Mother loses child maintenance battle – The Times
“A divorced mother failed today in her legal battle with the Child Support Agency (CSA) over maintenance payments for her three children.”
The Times, 19th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Early jail release plan expected – BBC News
“Non-violent offenders could be let out of jail early in a bid to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 19th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law on consent in rape cases is clear enough – Daily Telegraph
“The Government has dropped plans to clarify the law on consent in rape cases, a senior source confirmed yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dando’s killer wins second appeal hearing – Daily Telegraph
“Barry George, the disturbed loner who is serving life for the murder of the television presenter Jill Dando, has won the right to a new appeal, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lesbian partners ‘should be recognised as parents’ – The Times
“Britain’s most senior woman judge has called for same-sex couples who have children by artificial insemination to be legally recognised as the parents.”
The Times, 19th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Children’s jail staff given wider powers of restraint – The Guardian
“The rules governing the use of restraint techniques based on inflicting pain in privately-run children’s jails are to be widened to allow staff to use them to enforce everyday discipline, the Ministry of Justice confirmed yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
OFT raises threshold for merger probes – The Times
“Mergers and acquisitions in industries worth less than £10 million will escape competition investigations in most cases according to new proposals from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Times, 18th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The deadly ending to a ‘melodrama’ – The Times
“The murder of Banaz Mahmod, a Kurdish Muslim woman, by her father and uncle, has brought the practice of honour killings to the attention of the public and has again emphasised the plight of Asian women caught between traditional religious customs and modern Western values. Moreover, the death of Miss Mahmod, 20, forces us to examine how such crimes are treated by the criminal courts and raises a question about the quality of policing in such cases.”
The Times, 19th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Goldsmith to face MPs over BAE – The Guardian
“The attorney general is to face a Commons select committee over his role in the BAE corruption controversy, the Guardian has learned. Lord Goldsmith will be questioned by the constitutional affairs committee over the decision to halt a Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations the firm paid bribes to secure arms deals with Saudi Arabia.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
330,000 users to have access to database on England’s children – The Guardian
“A giant electronic database containing sensitive information on all 11 million children in England will be open to at least 330,000 users when it launches next year, according to government guidance.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fingerprinting and eye scans for children as young as five – The Independent
“Schools are to get the go-ahead to fingerprint pupils as young as five, in new measures to be approved by the Government.”
The Independent, 17th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rush to find spare cells as prison population spirals to new record – The Guardian
“Urgent talks between Ministry of Justice officials and chief constables are under way to use hundreds more police cells as emergency prison accommodation as the jail crisis intensifies.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers in U-turn on shock therapy – The Independent
“A government U-turn tomorrow will herald huge improvements in mental health treatment for young people. In a series of compromise changes to its controversial Mental Health Bill, the Government will curb the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on teenagers and ensure they do not have to share wards with adults, who are often disturbed and dangerous.”
The Independent, 17th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lords to look at legality of Iraq war – The Guardian
“Britain’s highest court is to hear a case which could force the government to hold an independent inquiry into the way the attorney general reached his conclusion that the war in Iraq would be lawful. The law lords have agreed to hear an appeal by the mothers of two soldiers killed in Iraq, who argue that the government violated their sons’ right to life by rushing into war on inadequate legal grounds.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers defy judges on rape law reforms – The Guardian
“The government is to press ahead with plans to reform the rape laws in an attempt to increase the low conviction rate, despite strong opposition from the judges who will have to put them into effect, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mental care bill back to Commons – BBC News
“The government will agin try to push through powers to detain mentally ill people in England and Wales who have not committed crimes.”
BBC News, 17th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fathers “unknown” should be fined, think tank says – Reuters
“Fathers who fail to register their name on their child’s birth certificates should be fined, a think tank said on Saturday.”
Reuters, 16th June 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Judge warns of rift on anti-terrorism laws – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘disastrous’ rift exists between the Government and the judiciary over anti-terrorism laws, a senior High Court judge has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Concern over new power of attorney laws – Daily Telegraph
“Making arrangements to obtain legal authority to deal with the financial affairs of a loved one suffering from mental incapacity will become much more complicated following a change in the law later this year, a leading solicitor said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
