“Kier Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has said that a review into child sexual exploitation would focus on the failure to listen to victims rather than the ethnicity of the perpetrators.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Women who say they were let down by the Metropolitan police when they reported rape and sexual assault, including two who were attacked by the taxi driver John Worboys, are suing the force. The women are attempting to establish that police who fail to investigate such crimes properly are violating victims’ human rights.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“‘Flash incarceration’ of offenders who breach court orders, widespread naming online of those convicted, more witnesses giving evidence via videolink and Sunday court sittings are among measures outlined in government plans to speed up justice.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Victims of crime should not be made to feel like accessories to the criminal justice system, said Justice Minister Crispin Blunt.”
Ministry of Justice, 10th July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Last week Kier Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), announced that cases of rape linked to murder should be prosecuted rather than being left on file.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th July 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“The lawyer and founder of Reprieve on defending clients on death row, why the whole justice system is flawed – and his fear of appearing sanctimonious.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Guidance in prison service instructions as to the approach to be followed by prison governors when exercising their discretion to make deductions from prisoners’ earnings to raise funds to support victims of crime was not unlawful.”
WLR Daily, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Families of victims will be consulted on whether rape charges linked to murder should be prosecuted, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC has announced in guidance to prosecutors issued today.
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Prisoners who took jobs outside jail have lost their High Court claim that a levy on their wages which goes to victim support is too high.”
The Independent, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Offenders will be forced to pay up to £50 million a year to help victims recover from the trauma of serious crime, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“More than half the claims for compensation after last year’s riots have failed, leaving hundreds of families and businesses struggling to make ends meet, according to figures obtained by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“All criminals will be fined under plans that would almost double the amount of money available to help victims. Ken Clarke, the Justice Secretary, will announce tomorrow that he is increasing the amount of money raised from offenders from £10m to £50m to end the scandal of only those not jailed contributing to the funding of victims’ services.”
The Independent, 1st July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims of black cab rapist John Worboys have lost a crucial step in their High Court battle for damages.”
BBC News, 25th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A sex offender was jailed today 11 years after his young victim put off going to police because of an EastEnders storyline.”
The Independent, 13th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims of crime in England and Wales should be able to track their case online from the moment it is reported to the point when justice is served, a thinktank has said.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Will Riley was a victim of a burglary ten years ago when the home he shared with his wife and young daughter in North London was broken into. Will confronted the burglar who attacked him before the police arrived. A while afterwards he was asked if he would come and meet the man responsible for the burglary – who had since been arrested, found guilty and sentenced to prison for the crime.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Tensions within the coalition are believed to have delayed the introduction of a more ‘punitive’ regime to tackle antisocial behaviour and replace Labour’s discredited asbos.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A new community trigger to force police to investigate any incident of anti-social behaviour reported by at least five people will do little to tackle the problem in the long term, campaigners said today.”
The Independent, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Torture victims who have been held in British immigration detention centres are to launch a high court legal challenge for false imprisonment against the UK Border Agency.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“North Wales police have referred Sky News to the Crown Prosecution Service and the attorney general’s office following the accidental broadcast of a rape victim’s name.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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