“The first ever study by the Crown Prosecution Service into so-called false allegations of rape and domestic violence is being published today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 12th March 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“A ‘misplaced belief’ that false accusations of rape or domestic violence are commonplace may be undermining police and prosecutors’ efforts to investigate such crimes, the director of public prosecutions has warned.”
The Guardian, 13th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of motorway speeding convictions could be overturned because the font used to display the numbers on some variable speed limit signs may not have complied with traffic regulations.”
BBC News, 9th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sweeping changes to the way alleged sex offenders in England and Wales are investigated must be introduced in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal and other child exploitation cases, Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions, has said.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former deputy editor at the now-defunct News of the World newspaper will not face any charges regarding phone hacking, the CPS has announced.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Commission has agreed to drop controversial changes to ongoing legal aid contracts following talks with the Law Society.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th February 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A charity for adults who were abused in childhood has said the way prosecutions are brought must change after a victim took her own life during a trial.”
BBC News, 9th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Environment Agency takes nuclear firm to court after waste went to landfill instead of Drigg site.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“NHS hospitals should face prosecution if doctors and nurses fail to blow the whistle on patients receiving poor care, an official inquiry into the scandal at Stafford Hospital will recommend on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said too many investigations
into comments on networks such as Twitter would have a ‘chilling effect’ on free
speech. He issued his warning as he signalled that anyone who posted an
offensive message but then quickly removed it could escape prosecution.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) began investigating 40% more corporate manslaughter cases in 2012 than it did the previous year according to figures obtained by Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The RSPCA, Britain’s biggest animal welfare charity, has been officially asked to review its prosecution policies by the charities regulator after it spent hundreds of thousands of pounds bringing a prosecution against David Cameron’s local hunt.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More criminals will be let off without going to court as prosecutors assess whether the cost of any trial would be worth it under the biggest shake-up of the rules for 20 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.com
“Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP outlined steps taken to prosecute economic crime at the Cityforum round table. Originally given at City of London Guildhall. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.”
Attorney General’s Office, 21st January 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“Thousands of tax cheats – including those with no previous criminal convictions – face being prosecuted and jailed as part of a crack-down on evasion to be launched by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).”
The Independent, 22nd January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“More cases of tax evasion will be taken to the criminal courts as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) accelerates its crackdown in this area.”
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The RSPCA has been told by the charity watchdog that any decision to prosecute
hunts must be a ‘reasonable and effective use of the charity’s resources’.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Manslaughter charges have been dropped against a man who organised a fireworks display next to the site of a motorway pileup that killed seven people.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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