Ministry of Justice making no progress in collecting fines – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2012 in confiscation, fines, news, reports by sally

“About £2bn is due to the Ministry of Justice in uncollected confiscation orders and fines, said a report published on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 20th March 2012

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ICO fines police force after rape victim details found on street – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 16th, 2012 in data protection, fines, news, rape, victims by tracey

“Lancashire Constabulary has become the first UK police force to be fined by the UK data protection watchdog after it lost a document containing information about a 15 year old girl who had been raped.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th March 2012

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Network Rail fined £1m over girls’ level crossing deaths – BBC News

Posted March 16th, 2012 in fines, health & safety, news, railways by tracey

“Network Rail has been fined £1m after admitting health and safety breaches over the deaths of two girls at an Essex level crossing. Friends Olivia Bazlinton, 14, and Charlotte Thompson, 13, were hit by a train in December 2005 as they crossed the railway line at Elsenham station and died instantly.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2012

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Watchdog reduced data protection penalties in 50% of cases, FOI disclosure reveals – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 15th, 2012 in data protection, fines, freedom of information, news, penalties by sally

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reduced fines for organisations that have breached data protection law in half of the cases in which it has issued direct fines, Out-Law.com can reveal.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th March 2012

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Credit Suisse salesman fined £210,000 by FSA – The Guardian

Posted March 14th, 2012 in banking, confidentiality, financial regulation, fines, news by sally

“A senior salesman at Credit Suisse has been fined £210,000 by the Financial Services Authority for playing a guessing game with clients to enable them to identify private information about a forthcoming bond issue.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2012

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Taxpayer owned Bank of Scotland escapes fine over “serious misconduct” during financial crisis – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 13th, 2012 in banking, financial regulation, fines, news by sally

“The corporate arm of the Bank of Scotland was guilty of ‘very serious misconduct’ in the way it loaned money to businesses which contributed to its need to be bailed out by the Government, the financial services regulator has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th March 2012

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Daily Mirror publisher refused appeal against contempt of court fine – The Guardian

Posted March 9th, 2012 in appeals, contempt of court, fines, media, news by tracey

“Mirror Group Newspapers denied permission to appeal against £50,000 fine for its coverage of Christopher Jefferies and the Joanna Yeates case.”

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The Guardian, 9th March 2012

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‘Hammered’ Eric Joyce spared jail after attacking MPs – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2012 in alcohol abuse, assault, fines, guilty pleas, news by tracey

“He swore at officers after going berserk and headbutting Tory MP Stuart Andrew and councillor Ben Maney. The suspended Labour party member was warned he could face prison for the attacks. But chief magistrate Howard Riddle fined him £3,000 and ordered him to pay £1,400 to victims after he entered early guilty pleas.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012

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Corgi Hosiery fined over factory asbestos removal – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2012 in asbestos, bankruptcy, fines, health & safety, news by tracey

“A company in Carmarthenshire has been fined £25,000 after being found guilty of failing to protect its employees from asbestos.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

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Watchdog bemoans insufficient punishment for data blagging offences – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 29th, 2012 in data protection, fines, fraud, news, ombudsmen, privacy, sentencing by tracey

“Christopher Graham said ‘chicken feed fines’ were insufficient to deter individuals from blagging information and expressed frustration that the ability to issue prison sentences to data blaggers for offences under the Data Protection Act (DPA) has still to be introduced. Blagging is the use of deceit to extract personal data from people or organisations.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2012

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Love of Rihanna lands couple in court – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 28th, 2012 in fines, news, noise by tracey

“Sean Brough, 27, and Lyndsey Smith, 28, have been hit with a £1,215 bill after noise enforcement officers caught them playing music too loudly after midnight.”

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Daily Telegrpah, 28th February 2012

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Santander fined £1.5m over FSCS cover confusion – The Guardian

Posted February 21st, 2012 in banking, financial regulation, fines, news by tracey

“Santander has been fined £1.5m by the City regulator for failing to inform customers that stock market-linked bonds they were buying were not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if the bank went bust.”

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The Guardian, 20th February 2012

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Firefighter Mark Rutland wins seatbelt court battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 16th, 2012 in costs, fines, news, police, road safety by sally

“A fireman was cleared of not wearing a seatbelt after he said a policewoman told him she had to book him because she had targets to hit.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th February 2012

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Man fined £315 for naked ramble – The Independent

Posted February 15th, 2012 in fines, indecent exposure, news by sally

“A man who rambled through a popular beauty spot naked except for a backpack, boots and a baseball cap has been fined £315.”

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The Independent, 15th February 2012

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Councils fined after breaches of ‘sensitive’ child welfare papers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 14th, 2012 in data protection, fines, local government, news, social services by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined two English council bodies a total of £180,000 after finding they had failed to keep ‘highly sensitive information’ about children secure.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th February 2012

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£20,000 fine levied for marketing ‘likely to result in harm to children’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 3rd, 2012 in advertising, children, fines, internet, news, telecommunications by sally

“PhonepayPlus has fined a company £20,000 after determining that it was in ‘serious’ breach of its rules around the promotion of premium rate services (PRS) to children after two sisters ran up a bill of more than £2,500 texting the service.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2012

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MoJ to use private debt collectors to help recover unpaid court fines – The Guardian

Posted February 1st, 2012 in courts, debts, enforcement, fines, news by sally

“Private debt collectors have been called in to help collect £420m in unpaid court fines on behalf of the Ministry of Justice under pilot schemes that may be rolled out across the country.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2012

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Banker banned from City for obtaining £1.4m dishonestly to cover debts – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2012 in banking, disciplinary procedures, financial regulation, fines, news by sally

“One of the most senior figures in the banking industry, Ravi Sinha, who once fronted a bid for Northern Rock, has been banned from working in the City and fined £2.9m by the Financial Services Authority after dishonestly obtaining millions of pounds to cover his debts.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2012

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Ken Clarke: £50m for victims’ services – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 31st, 2012 in consultations, crime, criminal injuries compensation, fines, news, victims by sally

“An overhaul of victims’ services could see up to £50m generated from offenders to help create a speedier, more supportive system for victims of serious crime.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th January 2012

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PCC chief tells Leveson newspapers should be fined for breaching code – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2012 in complaints, fines, inquiries, media, news, penalties by sally

“Newspapers should be fined if they are found to be in ‘systemic’ breach of the standards set out in the industry’s code of practice, the director of the Press Complaints Commission has conceded at the Leveson inquiry.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2012

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