“Talking about female genital mutilation is the first step to tackling it, writes Felicity Gerry.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 11th July 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“Women offenders are being ignored in plans to overhaul rehabilitation services, a committee of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 15th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police are taking up to 30% longer than two years ago to react to 999 calls in parts of the country, with forces blaming deep spending cuts. Vital minutes have been added to the time it takes for a squad car to arrive at an accident or crime scene, an investigation can reveal.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Home Office’s backlog of 500,000 unresolved immigration and asylum cases will not be cleared for another 37 years at current rates of progress, according to a parliamentary watchdog.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government is ignoring the needs of women offenders with its probation reforms, a group of MPs has warned.”
The Independent, 15th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Seven of the UK’s leading human rights groups and privacy campaigners have demanded an urgent review of the laws being used to authorise the mass collection and analysis of data by Britain’s spy centre, GCHQ.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s plan for a new press regulator has been officially put back to the autumn after a privy council meeting on Wednesday referred the matter to a new committee.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ayse Akgun was convicted for trying to make a fraudulent claim on her second husband’s £2.6 million estate when he died.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who stabbed a Manchester teenager to death in a random attack in the street ‘to see what it’s like to kill someone’ has been jailed for murder.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The police watchdog has identified a further 55 police statements that it believes were amended in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former police authority boss who persuaded a friend to accept his
speeding points to protect his career has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 12th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fresh concerns have been raised over the safety of Tasers following the death of an ice cream man who was stunned while being restrained by police.”
The Independent, 11th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Challengers to planning permissions can substitute entirely new grounds of challenge beyond the end of the strict six week limit for bringing a claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“The UK Association of Fish Producer Organisations v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Cranston J, 10 July 2013. Interesting alignment of parties in this challenge to Defra’s new system of allocating fish quota brought by an industry body (UKAFPO), in practice representing the larger fishing fleet – vessels over 10 metres in length – Defra was supported by Greenpeace (how often does that happen?), and by the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association. And this was because Defra had transferred some fishing quota from the larger to the smaller fishing fleet, namely those under 10 metres in length who fish inshore waters.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Changes to the law that will allow employers to carry out certain negotiations
with employees in relation to termination without those conversations being
admissible in a future unfair dismissal claim will come into force on 29
July.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“In R (LR) v FTT [2013] UKUT 0294 (AAC) the parents and local authority had settled an appeal against a statement of special educational needs and entered into a consent order. The local authority subsequently sought to re-open the tribunal’s approval of that order and, following a review, the FTT set it aside.”
Education Law Blog, 9th July 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
“Ministers are to announce that they have decided to shelve plans to introduce legislation forcing cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging. In a written statement to MPs, the Department of Health will say that it wants more time to study the impact of a similar law in Australia before deciding to press ahead with standardised cigarette packaging in England.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chief constables who are forced out of their jobs by police and crime commissioners could launch claims under the European Convention on Human Rights, a watchdog has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A bogus couple whose sham marriage was scuppered after the bride could not remember the groom’s name have been jailed. Jayeola Abiola, 27, a Nigerian national, barely knew his would-be wife Vania Pinheiro-Fernandes, 29, from Portugal. They planned to walk down the aisle to the ballad The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – a choice Hull crown court heard was ‘rather apt.’ ”
The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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