‘The health and social care watchdog is to launch an investigation after government figures revealed the number of detentions for mental health treatment had risen to its highest level in at least a decade.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four police officers who were “branded abusive thugs” for the way they arrested terror suspect Babar Ahmad have won the right to seek damages.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nearly half a million children a week gamble and 9,000 are problem gamblers, according to a study by the industry regulator.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three tobacco companies have lost their appeal against the government’s plain packaging rules for cigarettes packs.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother who was jailed for life after stamping to death her 21-month-old daughter has launched an appeal against her conviction.’
The Independent, 1st December 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘UK surveillance laws have been updated with the enactment of the new Investigatory Powers Act.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘It is time to start making babies from three people, according to scientists advising the UK’s fertility regulator.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Young men don’t mature psychologically until their mid-20s. Condemning so many to the toxic environment of our jails is a recipe for reoffending and suicide.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Community service is not tough enough and needs to be a more visible punishment, Britain’s most senior judge has suggested as he says offenders view non-jail sentences as “getting off” free.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review of landline rental prices after concerns that people may not be getting value for money.’
BBC News, 1st December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A national anti-hate crime campaign backed by the government is to be launched on Thursday in response to the rise in incidents after the EU referendum.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police officers investigating child sex abuse are to be required to be specially trained and accredited in the same way as specialist firearms officers under proposals announced by the home secretary.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new way of measuring crime in England and Wales has been devised that ranks offences according to their seriousness.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A member of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Bedford raised the alarm about its perilous conditions, and wants an urgent rethink about jails.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Re: W (A child) [2016] EWCA Civ 1140. A Family Court judgment was severely critical of two witnesses and the applicant local authority. In an oral “bullet point” judgment at the end of the hearing, the Judge found that the witnesses, a social worker (“SW”) and a police officer (“PO”), had improperly conspired to prove certain allegations regardless of the truth, or professional guidelines.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th November 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CRPC) is to look into the provision of expert evidence in court as it considers the recommendations of a recent report into concurrent evidence, known as hot-tubbing.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A landmark bill which sets out and governs the powers available to the police, security and intelligence agencies to gather and access electronic communications has received Royal Assent.’
Home Office, 29th November 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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