West Midlands Police ‘fails to record 16,600 violent crimes’ – BBC News
‘West Midlands Police is “failing victims” and not recording more than 16,600 violent crimes each year, a watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: reports
Femicide in UK: 76% of women killed by men in 2017 knew their killer – The Guardian
‘Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Watchdog bans ‘harmful’ gender stereotypes in adverts – BBC News
‘The UK’s advertising watchdog has said it will ban “gender stereotypes that are likely to cause harm, or serious or widespread offence”.’
BBC News, 14th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ripping Up the Mental Health Act? – Doughty Street Chambers
‘The final report of the Independent Mental Health Act Review (“Modernising the Mental Health Act: Increasing choice, reducing compulsion”) has been released. For an analysis of how the Review engages with the UNCRPD, see the post by my colleague Oliver Lewis.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 6th December 2018
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
New report on Alternative Dispute Resolution – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘A working group of the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published a report making recommendations for Alternative Dispute Resolution – ways of resolving certain disputes that don’t involve going to court.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 4th December 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov
Levels of innovation in law “stagnating” but future looks better – Legal Futures
‘The level of innovation in the legal market has “stagnated and fallen in some areas” in recent years, but there are a number of encouraging signs for the future, major new research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 29th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Jails are failing to get a grip on violence and drugs, says chief inspector – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain’s jails are failing to get a grip on record levels of violence, suicides, self-harm and drug-taking which are all getting worse, the chief inspector of prisons warned yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
HMP Birmingham: ‘Signs of improvement’ at ‘worst’ prison – BBC News
‘A troubled prison that was taken over by the government is showing early signs of improvement, inspectors say.’
BBC News, 12th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Construction and the Modern Slavery Act: Tackling exploitation in the UK – Home Office
‘This report examines the UK construction industry’s response to the Modern Slavery Act.’
Home Office, 9th October 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Serial harassers who target a new student every year working in universities, report finds – Daily Telegraph
‘Universities are employing serial sex abusers who date a different student every year, a report has found. Research by campaigners the 1752 Group and the University of Portsmouth found that university staff who had had inappropriate relationships with one student or junior colleague were likely to have behaved similarly with others.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Response to the report on the use of terrorism legislation after Westminster Bridge – official-documents.gov.uk
‘The government response to the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation’s report into the use of legislation following the Westminster Bridge attack.’
Source: www.official-publications.gov.uk
Woman was murdered by stalker ex-boyfriend after police blunders, report finds – Daily Telegraph
‘A stalking victim was murdered by her ex-boyfriend after police left it to the soldier’s Army bosses to warn him about his behaviour, a report has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office ignorant of strain on police after cuts, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Whitehall’s spending watchdog has accused the Home Office of being ignorant of the strain that police officers are under after funding cuts led to 45,000 job losses.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
More than 100 pregnant women detained in UK removal centres since major review called for ban – The Independent
‘More than 100 pregnant women have been detained in UK removal centres in the past two years, despite a government-commissioned review recommending the Home Office ban the practice in 2016.’
The Independent, 10th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lettings Agents are Discriminating Against Housing Benefit Tenants, says Shelter – Rights Info
‘An investigation by Shelter has found many letting agents are refusing to rent to tenants who receive housing benefits.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
The government knew about horrific conditions at Birmingham prison, but didn’t care – The Guardian
‘The chief inspector of prisons’ shocking report on HMP Birmingham shows that our prison estate is out of the control of authorities. The report found that inmates used drink, drugs and violence systematically. Prison gangs perpetrating violence could do so “with near impunity”. Staff experienced widespread bullying. While the inspectors were on site they witnessed an arson attack on a car in a staff car park.’
The Guardian, 20th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rashan Charles investigation finds officer’s failings were not deliberate – Independent Office for Police Conduct
‘An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct into the incident in east London in July 2017 in which Rashan Charles died has found that the performance of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer who restrained Mr Charles fell short of expected standards.’
Independent Office for Police Conduct, 15th August 2018
Source: policeconduct.gov.uk
New body outlines plans to strengthen UK product safety regime – OUT-LAW.com
‘The recently-launched UK body charged with overseeing product safety has unveiled plans to strengthen the regulatory regime for product safety and standards, including proposals to set up a national incident management team capable of coordinating large scale product recall and repair programmes.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Watchdog berates PwC over ‘misleading’ BHS accounts – The Guardian
‘BHS’s accounts were misleading and featured unrealistic forecasts before Sir Philip Green sold the now collapsed department store chain, according to a report into the role of the retailer’s auditor, PwC.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
