Met Police remove 374 names from gangs matrix – BBC News
‘The Metropolitan Police has removed 374 people from its gangs matrix after the UK’s data watchdog found it breached data protection laws.’
BBC News, 15th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Impact on rape victims of police phone seizures to be reviewed – The Guardian
‘The impact on rape victims of police seizures of their mobile phones is to be examined as the Metropolitan police begin piloting a data inspection system designed to limit invasion of privacy.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met police deploy live facial recognition technology – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police have been accused of defying the warnings of its own watchdogs by beginning operational use of facial recognition CCTV, despite a scathing assessment of its effectiveness from the expert hired to scrutinise its trials.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Family lawyers “disproportionately female and white” – Legal Futures
‘Three-quarters of family lawyers are women, while those from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are under-represented, ground-breaking research among members of Resolution has indicated.’
Legal Futures, 11th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Charity warns over ‘safe’ legalisation of cannabis – The Guardian
‘One in 20 adults would take cannabis on a regular basis if it were legalised, similar to the number of people who currently use it, according to a poll for a leading mental health charity.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Two in five prisons in poor condition, watchdog finds – The Guardian
‘The government is failing in its efforts to improve prison conditions, with record levels of safety breaches and “huge” backlogs in repairs, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found. The National Audit Office said plans to “provide and maintain safe, secure and decent prisons” had not been carried out.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Crimes unreported as public lose faith in police – BBC News
‘Victims are no longer reporting some crimes to police because so many offenders are never brought to justice. A new report said the public are losing faith in the criminal justice system and have “rumbled” that police do not have the capacity to investigate.’
BBC News, 7th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Windrush victims given extra time to apply for compensation but concerns over lack of legal advice remain – The Independent
‘Windrush victims will have an additional two years to apply for compensation for their losses after the Home Office bowed to pressure to extend the deadline by two years.’
The Independent, 7th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CPS knew rape ‘ambition’ could have perverse consequences – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Crown Prosecution Service was aware in 2015 that its conviction rate “levels of ambition” could have unintended consequences, the Gazette can reveal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th February 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Couple who lost almost £1m among 3,000 victims of courier fraud as police launch nationwide crackdown – The Independent
‘Police have launched the first ever nationwide crackdown on courier fraud that has affected more than 3,000 people – including a couple who were conned out of almost £1m.’
The Independent, 5th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Number of self-harm incidents in prisons reaches record high – The Guardian
‘Levels of self-harm in prisons have hit a new high, with more than 60,000 incidents in a year, official figures show.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police sending a third fewer rape cases to prosecutors, figures show – The Guardian
‘Rape victims are finding it increasingly difficult to access justice as police refer fewer cases to the Crown Prosecution Service and fewer allegations of rape are being prosecuted and convicted, according to new figures.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Have confidence, come forward, rape victims urged – BBC News
‘”Have confidence, come forward,” the director of public prosecutions has told victims of rape, as the number of prosecutions continues to fall.’
BBC News, 30th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Number of slavery victims in London up tenfold in five years – The Guardian
‘There has been a more than tenfold increase in the number of people identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in London, and more than 30% of all cases nationally are discovered in the capital, according to new research.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ministers reject calls for immediate compensation for infected blood victims – The Guardian
‘Calls for immediate compensation for thousands of victims contaminated by infected NHS blood have been rejected by ministers at a meeting with campaigners and survivors – but more health support may be made available.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
White men still dominate judiciary, says Justice report – The Guardian
‘Progress to improve diversity in the judiciary is too slow and there has been stagnation in the appointment of BAME judges, according to a damning report by an influential law reform group whose head warns that senior roles are still “dominated by white men”.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Call for new law to protect victims in the justice system – The Guardian
‘Ministers have been urged to introduce a “victims’ law” to stop people losing faith in the criminal justice system. The move comes after new data revealed that the number of crime victims who decline to press charges has more than doubled in five years.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
