“Two council workers have been suspended and face further disciplinary action following a report that found officials had failed to care for an 81-year-old woman who died after being left without food or medication for nine days.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Teachers, health professionals, social workers and police officers treated four-year-old Daniel Pelka as if he was invisible, failing to prevent his mother and stepfather from murdering him after a campaign of torture and starvation, an independent report has found.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Daniel Pelka – Serious Case Review
“The Judicial Diversity Taskforce has published its third report, which outlines the progress achieved since the previous report.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Criminal offences of encouraging and assisting crimes are too ‘complex and difficult’ for lawyers to understand, according to a high profile committee of MPs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th September 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“”Absurd” secrecy rules applying to children in care homes may have helped paedophiles target them, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.”
BBC News, 13th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Most life sentence prisoners did not reoffend and were able to lead productive lives on release, said Liz Calderbank, Chief Inspector of Probation, and Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of a joint inspection into life sentence prisoners. However, they added that the work done with life sentence prisoners at key points in their sentence could be improved.”
CrimeLine, 12th September 2013
Source: www.crimeline.info
“Murderers, rapists and other life prisoners are being allowed out on day release without being properly risk assessed, two watchdogs have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Asian girls are the hidden victims of child grooming gangs, dipping under the radar of police or social services, according to a report released on Tuesday. Vulnerable girls and some boys are being sexually exploited by gangs of men but are being missed by the authorities because agencies are too focused on a model of grooming involving white victims, according to research from the Muslim Women’s Network UK.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 500 court cases are being thrown out or delayed each week due to failings by prosecutors or in the court system, it has been claimed.”
The Independent, 5th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There are lengthening delays in the Commercial Court, with the Lord Chief Justice speaking of the ‘powerful’ pressures on the civil justice system.”
Litigation Futures, 3rd September 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“A recent report painted a shocking picture of abuse and violence at the prison. Archie Bland meets ex-inmates, and people who have lost relatives there.”
The Independent, 31st August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Mid Staffs NHS foundation trust, castigated for providing appalling care for years to patients, is to be prosecuted over a diabetic patient who died after falling into a diabetic coma – an unprecedented change in criminal accountability in the health service.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Iraq Inquiry, given the task of finding the ‘lessons that can be learned’ from the military action Tony Blair ordered against Saddam Hussein, will not publish its long-awaited report until next year.”
The Independent, 28th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Around one million Commonwealth citizens will be allowed to vote in the next general election despite not having qualified for British citizenship, in a practice that “should be brought to an end immediately”, a report has argued.”
The Independent, 28th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A review into the rape of a toddler by a paedophile nursery worker has criticised Ofsted and council staff, who were aware that he had a ‘special relationship’ with the child but did not investigate it
properly.”
The Independent, 27th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Basic failings which put lives at risk have been laid bare in reports into 11 NHS hospital trusts after they were officially warned to improve or face closure.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s anti-terror laws watchdog is to investigate whether laws were used “lawfully, appropriately and humanely” when police detained David Miranda at Heathrow airport for nine hours.”
The Guardian, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Black people are not just significantly more likely to be searched by police for drugs than their white peers, but face almost double the chance of being charged if any are found, according to a study of racial disparities in the way drug laws are enforced.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Companies should prepare now for the introduction of new rules governing the information that they must include in their directors’ remuneration reports, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Mentally ill people are routinely forced to stand trial because the rules on fitness to appear in court are out of date, legal reformers have told the Government.”
The Independent, 14th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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