‘HMCTS response from CEO Susan Acland-Hood to National Audit Office report on court reform programme.’
Ministry of Justice, 9th May 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘A drug dealer has had his confiscation order increased by £1.8million almost a decade after his original conviction following an application by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 4th May 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Two brothers who invested up to £16.7million on behalf of more than 200 elderly and vulnerable clients, resulting in losses of more than £5million, have been jailed today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd May 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have started work on a review of the laws around surrogacy after Government funding was agreed.’
Law Commission, 4th May 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘Professor Nick Hopkins has pledged that the Law Commission’s leasehold reform recommendations to government will provide a “better deal for leaseholders”. Announced as part of the 13th Programme of Law Reform, the Law Commission residential leasehold and commonhold project aims to improve consumer choice, provide greater fairness, and make the process of enfranchisement easier, quicker and more cost effective.’
Law Commission, 27th April 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘A man convicted of helping Daesh extremists to open social media accounts so they could spread Islamist propaganda online has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th April 2018
‘The findings of the urgent review of parole processes have been published by Justice Secretary David Gauke today, alongside a package of ambitious reforms.’
Ministry of Justice, 28th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Home Secretary announces membership of new cross-party taskforce to take action against violent crime.’
Home Office, 25th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A police officer who stole and sold the illegal drugs he was meant to dispose of has been ordered to pay back more than £135,000.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Three men have today jailed for sexually abusing young female members of the Salvation Army in Blackpool in the 1970s and 1980s.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who doused his neighbour with petrol and set her alight has been jailed for 19 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Two men who tricked investors into transferring their pensions to a fake scheme before spending almost £1million of the funds have been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who sexually abused a 6 year old girl has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, appealed it for being too low.’
Attorney General’s Office, 20th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Two London gang members who trafficked a teenage girl to Swansea to deal heroin and crack cocaine have been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A former church minister has been jailed for historical sex offences committed over a period of 22 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Members of a Slovakian family have today (10 April) been convicted of trafficking people into the United Kingdom and forcing them to work for little or no pay.
Five members of the Newcastle-based Rafael family were found guilty of the systematic exploitation of homeless, unemployed and vulnerable people from Eastern Europe following a trial at Teesside Crown Court. Two further family members pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Home Secretary Amber Rudd today sets out a multi-million pound commitment to steering young people away from crime and tackling violent drug-dealing gangs.’
Home Office, 9th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A woman who was jailed for making false benefit claims – including lying that she needed 24-hour care – has been ordered to pay back £189,725 to the taxpayer.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th April 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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