Call to register home-schooled children – BBC News
‘Children taught at home should be recorded on a compulsory register, England’s children’s commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 4th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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A draft domestic abuse bill Domestic abuse in 2019 – David Burrows – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Domestic abuse is endemic in UK society. The law’s response has consisted of sporadic police prosecutions, a Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (rarely used), and uncoordinated remedies in family proceedings mostly under Family Law Act 1996 Part 4 (the non-molestation and the occupation order). Each is governed by a different set of procedural rules; and different means of enforcement. Views vary as to what is the legal definition of ‘domestic violence’ – still used by the Legal Aid Agency: see Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 – and ‘domestic abuse’, which is now defined by a family proceedings practice direction which deals only with children proceedings (yes, really): Family Procedure Rules 2010 PD12J.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st January 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Urgent action needed to address lack of FGM awareness, say experts – The Guardian
‘A national public health campaign, improved training for professionals and better use of social media to engage young people are among recommendations to be made by a cross-sector forum set up to hold the government to account on tackling female genital mutilation (FGM).’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judiciary welcomes first female chartered legal executive – Litigation Futures
‘Elizabeth Johnson, an associate in the Exeter office of Ashfords, has become the first female chartered legal executive appointed to the judiciary.’
Litigation Futures, 1st February 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Home Office ‘wrecked my life’ with misuse of immigration law – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has been accused of inflicting irreversible damage on the life of a pharmaceutical expert by misusing a controversial clause in immigration law to try to force her out of the UK.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Friston issues “double jeopardy” warning over conduct issues – Litigation Futures
‘Conduct issues that could have been dealt with at trial cannot be revisited during detailed assessment, the author of Friston on Costs, sitting in the Senior Courts Costs Office, has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 31st January 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
UK police use of computer programs to predict crime sparks discrimination warning – The Guardian
‘The rapid growth in the use of computer programs to predict crime hotspots and people who are likely to reoffend risks locking discrimination into the criminal justice system, a report has warned.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Watchdog wants public sector contractors subject to FOI laws – OUT-LAW.com
‘Freedom of information (FOI) laws should be updated to account for the risks to transparency and accountability in the performance of public services where they are outsourced to businesses, the UK’s information commissioner has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The day I went to prison, I got my life back’ – BBC News
‘For many people, receiving a jail sentence would be the worst thing that ever happened to them. But when you’ve been experiencing domestic abuse – as most female prisoners have – you may see things slightly differently.’
BBC News, 4th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court judge tweets appeal for missing mother to bring son home – The Guardian
‘A high court judge has used Twitter to urge a woman who disappeared with her three-year-old son six months ago to return home.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Innocent people caught up in serious police investigations due to data-handling errors, watchdog finds – The Independent
‘Innocent people were wrongly caught up in serious police investigations such as child pornography and paedophile grooming because of data-handling errors, a watchdog found.’
The Independent, 31st January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Challenging Interim Threshold – Family Law Week
‘Anna McKenna QC, 1 King’s Bench Walk, Emily Boardman, partner, Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP and Anna Sutcliffe, barrister, 1 King’s Bench Walk consider the circumstances when it may be appropriate to challenge interim threshold findings in an alleged NAI case without waiting for evidence from a single joint expert.’
Family Law Week, 30th January 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Gambling regulator warns firms over use of gagging orders – The Guardian
‘The UK’s Gambling Commission has warned the industry over the use of gagging orders, after incidents of consumers being paid substantial sums of money in return for agreeing not to talk to the regulator.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge refuses to publish list of political groups spied on by police – The Guardian
‘A public inquiry examining undercover policing is refusing to publish a list of more than 1,000 political groups that have been spied on since 1968.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Pair narrowly avoid jail after ‘sharing photos of James Bulger killer online’ – The Independent
‘Two people have narrowly avoided jail after sharing information online said to be about James Bulger killer Jon Venables.’
The Independent, 31st January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jailed MP Fiona Onasanya to have three-month prison sentence reviewed – The Independent
‘Jailed MP Fiona Onasanya is to have her three-month prison sentence reviewed following a complaint that is unduly lenient.’
The Independent, 1st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Carol Boardman death driver jailed for 30 weeks – The Guardian
‘A driver who fatally ran over the mother of the Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has been jailed for 30 weeks.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Guildford pub bombings inquest to resume 45 years on – BBC News
‘The inquest into the deaths of five people killed in the 1974 Guildford pub bombings will be resumed.’
BBC News, 31st January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Analysis – Removal of parental responsibility: C v D and another [2018] EWHC 3312 (Fam) – Family Law
‘Anthony Gold’s Victoria Brown looks at cases in which the court will decide to remove parental responsibility from a father as they are exceptional.’
Family Law, 31st January 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
