“Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Review of the Legal Year 2009 – 2010.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 16th December 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Thousands of offenders will avoid jail under an overhaul of sentencing powers that will focus on cutting reoffending.”
The Independent, 7th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Sentencing and rehabilitation: government proposals for reform
“Magistrates could be ‘consigned to history’ because of a massive rise in the proportion of criminals escaping with out-of-court punishments, a think tank warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Martin Narey says children shouldn’t be held legally accountable for actions until they are 12.”
The Observer, 12th September 2010
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“The mother of a white 15-year-old boy who was left with brain damage after a hammer attack by a gang of British Asian pupils blamed his school today after a report found it failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government will ensure that the UK maximises the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Damian Green has said. Speaking to the Royal Commonwealth Society last night, the minister commented that the UK has always benefited from immigration, but ‘will only continue to do so if it is properly controlled.’ ”
UK Border Agency, 7th September 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A post-mortem examination report into the death of a man at the G20 protests last year has been withheld from authorities, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 8th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police force has admitted making mistakes in a domestic abuse and murder case, ahead of an official report.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A new government report on the implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments has highlighted the vexed issue of the rightful place of such rulings in domestic law. Many decisions, such as on prisoner voting rights, have languished for years unimplemented and it remains to be seen whether the coalition government will do any more to fulfil its legal obligations to the thousands affected.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An investigation into claims by a whistleblower that asylum seekers are mistreated, tricked and humiliated by staff working for the UK Border Agency has found cause for ‘significant concern’ and makes several recommendations for change.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Twenty-somethings working for free might be a common fixture in politics, media and fashion, but employers are almost certainly breaking the law when they take on unpaid interns because they should be giving them wages if they work, according to a new report.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The High Court has supervisory power over the Crown Court, but it is limited. It does not include ‘matters relating to trial on indictment’. The reason for this limitation is that it is in the interests of justice for trials to proceed without being delayed by appeals and applications to the High Court.”
Law Commission, 27th July 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
“Ministers must urgently review the law on home education to prevent further tragedies, the independent review into the death of Khyra Ishaq recommended today.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The death of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death could have been prevented, a report has found.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Figures released today by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) show that in 2009, 71% of the 108 sentences referred by the Law Officers and considered by the Court of Appeal were deemed unduly lenient and 66% of offenders – 71 – had their sentences increased.”
Attorney General’s Office, 27th July 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Ministers should consider requiring voters to produce proof of identity when they go to the polls, the official elections watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 27th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A report into how social workers, police and other professionals handled the case of a girl who died after being starved at home will be released later.”
BBC News, 27th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“‘Initiative overload’ has caused case preparation at the Crown Prosecution Service to be ‘neglected to an unacceptable degree’, according to the annual report from the organisation’s chief inspector.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors are more likely to have their case referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, a report into ‘issues of disproportionality’ in the regulation of solicitors commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority revealed today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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