Working Together to Safeguard Children: revisions to statutory guidance – Home Office
‘Summary of responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.’
Home Office, 26th February 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Category: reports
Sentencing Council publishes new guideline on domestic abuse – Sentencing Council
‘A new domestic abuse sentencing guideline has been published today (22 February), giving courts up to date guidance that emphasises the seriousness of this kind of offending.’
Sentencing Council, 22nd February 2018
Royal Derby Hospital baby deaths ‘preventable’ – BBC News
‘A review into the deaths of dozens of babies at the Royal Derby Hospital between 2013 and 2016 has found many of them might have been preventable.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police failing to record thousands of crimes, including rape – The Guardian
‘Thousands of reported crimes including rape and domestic abuse are going unrecorded by police, a watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Thousands of crimes going unrecorded by three police forces – BBC News
‘Three English police forces are failing to record thousands of reported crimes each year, new reports have found.’
BBC News, 15th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vulnerable people ‘trapped in homelessness’ due to law – BBC News
‘Vulnerable people are unable to access social housing, potentially trapping them “in a cycle of homelessness”, due to a change in the law.’
BBC News, 14th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Private probation companies letting convicts commit more crime and allowing them to disappear, report finds – The Independent
‘Private companies are failing to enforce the sentences handed down by courts, leaving convicts to commit more crime or simply disappear, a damning report has found. HM Inspectorate of Probation said firms commissioned in a 2014 overhaul of the service are “stretched beyond their capacity”.’
The Independent, 9th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A Fear of Sharia: why the Independent Report is a wasted opportunity – Law & Religion UK
‘n a guest post, Russell Sandberg, Head of Law and Reader in the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff, is fairly unimpressed with the report of the Independent Review into the Application of Sharia Law in England and Wales.’
Law & Religion UK, 7th February 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
MPs demand watchdog publishes report into RBS small business scandal by next week – Daily Telegraph
‘MPs could publish a leaked version of the report into claims RBS mistreated small business customers whether regulators are ready or not. The Treasury Select Committee has told the Financial Conduct Authority it must publish the much-delayed report on the Global Restructuring Group (GRG) by the end of next week. If the FCA fails to do that, it must instead send a copy to the committee on that day.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Investigation into the policy and process followed by the Victim Contact Scheme in the Worboys case – Ministry of Justice
‘On 19 January, Secretary of State David Gauke told Parliament he had asked Chief Inspector of Probation, Dame Glenys Stacey, to urgently review the way the Victim Contact Scheme engaged with victims in the Worboys case. This report sets out Dame Glenys Stacey’s findings.’
Ministry of Justice, 7th February 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Applying sharia law in England and Wales: independent review – Home Office
‘Independent review by Professor Mona Siddiqui and a review panel of experts into the application of sharia law in England and Wales by sharia councils.’
Home Office, 1st February 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Sovereignty or Supremacy? Lords Constitution Committee Reports on EU (Withdrawal) Bill — Mark Elliott and Stephen Tierney – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The House of Lords Constitution Committee today issues its main report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. This follows the preliminary and interim reports on the Bill that the Committee published last year. The new report is wide-ranging and hard-hitting, the Committee’s view being that the Bill ‘risks fundamentally undermining legal certainty’.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th January 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
One in three people with legal problems in UK develop health issues – report – The Guardian
‘Almost one-third of those with legal problems in the UK report developing a stress-related or physical illness as a result of their experience, according to a new international survey comparing people’s perceptions of justice around the world.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
NHS patients having to be sectioned to get help, says regulator – The Guardian
‘A lack of mental health services in England means a growing number of patients are having to be sectioned to get help, according to the NHS care regulator. A review by the Care Quality Commission found that the rise in the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act was due partly to the fact that the healthcare system was “under considerable strain”.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Offender tagging scheme is ‘catastrophic waste of public money’ – The Guardian
‘The Ministry of Justice’s programme to introduce the next generation of satellite tracking tags for offenders has been “fundamentally flawed” and proved “a catastrophic waste of public money”, MPs have concluded.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2018
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Make misogyny a hate crime and ‘upskirting’ illegal, UK report recommends – The Guardian
‘Misogyny should become a hate crime and taking photos up women’s skirts be made illegal, a major report into the way the legal system protects women has recommended.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Domestic abusers told to say sorry to partner by police – Daily Telegraph
‘Police are dealing with domestic abuse cases by simply making the abuser say sorry to their partner on the doorstep, a Fawcett Society report has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Liverpool prison has ‘worst conditions inspectors have seen’ – The Guardian
‘Prison chiefs have been summoned next week to explain to MPs their “abject failure” over living conditions in Liverpool prison, which have been described by inspectors as the worst they can recall.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
