Baby P council apologises for failings in Child T abuse case – The Guardian

Posted October 11th, 2013 in child abuse, local government, news, reports, social services by sally

“The council that dealt with the Baby P and Victoria Climbié cases has apologised after failing to prevent the abuse of a toddler who suffered extensive injuries at the hands of his family.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

HMP Oakwood: ‘Serious failings’ over inmate’s death – BBC News

Posted October 10th, 2013 in news, ombudsmen, prisons, reports by tracey

“The Prison Ombudsman has identified ‘serious failings’ by staff at the UK’s largest privately-run prison after the death of an inmate.”

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BBC News, 10th October 2013

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Immigration Bill: overarching documents – Home Office

Posted October 10th, 2013 in bills, immigration, reports by tracey

“Immigration Bill: overarching documents.”

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Home Office, 10th October 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Analysis: HMP Oakwood report – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2013 in budgets, drug offences, health & safety, news, prisons, rehabilitation, reports, standards by sally

“The official website for HMP Oakwood says that it wants to ‘inspire, motivate and guide prisoners to become the best they can be.'”

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BBC News, 8th October 2013

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Professionals failed to prevent toddler Keanu Williams’ death, report finds – The Guardian

Posted October 4th, 2013 in child abuse, doctors, news, reports, social services by sally

“Doctors, social workers, police and nursery staff collectively failed to prevent the death of a two-year-old boy who was beaten to death by his mother after months of horrific cruelty, a serious case review has found.”

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The Guardian, 3rd October 2013

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CQC official Anna Jefferson cleared over ‘cover-up’ – BBC News

Posted October 4th, 2013 in health, hospitals, news, quality assurance, reports by sally

“One of the officials at England’s health regulator accused of a cover-up has been cleared of wrong-doing in an internal inquiry.”

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BBC News, 3rd October 2013

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Diversity data collection and transparency – Legal Services Board

Posted October 1st, 2013 in diversity, legal services, news, reports by sally

“In July 2011, the Legal Services Board (LSB) issued guidance to regulators on diversity data collection across the legal workforce and the promotion of the transparency of this data at entity level. We have now completed a review of regulators’ progress in delivering the objectives in our guidance. The findings of this review are provided below.”

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Legal Services Board, 30th September 2013

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Witnesses tell of feeling abandoned and uninformed in criminal court cases – The Guardian

Posted October 1st, 2013 in barristers, courts, criminal procedure, news, reports, victims, witnesses by sally

“Victims and witnesses are being marginalised and put through needless stress and anxiety in the criminal courts in England and Wales, according to new research.”

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The Guardian, 30th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Amad Jumaily’s murder of wife June ‘not preventable’ – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2013 in doctors, mental health, murder, news, reports by tracey

“The murder of a woman confronted by her husband with evidence of an affair from a private investigator was ‘not preventable’, a report has found.”

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BBC News, 27th September 2013

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Notification of PECR security breaches – Information Commissioner’s Office

Posted September 27th, 2013 in advertising, data protection, EC law, electronic mail, privacy, reports by tracey

“Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations – guide”

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Information Commissioner’s Office, 26th September 2013

Source: www.ico.org.uk

BSB publishes diversity review of complaints processes – Bar Standards Board

Posted September 27th, 2013 in barristers, complaints, diversity, news, reports by tracey

“An independent review into the barristers’ regulator’s complaints-handling process has been published today by the Bar Standards Board.”

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Bar Standards Board, 27th September 2013

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

High suicide-risk prisoner Kieron Gray was ‘failed’ – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2013 in inquests, news, prisons, reports, suicide by sally

“A ‘very serious failing’ led to the death of a suicide-risk prisoner who killed himself on his first day in prison, an inquest heard.”

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BBC News, 25th September 2013

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Daniel Pelka: New report to look into why child protection workers failed to intervene in tragic case of boy beaten to death – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2013 in child abuse, news, reports, social services by sally

“A new report will be published into exactly why child protection workers failed to intervene in the case of a four-year-old beaten to death by his mother and stepfather.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2013

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Reforming the law on level crossings – Law Commission

Posted September 25th, 2013 in health & safety, Law Commission, news, railways, regulations, reports by sally

“The Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have published a joint report on the law governing level crossings.”

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Law Commission, 25th September 2013

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Legal aid residence test ‘will just shift cost to council taxpayers’ – The Guardian

Posted September 24th, 2013 in children, homelessness, legal aid, local government, news, reports by sally

“Introducing a proposed residence test for legal aid will lead to local authorities paying tens of millions of pounds to support children in care and prevent increased homelessness, campaigners have warned the Ministry of Justice.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2013

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Experts welcome OFT’s workplace pension reforms, but low contributions remain the real challenge – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 20th, 2013 in competition, employment, news, pensions, reports by sally

“Low contributions remain the ‘real obstacle’ to the success of the Government’s workplace pension scheme reforms following the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT’s) review of the defined contribution (DC) pensions market, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Bar Council publishes second representational Annual Report ‘Representing the Bar’ – The Bar Council

Posted September 20th, 2013 in barristers, news, reports by sally

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today published the second edition of its annual report, ‘Representing the Bar’, focusing on its representational activities, which details performance against the three-year Strategic and Business Plan, which the Bar Council approved in 2011.”

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The Bar Council, 20th September 2013

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Stop and search: it does matter if you’re black or white – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted September 20th, 2013 in drug abuse, drug offences, news, race discrimination, reports, stop and search by sally

“A troubling report co-authored by the London School of Economics and Release was published this week and shows that drug policing is the predominant purpose in the use of stop and search with black people stopped and searched for drugs at 6.3 times the rate of white people. In addition, black people are more likely to receive a harsher police response for possession of drugs.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 19th September 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Regina (Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police) v Independent Police Complaints Commission – WLR Daily

Posted September 20th, 2013 in complaints, law reports, police, reports by sally

Regina (Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police) v Independent Police Complaints Commission [2013] EWHC 2698 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 349

“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (“IPCC”) could only handle a complaint against the police in strict accordance with its statutory powers under the Police Reform Act 2002. It was required to “record” matters which might amount to criminal and/or disciplinary misconduct but it was no part of the IPCC’s function to make definitive finding or rulings on such matters.”

WLR Daily, 11th September 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Legalising cannabis: £1.25bn tax benefit – without necessarily damaging public health – The Independent

Posted September 17th, 2013 in crime, drug offences, licensing, news, reports by sally

“Research says decriminalising cannabis could cut the cost of policing, prosecuting and treating drug users, while regulation could help control potency and chemical composition.”

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The Independent, 16th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk