“The treatment of Milly Dowler’s family in court has been branded ‘appalling’ by the Government’s victims’commissioner, Louise Casey.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Louise Casey, Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, has welcomed the Government’s response to its ‘Breaking the Cycle’ Green Paper.'”
Ministry of Justice, 21st June 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Related link: Breaking the Cycle: Government Response, Cm 8070 (PDF)
“A failed asylum seeker was due to be deported to Nigeria despite an ongoing police investigation into allegations that she was raped in Britain.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Members of the public have little confidence in the criminal justice system and feel the rights of the accused outweigh their own, a new survey suggests.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“People with learning disabilities continue to be failed by police forces, with many neither properly investigating disability hate crimes or treating victims as credible witnesses, according to a report by Mencap.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Iain Duncan Smith is to warn about the threat posed by human trafficking as the think tank he founded launches a review of efforts to combat slavery.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A children’s charity says child victims of sexual exploitation have been ‘failed by the system’ because convictions are so hard to achieve.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate found that more than 100,000 criminal offences wrongly result in an ‘out of court disposal’ every year.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A report into police actions over a Leicestershire mother who killed herself and her disabled daughter after years of abuse is due to be published.”
BBC News, 24th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Today, the Sentencing Council is launching a three-month public consultation on its proposals to introduce a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentences for all offences which involve burglary.”
Sentencing Council, 12th May 2011
Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Burglary Offences Guideline
“Burglars who target homes will normally be expected to be sent to jail, under new sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates.”
The Guardian, 12th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Families who have lost loved ones under terrible circumstances are facing costs of £37,000 on average as they struggle to pick up the pieces, according to figures released today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Victims of violent crime can find themselves tens of thousands of pounds out-of-pocket, according to research completed for the first commissioner for victims and witnesses for England and Wales.”
BBC News, 10th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The coroner of the 7 July inquests, Lady Justice Hallett, will reveal today how she has responded to relatives of the victims who say MI5 could have taken steps to prevent the bombings, and the security service’s insistence that it cannot be blamed.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer is responsible for prosecutions, legal issues and criminal justice policy. Since he took up the post in November 2008, he has had to contend with the case of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 Summit, the controversy around assisted suicide and has been drawn into the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Now he faces another challenge.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Moldovan woman who was a victim of sex trafficking and forced into prostitution has obtained substantial damages from the Home Office.”
BBC News, 11th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Miscarriages of justice will not be corrected and public confidence in the criminal justice system will be damaged if proposed changes to the forensic science service go ahead, according to Richard Foster, chairman of the criminal cases review commission.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Victims of crime – and witnesses to it – in England and Wales are to be given a ‘louder voice’ thanks to a £1m government initiative.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims of rape and sexual violence will receive the specialist help they need following Ministry of Justice funding for four new support centres in Hereford, Trafford, Dorset and Devon said Justice Minister, Crispin Blunt.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th March 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Former Home Secretary Jack Straw has called for judges to be able to hear from victims in immigration hearings.”
BBC News, 4th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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