Category: news
Personal data: it’s all in the name – Panopticon
“A person’s name constitutes his or her personal data – so has held the Upper Tribunal recently in Information Commissioner v Financial Services Authority & Edem [2012] UKUT 464 (AAC).”
Panopticon, 7th February 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Victorian child neglect laws in ‘urgent’ need of overhaul, warns Baroness Butler-Sloss – Daily Telegraph
“The current laws on child neglect are not fit for the 21st Century and in ‘urgent’ need of reform, Britain’s most senior authority on family law warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: The criminal law and child neglect: an independent analysis and proposal for reform (PDF)
EU crime and justice measures of ‘real importance’ says Starmer – Law Society’s Gazette
“Failure to opt back in to EU criminal justice measures will hamper the UK’s ability to prosecute cross-border crime, making procedures ‘uncertain, cumbersome and fragmented’, the director of public prosecutions told peers today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th February 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
All dogs in England to be microchipped by 2016 – The Guardian
“All dogs in England will, from April 2016, have to be microchipped as part of a government attempt to cut the number of strays and make pet owners more responsible for their animals.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dale Cregan trial: Prosecution prepare to open case – Daily Telegraph
“The trial of a man accused of murdering two female police officers is expected to get under way today amid one of the tightest security operations ever mounted for a British court case.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Many sex crimes by children ‘missed’ – BBC News
“Some social workers, teachers and police fail to tackle sexual offending by children and teenagers because they miss signs of inappropriate behaviour, according to a report.”
BBC News, 7th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Trial by Google’ a risk to jury system, says attorney general – The Guardian
“‘Trial by Google’ threatens to undermine the integrity of the British jury system and ‘offends the principle of open justice’, according to the attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mid Staffs Inquiry report: Human rights abuses need human rights solutions – UK Human Rights Blog
“Hundreds of people have died; others have been starved, dehydrated and left in appalling conditions of indignity, witnessed by their loved ones. Surely this is what Chris Grayling, Justice Secretary, had in mind when he recently cautioned to need to ‘concentrate on real human rights’?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th February 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Libor scandal: RBS fined £390m – BBC News
“Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined £390m ($610m) by UK and US authorities for its part in the Libor rate-fixing scandal.”
BBC News, 6th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Robert Francis QC: hundreds were subjected to ‘appalling and unnecessary suffering’ – video – The Guardian
“Robert Francis QC speaks to the media following the release of his report into the Mid Staffordshire NHS trust scandal, in which between 400 to 1,200 people died as a result of inadequate care. Francis makes 290 recommendations in the report. He says that many were failed by a system that put ‘corporate self-interest’ ahead of patients and their safety.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Commission helps disabled man win compensation for discrimination – Equality and Human Rights Commission
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has helped a disabled man win £1,500 pounds in an out of court settlement after he was refused access to a nightclub and then taunted by staff.”
Equality and Human Rights Commission, 6th February 2013
Source: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Mid Staffs report: NHS culture was the culprit – The Guardian
“The scale of Robert Francis’s report cannot be overestimated – and neither can the magnitude of cultural change it calls for.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry
Home secretary Theresa May overhauls extradition laws – The Guardian
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is to close the door on future campaigns by those facing extradition such as that waged by the computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, by changing the law.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
College of Policing open for business – Home Office
“Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green today welcomed the launch of the College of Policing. The College will help raise the standards of policing across England and Wales creating a force fit for the 21st Century.”
Home Office, 4th February 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Repealing old law – Law Commission
“The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 has received Royal Assent. The Act gives effect to the repeals put forward by the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission in their 2012 Statute Law Repeals Report.”
Law Commission, 31st February 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Youth justice system is ‘failing vulnerable young offenders’ – The Guardian
“Vulnerable young offenders are at risk of serious and long-term problems because the youth justice system is failing to support their needs, according to child welfare charities and campaign groups. Figures released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) last week revealed a 21% increase in the number of young people in custody self-harming between 2010‑11 and 2011-12. Three children died in custody during 2011-12, while incidents of physical restraint rose by 17% year on year.”
The Guardian, 5th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS staff must reveal poor care by law, says inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“NHS hospitals should face prosecution if doctors and nurses fail to blow the whistle on patients receiving poor care, an official inquiry into the scandal at Stafford Hospital will recommend on Wednesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Snooper’s charter rests on ‘pretty heroic assumptions’, MI5 boss told MPs – The Guardian
“The government’s plans to track everybody’s web and mobile phone use rest on some ‘pretty heroic assumptions’, the head of MI5 has told MPs and peers.”
The Guardian, 5th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
