‘The supreme court will hear a challenge by four offenders on Monday who allege that indeterminate sentences infringe the rights of prisoners if they are unable to get on to rehabilitative courses.
The Guardian, 19th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Blue badge fraud prosecutions have doubled over three years, figures from English councils have revealed.’
BBC News, 17th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government has been called upon to rethink immigration policy and remove non-EU students from net migration figures in a report published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. The Committee looked specifically at the number of international students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and whether the UK’s immigration policy has any impact on these numbers. It concludes the Government is simultaneously committed to reducing net migration and attracting increasing numbers of international students, a contradiction which could be removed by excluding students from net migration figures.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘The conviction rate for sex offences has fallen sharply in England and Wales despite drives by the police and prosecutors to put more rape and other sexual assault cases before the courts.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Why were drug courts set up?
The introduction of drug courts in the UK has followed a slightly different trajectory to other jurisdictions, where drug courts filled an important gap in the range of community-based sanctions available to the courts to deal with drug-related crime.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th May 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Law firms report an increase in people seeking pre-nuptial agreements in the wake of new guidance from the Law Commission.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Nearly a million criminal offences including rape have gone unrecorded by police in a single year, according to a damning report that could see the 20-year decline in recorded crime reversed when accurate statistics are calculated.’
The Independent, 1st May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Just over a third of immigration arrests following tip-offs from the public resulted in deportation in 2013, the Home Office has revealed.’
BBC News, 16th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 85% of people injured or made ill at work do not recover any compensation, a new report has stated.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th April 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The culture of fiddling crime statistics is ingrained within the upper echelons of the police service where target-chasing has led to the under-reporting of serious crimes including rape, according to a report by MPs out today.’
The Independent, 9th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This guide to Police Powers and Procedures Statistics is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the statistics.’
Home Office, 3rd April 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A change in the law means thousands of ex-offenders looking for work will have their records wiped far sooner. But what is job-hunting like for those with a criminal past?’
BBC News, 28th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Pornography websites should require users to prove they are over the age of 18, a UK industry regulator has said.’
The Independent, 28th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Cuts in legal aid are creating chaos in the family courts, according to legal experts, who warn that the resulting delays are having a serious impact on the children of warring parents.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government is to launch a formal review of the law that makes it a crime not to pay the TV licence, following a campaign led by backbench Conservative MPs.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Official figures may significantly underestimate the number of suspected war criminals living in the UK, the ex-head of the Border Force has warned.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Policing Minister Damian Green addresses the Association of Police and Crime Commisioners general meeting.’
Home Office, 18th March 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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