Speech by Lord Justice McFarlane: Care Crisis Review Launch – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice McFarlane: Care Crisis Review Launch.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th June 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Category: reports
Delaying disclosure for effective investigation – UK Police Law Blog
‘The Family Division of the High Court in G v G (Chief Constable of Dorset Police intervening) [2018] EWHC 1100 (Fam) ordered that the service and disclosure of a CAFCASS report be delayed for a week in order to allow an effective police investigation into allegations that the father had sexually abused one of the children. The judgment of 4 May 2018 was delivered in private and Holman J gave leave for an anonymised version to be published one week later, stating that the decision had been made upon the Court “being asked to take a very unusual course” in “a very unusual application”.’
UK Police Law Blog, 11th June 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
High Court backs NHS decision to stop funding homeopathy – Daily Telegraph
‘A decision to stop NHS funding for homeopathy has been upheld by a High Court judge. The British Homeopathic Association (BHA) brought a legal challenge against NHS England’s decision, made in November last year, to stop paying the £92,000 annual cost of homeopathic remedies. But, following a four-day hearing in London in May, Mr Justice Supperstone dismissed the BHA’s case in a ruling on Tuesday.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CPS publishes outcome of sexual offences review – Crown Prosecution Service
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today (5 June) published the outcome of its review of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) cases.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th June 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Domestic abusers still able to cross-examine victims in court – The Guardian
‘Victims of domestic violence continue to be cross-examined by their abusers in family courts more than a year after the government promised to stop such ordeals, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government needs to act on key Chilcot inquiry finding, committee warns – The Guardian
‘MPs have called for tougher safeguards to be introduced to prevent a prime minister taking the country to war without adequate cabinet consultation.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Oxford student wrongly accused of rape endured two years of hell because police were too busy with Jimmy Savile cases – Daily Telegraph
‘An Oxford University student spent two years on bail accused of rape because police claimed they were too busy dealing with other reports in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, a damning report has revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Failure to act against ‘dangerous’ midwives resulted in deaths – report – The Guardian
‘Babies and mothers died after a health regulator failed to act against midwives suspected of providing dangerously poor care, despite the police raising concerns about their conduct, a damning report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK agency warns Brexit could lead to rise in organised crime – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK body charged with fighting serious and organised crime has warned that the country’s impending withdrawal from the EU could lead to a rise in money laundering, bribery and other corporate offences.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
UK police use of facial recognition technology a failure, says report – The Guardian
‘Police attempts to use cameras linked to databases to recognise people from their face are failing, with the wrong person picked out nine times out 10, a report claims.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lynette White: Police trial collapse report cost £900k – BBC News
‘An independent review into the collapse of a case against eight former police officers who investigated the 1988 murder of Lynette White cost more than £900,000, it has emerged.’
BBC News, 11th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call to investigate barriers to ABSs moving into other professional services – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) should investigate whether there are regulatory barriers to law firms that become alternative business structures (ABSs) providing other professional services such as accountancy and surveying, rather than vice versa, a report it commissioned has recommended.’
Legal Futures, 10th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Kent and Medway NHS Trust rapped over mental health care – BBC News
‘A health trust which apologised for its treatment of a suicidal woman has been ordered to take action to protect patients it says are still at risk.’
BBC News, 9th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men wrongfully imprisoned for 24 years seek compensation – The Guardian
‘The fairness of the criminal courts process goes on trial this week when two men who spent a total of 24 years wrongfully imprisoned seek compensation for their ordeals.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Brook House: Use of force against immigration detainees more than doubles in a year, watchdog finds – The Independent
‘Use of force against people in one of the UK’s largest immigration detention centres has soared by more than 160 per cent in two years, a watchdog report has revealed.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mentally ill subject to ‘physical violence and verbal threats’ while held under Mental Health Act, finds report – The Independent
‘Mentally ill people are being subjected to “distressing experiences” including physical violence and verbal threats while detained under the Mental Health Act, a government-commissioned review has found.’
The Independent, 1st May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Child abuse inquiry: Institutions need change of culture – interim report – BBC News
‘A “change in culture” is needed within institutions and government if children are to be properly safeguarded, an interim report by the independent child sexual abuse inquiry has said.’
BBC News, 25th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
