“Coroners will be able to hold inquests at different locations in England and Wales following a law change put in place today by Justice Minister Helen Grant.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has responded to calls in the House of Commons this afternoon, from the Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP, to look carefully at any lessons which can be learned from the Brewer case. ”
Bar Council, 11th February 2013
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Bulger family still lives on a council estate in Kirkby and on the
surface of it very little has changed since Winifred last saw them two
decades ago when the children who had abducted and killed two year old
James were convicted of murder. But in the intervening years she often
reflected on the case and wondered about what had happened to the large
extended family and its campaign for justice for James.”
BBC Radio 4, 12th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A tattooist who raped a child has been jailed after his victim recorded a
conversation with him 20 years later.”
BBC News, 11th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A charity for adults who were abused in childhood has said the way prosecutions are brought must change after a victim took her own life during a trial.”
BBC News, 9th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Poll shows overwhelming support for missing Madeleine’s father on how Leveson inquiry findings must be enforced.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A professional violinist killed herself after giving evidence at the trial of her former music teacher, who was found guilty of five counts of indecent assault on Friday.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A cross-party alliance of peers hasinjected new momentum into the stalling cross-party talks on the future of press regulation by passing a law to implement a key plank of the Leveson report.”
The Guardian, 5th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Victims of fraud across the UK will be told to contact the Home Office agency Action Fraud rather than their local force from 1 April. The government says this will create a central record which can then be used to combat the most serious criminals.The police will only respond to fraud directly if an immediate response is needed via a 999 call.Critics of the new system say this means only major fraud cases will now be investigated.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Judge has paid a thief’s £1 debt to the court out of his own pocket because he does not agree with the rules.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One in four violent criminals are avoiding court as magistrates warned the excessive use of cautions by police has ‘got out of hand’.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A woman who named a woman raped by Wales and Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has been told to pay more than £1,600 in fines, costs and compensation.”
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“GPs, midwives, youth workers and social workers are among those professionals who will soon benefit from training to identify and help victims of human trafficking, the Home Office announced today.”
Home Office, 21st January 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Jimmy Savile’s ability to commit hundreds of serious sexual offences inside public institutions, ‘hiding in plain sight’ as Friday’s police and NSPCC report on his crimes puts it, seems almost incredible. And for his victims, it is indeed credibility which is the issue at the heart of this scandal.”
BBC News, 12th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims could report crimes at the Post Office as 65 front desks in police stations across the capital are closed amid sweeping budget cuts of more than £500 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government will fund legal representation for the families of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster at the new inquest ordered into their deaths.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Victims of antisocial behaviour and low level crime will be able to have their say on out-of-court punishments of offenders, the Home Office announced today.”
Home Office, 13th December 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“In March 1970, some 16 years before the Crown Prosecution Service was formed and when Sir Norman Skelhorn was the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), a file of evidence was submitted to the then DPP’s Office.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th November 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
“Violent crime victims who suffer minor injuries will not get compensation under changes which have come into effect in England, Wales and Scotland.”
BBC News, 27th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims will have extra protection as stalking becomes a specific criminal offence for the first time.”
Home Office, 26th November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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