“The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted publishing misleading records of complaints made about its performance.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman is calling for new laws to allow victims of domestic violence to withhold their addresses in court to protect them and their children.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Another bedroom tax judicial review has just been issued.”
Nearly Legal 30th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
“A fell runner who dumped his lover’s body in a shallow grave on bleak moorland has been convicted of her manslaughter. Adrian Muir killed 55-year-old Pamela Jackson by fracturing her skull during a row at her home, then drove her 120 miles to the hills above Halifax, West Yorkshire.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of reversing a denial of contact order, by reviewing the question of the proportionality of the order in relation to the children’s right to family life under Article 8.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A judge has refused to allow husband and wife to rekindle their marriage despite them both pleading for a restraining order to be lifted, saying they must first prove they can get on over the phone.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A review is to be carried out into the way police in England and Wales deal with cases of domestic violence, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.”
BBC News, 6th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The police are referring fewer allegations of domestic violence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) even though the number of allegations by victims is increasing.”
The Independent, 3rd September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The home secretary has said she will speak to Parliament soon about how police in England and Wales can improve the way they handle domestic violence.”
BBC News, 29th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Everybody wants to know what causes people to turn to violent crime. But what can you tell from the family history of a robber?”
BBC News, 27th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A victim of domestic abuse ended up in court on a harassment charge against her ex-partner after she made attempts to contact him on Facebook.”
BBC News, 19th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Men who kill their families can be separated into four distinct types.”
BBC News, 15th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims of crime could get the right to challenge police who let criminals off with a ‘slap on the wrist’, under Government proposals being unveiled today.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Police failed to arrest thousands of domestic abuse suspects who went on to commit violent crimes, including murder, rape and assault, an Independent on Sunday investigation reveals.”
The Independent, 11th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A computer engineer from Birmingham has been jailed for nine years for an attack in which he stamped on the head of his partner’s four-year-old son.”
BBC News, 7th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Home Office is facing an investigation into whether its officials broke the law by carrying out ‘racist’ spot checks to find illegal immigrants, as it emerged that domestic violence victims may also have been questioned about their right to be in Britain.”
The Independent, 3rd August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Greater Manchester Police’s dealings with a missing mother-of-three are being investigated by The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The estranged wife of the paralysed former motorbike stuntrider Eddie Kidd has been jailed for five months after she admitted assaulting him.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“People with a history of domestic violence should be prevented from having guns, says the Home Office.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Now that legal aid is diminished, is it possible to find new sources of public funding for legal advice? Yes, if you work at it, writes Sue Bent.”
LegalVoice, 31st July 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
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