‘Keynote speech by Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb at the South Eastern Circuit: Mental Health, Diversion and Crime.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st March 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A 19-year-old has been jailed for six years for killing two teens in a crash after speeding at more than twice the limit.’
BBC News, 28th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Police Federation of England and Wales calls for a royal commission as analysis of figures by The Independent reveals nearly four in 10 repeat knife offenders are spared immediate prison sentences.’
The Independent, 1st April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Safeguarding practices in the case of 10-month-old Finley Boden who was murdered by his parents were inadequate, a review has found.’
BBC News, 27th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years following a fatal crash involving a police pursuit through a maize field.’
BBC News, 26th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men who grew more than 400 cannabis plants worth up to £350,000 at a house in Lincolnshire have each been jailed for 14 months.’
BBC News, 25th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council is consulting on the first ever sentencing guidelines for immigration offences. The guidelines reflect legislative changes to the Immigration Act 1971 brought in by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.’
Sentencing Council, 20th March 2024
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘A small boat pilot has been jailed after crossing the Channel with more than 50 migrants in a perilously overcrowded dinghy.’
Home Office, 21st March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘An IT worker and double murderer who befriended a married couple before poisoning them with fentanyl has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who tied up, tortured and murdered a woman before hiding her body underneath a bed has been given a life sentence.’
BBC News, 20th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Liverpool football prodigy of “exceptional talent and promise” has been jailed for more than 13 years for his part in a multimillion-pound drugs conspiracy.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cowardly domestic killers face tougher sentences than ever before as a direct result of decisive government action – one year on from the publication of Clare Wade KC’s review.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Eight men have been sentenced over their involvement in violent disorder after trouble flared at a hotel housing asylum seekers.’
BBC News, 18th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for ramming a motorcyclist off a Buckinghamshire bridge in what police described as an act of “extreme” road rage.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother and daughter have been jailed for funding terrorism in Syria.’
BBC News, 18th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A college student who wrote a “how-to” terror guide on weapons and bombs dedicated to “misfits” and “social nobodies” has been jailed for 13 years.’
The Independent, 18th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed for a total of 12 years for trying to smuggle migrants out of the UK in a refrigerated lorry.’
BBC News, 15th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former prisoner who gave birth to a stillborn baby in a jail toilet has welcomed changes that campaigners hope will reduce the number of pregnant women locked up, as a “legacy” for the daughter she lost.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Changes to a number of sentencing guidelines have been published by the Sentencing Council following a consultation on miscellaneous amendments. The changes, which will come into effect on 1 April 2024, include amendments to the manslaughter guidelines made in response to recommendations in the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review and the introduction of a new, dedicated mitigating factor providing guidance for courts on sentencing pregnant offenders and new mothers.’
Sentencing Council, 18th March 2024
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘A 16-year-old girl with “significant and chronic disabilities” who died in squalor at her family home in rural mid-Wales did not have a care plan in place, a child practice review into her death has found.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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