Clacton woman Marie Dent, 44, posed as teen to groom boy, 15 – BBC News
‘A 44-year-old woman who posed as a teenage girl to groom a boy for sex, has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 26th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: women
Concern over Met police use of spit hoods on black detainees – The Guardian
‘Eight of the 11 women restrained with spit hoods by the Metropolitan police have been black, according to figures that show a racial disproportionality in the use of the devices since they were piloted and rolled out across custody suites in London police stations.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Female victims of violent crime ‘should receive more compensation’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Women should get more compensation after being a victim of crime because they are more negatively affected by it, a study has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Increase in female magistrates could mask decline in diversity – The Guardian
‘A majority of magistrates are women but the sustained increase in their numbers may be concealing a reduction of social diversity on the bench, the national chair of the Magistrates Association has suggested.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Gender identity: What do legal changes have to do with women’s rights? – BBC News
‘Trans activists have welcomed moves from the government to “streamline and de-medicalise the process” of changing legal gender. But some women are worried about the potential impact on their own legal rights.’
BBC News, 31st July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Celebrate Lady Hale – then make the senior judiciary more diverse – The Guardian
‘Brenda Hale’s appointment as president of the UK supreme court is a landmark. But the highest echelons of the legal profession still need change.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Care failings contributed to death of woman in prison, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘A jury at the inquest of Sarah Reed, a mentally ill prisoner at HMP Holloway who took her life at the jail last year, has identified serious shortcomings in her care.’
The Guardian, 20th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Over-sexualised’ Femfresh shaving advert banned for objectifying women – Daily Telegraph
‘An ad for female shaving products has been banned for objectifying women and the likelihood that it would cause serious or widespread offence.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FGM: More than 5,000 new cases in England – BBC News
‘The NHS in England recorded 5,391 new cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the past year, data reveals.’
BBC News, 4th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New measures to allow ratification of Istanbul Convention – Home Office
‘The government will introduce new measures to protect women and girls from crimes committed overseas as part of its Domestic Abuse Bill. The new legislation would be the final step to enable ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, known as the Istanbul Convention.’
Home Office, 29th June 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
New measures on violence against women to be put in domestic abuse bill – The Guardian
‘New measures to protect women and girls from crimes committed overseas will be included in legislation on domestic abuse, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mothers ‘an unseen force’ in ‘honour’ abuse – BBC News
‘Mothers are the “unseen force” behind so-called honour-based abuse, inflicting violence on their daughters, a study has found. Research by Rachael Aplin, a criminologist from Leeds Beckett University, said this was often unrecognised by police.’
BBC News, 27th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The ‘diva of divorce’ for the world’s super rich – BBC News
‘If you ever spy your wife or husband in discussion with Ayesha Vardag you might need to panic.’
BBC News, 19th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme court narrowly rejects Northern Ireland free abortions appeal – The Guardian
‘The supreme court has ruled that women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to free access to abortions on the NHS, a decision that was condemned by campaigners as a “further blow to women” from the region.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Leading female lawyers among cadre of new deputy High Court judges – Litigation Futures
‘Twenty one new deputy High Court judges were appointed yesterday, of whom a third were women – among them a senior government solicitor, the vice-chair of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and an academic.’
Litigation Futures, 24th May 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Romanian couple jailed for trafficking girl, 14, into prostitution in UK – The Guardian
‘A Romanian couple have been jailed for trafficking a 14-year-old girl and other women into prostitution in the UK, in the first prosecution for child sex trafficking under the 2015 Modern Slavery Act.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nearly half of female prisoners have attempted suicide, figures reveal – The Independent
‘Almost half of female prisoners in England and Wales have attempted suicide, figures show, prompting urgent calls for the next government to address the growing mental health crisis in the penal system.’
The Independent, 8th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
