Violence on women ‘costs £40bn’ – BBC News
“Violence against women costs £40bn a year in England and Wales, according to a charity report.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sexual offences
Babysitter guilty of boy’s murder – BBC News
“A teenage babysitter has been found guilty of the murder of a 22-month-old boy in his care.”
BBC News, 21st April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Increase in sex offender arrests – BBC News
“The number of suspected child sex offenders arrested in the UK has risen threefold in the past year, says the organisation set up to tackle abuse.”
BBC News, 20th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Blythe – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Offences of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child or causing a child to watch a sexual act were not serious specified sexual offences for the purposes of the provisions relating to dangerous offenders if the defendant was under 18.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21days from the date of publication.
R v Blythe – WLR Daily
R v Blythe; [2008] WLR (D) 109
“Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and causing a child to watch a sexual act were not serious specified sexual offences for the purposes of the provisions relating to dangerous offenders if the person committing the offence was under 18.”
WLR Daily, 16th April 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Religious rule may let Muslim sex offenders off jail therapy – The Times
“Muslims convicted of sex offences could opt out of treatment programmes intended to stop them offending because open discussion of their crimes is against their religion.”
The Times, 9th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex abuse ex-scout leader jailed – BBC News
“A former scout leader has been jailed for life for sexually abusing a boy for six years.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophiles face curbs on internet use – The Guardian
“The Home Secretary will today outline plans to increase protection for children surfing the web, including new jail terms for convicted paedophiles who use social networking websites.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paedophile hostel ban criticised – BBC News
“A ban on paedophiles being housed in hostels near schools undermined public protection, a report has said.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape and Sexual Offences – BBC Law in Action
“How is the low conviction rate for rape being addressed by the criminal justice system, and what further reforms should be made?”
BBC Law in Action, 18th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banned sex offender numbers rise – BBC News
“The number of sex offenders banned from working with children has risen from 4,921 to 8,036 in the last year, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said.”
BBC News, 17th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Community penalties hit by long delays – The Guardian
“Offenders who are ordered by the courts to undergo sex offender treatment courses or domestic violence programmes are having to wait up to a year because of a crisis in resources, a probation union survey reveals today.”
The Guardian, 17th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Intermediaries to help young sex abuse victims in court – The Guardian
“Sex offenders who prey on adults with learning disabilities and young children are to be brought to justice under a groundbreaking scheme to be launched throughout England and Wales next month.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police will not name missing sex convicts – Daily Telegraph
“A police force that lost track of eight sex offenders has been criticised by senior child protection figures for refusing to release their names and pictures.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Background checks will not force sex offenders to hide, Smith says – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, yesterday insisted that new powers for parents to check for criminal backgrounds of those who care for their children will not drive convicted sex offenders underground.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abuse victims win historic ruling on compensation – The Independent
“Two young women have won a key ruling in their legal battle to secure compensation from the man who sexually abused them when they were children. The case is the first to benefit from last week’s landmark House of Lords ruling against the man known as the ‘Lotto Rapist’.”
The Independent, 5th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge condemns mixed-sex wards – Daily Telegraph
“A judge condemned the Government’s failure to eradicate mixed-sex wards after jailing a man on Friday for a sex attack on an 82-year-old woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A v Hoare; X and another v Wandsworth London Borough Council – WLR Daily
“A claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a sexual assault fell within s 11 of the Limitation Act 1980, allowing a limitation period of three years from the date when the claimant first considered the injury sufficiently serious to justify proceedings and the possibility of an extension beyond that if it was equitable to do so.”
WLR Daily, 31st January 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Churches, schools and charities braced for flood of claims after ruling on Lotto rapist, Iorworth Hoare – The Times
“Thousands of victims of sexual abuse including a woman whose life was ruined by the so-called Lotto rapist are preparing to lodge compensation claims after a landmark ruling by Britain’s highest court yesterday.”
The Times, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
A v Hoare X and Another v Wandsworth London Borough Council – Times Law Reports
House of Lords
“A claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a sexual assault had a limitation period of three years from the date when the victim first considered the injury sufficiently serious to justify proceedings but judges could extend that period if thought equitable.”
The Times, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
