“Millions of people will be protected from unwarranted state intrusion in their private lives, the Home Secretary has outlined in today’s Protection of Freedoms Bill.”

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Home Office, 11th February 2011

www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Criminal checks on people working with children to be eased – The Guardian

Posted February 11th, 2011 in child abuse, criminal records, news by sally

“More than half of the 9 million people who have needed criminal record checks to work with children and vulnerable adults are to be freed from the burden under new legislation.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

ID cards go up in flames in first step to tackle ‘database state’ – The Independent

Posted February 10th, 2011 in criminal records, data protection, DNA, identity cards, news by sally

“Identity cards will be consigned to history today as the database recording the biometric details of thousands of people goes up in flames. Hard disk drives from the national identity register, which underpinned the ID card scheme, will be shredded and incinerated in a symbolic demonstration of efforts to rein back the ‘database state’ and restore civil liberties.”

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The Independent, 10th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Camden Council driver cleared by CRB check abused child – BBC News

Posted February 2nd, 2011 in child abuse, criminal records, news, sexual offences by sally

“A man cleared in a background check had child abuse convictions and went on to abuse a child, it has emerged.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

At last, the stigma of 50 years is removed – The Independent

Posted January 31st, 2011 in criminal records, homosexuality, news by sally

“Gay men convicted for something no longer an offence win right for criminal records to be expunged.”

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The Independent, 30th January 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Thousands could sue Government over unlawful ‘child protection’ sackings – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 31st, 2011 in child neglect, criminal records, news, nurses, vetting by sally

“Nurses who were banned from working under a controversial vetting scheme are to launch a major test case against the Government in the European Court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Innocent DNA retention to be challenged – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 31st, 2011 in criminal records, DNA, human rights, news, police by sally

“Police chiefs could be forced to clear the DNA database of innocent people ahead of any change in the law under a legal challenge that begins today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Desmond v Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police – WLR Daily

Posted January 14th, 2011 in confidentiality, criminal records, duty of care, human rights, law reports, police by sally

Desmond v Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police [2011] EWCA Civ 3; [2011] WLR (D) 1

“In considering whether the chief officer’s statutory obligation under s 115(7) of the Police Act 1997 to provide information to the Criminal Records Bureau on a request for an Enhanced Criminal Record Certificate (ECRC) had been carried out in a manner which, exceptionally where the relationship between claimant and defendant arose in a statutory context, gave rise to a breach of the common law duty of care towards the claimant, an important factor was the existence of other remedies such as a claim under art 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 13th January 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Teacher pursues seven-year battle to return to classroom after being acquitted of sexual assault – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2011 in criminal records, news, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“Teacher pursues seven-year battle to return to classroom after being acquitted of sexual assault.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Regina v C – WLR Daily

Posted January 5th, 2011 in bad character, criminal records, evidence, law reports by sally

Regina v C [2010] EWCA Crim 2971; [2011] WLR (D) 347

“Where a defendant wished to challenge evidence of earlier convictions which the Crown sought to deploy as relevant to the question of whether the defendant was responsible for the commission of the offences for which he was on trial, the defendant’s bare assertion that he did not commit those earlier offences was inadequate; it was essential that the defendant provide a detailed defence statement identifying all the ingredients of the case which he proposed to advance for the purpose of discharging the evidential burden of proving that he did not commit the earlier offences.”

WLR Daily, 23rd December 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Family anger at IPCC and police after failings that led to mother’s murder – The Guardian

Posted December 8th, 2010 in complaints, criminal records, domestic violence, murder, news, police by sally

“Relatives of Maria Stubbings plan action after Essex force failed to inform mother that her new partner was a convicted killer.”

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The Guardian, 7th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MAPPA: open and transparent for greater public protection – Ministry of Justice

Posted October 28th, 2010 in criminal records, dangerous offenders, internet, news by sally

“For the first time, numbers relating to the MAPPA status and management levels of all MAPPA offenders living in England and Wales can now be viewed online.”

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Ministry of Justice, 27th October 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Scrutiny of vetting and barring scheme gets underway – Home Office

Posted October 22nd, 2010 in child abuse, criminal records, press releases, vetting by sally

“The system of checks that people working with children and vulnerable adults are required to undergo will be considered afresh in a radical examination of the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS). The Government today outlined the terms of a thorough review of the VBS which will re-examine whether the scheme is the most appropriate mechanism to protect children and vulnerable people and, if so, how many roles should be covered by it.”

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Home Office, 22nd October 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Anti-paedophile vetting scheme to be ripped up – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 22nd, 2010 in child abuse, criminal records, news, vetting by sally

“An anti-paedophile vetting scheme that would have forced nine million people to undergo checks is to be ripped up under a review to be announced today, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Shoplifter wins case over ‘disproportionate detention’ – The Independent

Posted October 4th, 2010 in conspiracy, criminal records, damages, imprisonment, news, theft by sally

“A shoplifter with ‘a bad criminal record for offences of theft’ has won the right to damages against the Home Secretary under human rights laws.”

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The Independent, 1st October 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sara Payne welcomes ‘Sarah’s Law’ move into Sussex – BBC News

Posted September 28th, 2010 in criminal records, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“The mother of Sarah Payne has welcomed the introduction of ‘Sarah’s Law’ in Sussex, the county where her daughter was murdered by a paedophile in 2000.”

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BBC News, 28th September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sarah’s law roll-out begins after test run ‘saves 60 from abuse’ – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2010 in child abuse, criminal records, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“Home secretary Theresa May hailed an ‘important step forward for child protection’ yesterday as Sarah’s law, which allows parents to check if someone has a history of child sex offences, was rolled out to police forces across England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 1st August 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk