“Following the actor’s acquittal, there have been claims of a witch-hunt, yet a complainant’s word has to be taken as evidence.”
The Independent, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Nine men accused of sex attacks over six months on a 14-year-old girl walked free from the Old Bailey today. The case collapsed when police discovered the contents of the alleged victim’s old Twitter account.”
The Independent, 12th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Prosecutors last night defended the decision to put Michael Le Vell on trial insisting it was in the public interest to let the jury decide on his guilt or innocence.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A senior detective who ignored the rules governing the questioning of a suspect as he tried to solve a high-profile abduction case should answer a charge of gross misconduct, the police watchdog has ruled.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Attorney General emphasises the prosecutor’s role in making sure that trials are fair, politically neutral & human rights are defended. Originally given at the 18th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors, Moscow.This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.”
Attorney General’s Office, 9th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“The Crown Prosecution Service has been accused of ‘double standards’ over abortion laws as campaign groups detailed how it brought criminal charges against a string of pro-life protesters yet refused to prosecute doctors over illegal practices.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC said: ‘This was a very difficult and finely balanced decision. It was based on the individual facts of the case; it is not a policy decision. But in light of concerns raised today, I have decided that it would be sensible to put into the public domain the case specific reasons for not prosecuting in much greater detail. Clearly this will involve careful consideration of how much information can be put into the public domain by way of explanation, but my intention is for a fuller statement to made by the CPS in due course. In the mean time, I understand that the Health Secretary has written to the Attorney General asking for clarification and I am happy to assist him in any way.’ ”
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th September 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has responded to critics of the UK’s new anti-corruption legislation, confirming that the department has eight cases under investigation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The likelihood of the first prosecution in the UK for female genital mutilation is higher than ever before, the director of public prosecutions says.”
BBC News, 6th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Conservative MP has called for voting crimes to be punished retrospectively after it emerged that Nigel Kennedy, the violinist, will not face prosecution for alleged electoral fraud.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The CPS’s decision not to prosecute two doctors who have been accused of offering to arrange abortions based on gender is ‘concerning’, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.”
BBC News, 5th Sepetember 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus and its UK subsidiary Gyrus Group will be prosecuted by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office.”
BBC News, 4th 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
“Almost 70 suspected squatters have been brought before the courts in the year since it became a crime, figures show.”
The Independent, 1st September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police officers should receive better training in how to use new anti-stalking laws after only 33 people were convicted under the legislation in its first six months, a new report has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Mid Staffs NHS foundation trust, castigated for providing appalling care for years to patients, is to be prosecuted over a diabetic patient who died after falling into a diabetic coma – an unprecedented change in criminal accountability in the health service.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ‘modern slavery’ bill that tightens the laws on human trafficking will be introduced in an attempt to eradicate an ‘evil in our midst’, Theresa May has announced.”
The Guardian, 25th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The BBC was responsible for more than one in ten criminal prosecutions last year as the number of people taken to court for non payment of their television licence reached a new high.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A pair of identical twins who cannot be told apart by their DNA have both appeared in court charged over the rape of a woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has made its first charges in relation to offences under the Bribery Act, it has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
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