“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, says the 30 offending pages brought to the attention of Facebook had been removed within 48 hours.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jack Straw has announced details of the new National Victims’ Service as the next stage of reforms aimed at ensuring the justice system is firmly on the side of the law abiding citizen.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Government funding for voluntary agencies that provide support to victims of sexual violence will be streamlined with the establishment of a one-year combined fund for 2010/11.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Murder victims’ relatives will be the first to benefit from a service to help people afflicted by crime, Justice Secretary Jack Straw is to announce.”
BBC News, 27th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serial sex attacker remained free to continue preying on women because police officers made serious mistakes during their investigations and failed to take victims seriously, the Independent Police Complaints Commission will rule today.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Victims of terrorist atrocities abroad will now be able to claim compensation under a new scheme announced today by Justice Secretary, Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice,18th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A new scheme to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad has been announced by the government.”
BBC News, 18th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has agreed to provide financial help for British victims of terrorist attacks overseas, nearly five years after Tony Blair first promised action.”
The Guardian, 15th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has brought more prosecutions against perpetrators of domestic violence and secured more guilty pleas and convictions for the third year running.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th December 2009
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“A young girl abducted and sexually assaulted by paedophile Craig Sweeney on early release from jail has had her compensation ‘significantly increased’.”
BBC News, 13th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Horncastle and anotherl; ReginaMarquis and another [2009] UKSC 14; [2009] WLR (D) 358
“Provided the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were observed, a defendant’s right to a fair trial, guaranteed art 6(3)(d) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998, would not be infringed where his conviction was based solely or to a decisive extent on the written statement of an absent witness.”
WLR Daily, 10th December 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A police force has admitted failing a woman whose allegation of rape was not investigated because her case notes were left under piles of paperwork on a detective’s desk, the Guardian has learned. In the first known case of its kind in the UK, the woman launched legal proceedings against Cambridgeshire police, claiming its lack of action had breached her human rights, after she discovered the rape had not been recorded as a crime.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police officers are still refusing to take complaints of rape seriously if the victims come from ‘the wrong part of town’, if they have been drinking or if they have made previous allegations, according to a report by Sara Payne, the national victims’ champion.”
The Guardian, 25th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A review of rape victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system, published today, has been welcomed by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson.”
Home Office, 25th November 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Gordon Brown made a last-minute U-turn on a promise to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad in the Queen’s speech after being told the Murdoch press might mount a similar campaign for injured soldiers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Following the detention of a teenager who kidnapped and raped a five-year-old boy, eight days after avoiding custody for another child rape, the BBC investigates the sentencing process.”
BBC News, 11th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“British citizens who have been forced into marriages overseas are being asked to cover the costs of their repatriation to the UK, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 9th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims and their families should fully understand what a sentence means in practice, and CPS prosecutors can play a key role in explaining, the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, said today.”
Attorney General’s Office, 5th November 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“An independent study by Victims’ Champion Sara Payne of how frontline services meet the needs of victims and witnesses.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Mrs Payne will argue for a new Victims’ Service to support vulnerable people targeted by thugs and criminals. She has already won the backing of the Government.”
The Sunday Telegraph, 1st November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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