Lynne Featherstone ‘combating discrimination’ speech – Home Office
“Speech given by Lynne Featherstone on 27 March 2012, on combating discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.”
Home Office, 27th March 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Thematic review of the CPS Core Quality Standards Monitoring Scheme – Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
“Thematic review of the CPS Core Quality Standards Monitoring scheme.”
Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, 27th March 2012
Source: www.hmcpsi.gov.uk
Cornish waste incinerator case reversed- expectation not legitimate after all – UK Human Rights Blog
“The CA has just held that Collins J was wrong to hold (per my previous post) that the local NGO had a legitimate expectation that the Secretary of State would decide an air pollution issue, rather than leave it to the Environment Agency. In a nutshell, the Inspector (and hence the Secretary of State) was entitled to change his mind on this issue. So the expectation crumbled, and so did this judicial review to quash a decision to allow a waste incinerator to proceed.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
ICO expects electronically stored personal data to be searchable in order to meet access requirements – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations should have the ability to search their computer systems for records of personal data they store and should have transparent policies and practices if they delete that information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
The Mark Duggan case shows we must change the law on evidence – The Guardian
“A legal anomaly that continues to cause injustice may be preventing an inquest into Mark Duggan’s death.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Angelika Dries-Jenkins: Murderer John Mason given minimum 30 years’ jail – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life and must serve at least 30 years for the ‘brutal and heartless murder’ of his mother’s next-door neighbour at her home.”
BBC News, 29th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Michael Gove appeals against ruling on misuse of email – The Guardian
“The education secretary, Michael Gove, is challenging a ruling by the information commissioner that he used a private email account for departmental business.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Banks failing to carry out anti-bribery measures, says FSA – The Guardian
“The City watchdog has warned that many banks are failing to provide proper controls to prevent bribery and corruption despite the high profile introduction of the Bribery Act last year.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council left with multi-million pound bill over pothole crash – Daily Telegraph
“A council has been left with a multi-million pound compensation bill after a High Court judge ruled that it was responsible for causing a serious crash by failing to repair a pothole.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mistakes in one in every 15 criminal prosecution cases, report suggests – Daily Telegraph
“An investigation into standards at the Crown Prosecution Service uncovered mistakes in one in every fifteen cases examined, with some defendants being brought to court inappropriately while others go unpunished.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Forced marriage: Girl aged five among 400 minors helped – BBC News
“A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK’s youngest victim of forced marriage. She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year. The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comes to an end.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS trust head Margaret Foster dealt with complaint concerning surgeon husband – BBC News
“A health trust chief executive who dealt with a complaint about a patient’s treatment failed to declare she was married to a surgeon involved. Margaret Foster, who was then head of Pontypridd and Rhondda NHS Trust, wrote to the patient’s daughter after complaints about a routine operation. A health watchdog agreed that not revealing the relationship may have been seen as a conflict of interest.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls for law change to allow phone tap evidence in Duggan inquest – The Guardian
“Evidence from a police phone tap in the runup to the operation against Mark Duggan that led to his fatal shooting is at the centre of the growing dispute over his inquest. Senior Metropolitan police officers have supported calls for changes to the law to allow the Independent Police Complaints Commission to reveal sensitive surveillance information unearthed during its investigation into Duggan’s death at a public inquest.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS watchdog not ready for new responsibilities, say MPs – The Guardian
“England’s NHS regulator should not be allowed to take on new responsibilities planned under the government’s health reforms, according to a damning report by MPs.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Extradition treaty with US needs radical overhaul, say MPs – Daily Telegraph
“An urgent review of the ‘one-sided’ rules is needed because it is easier to extradite Briton to America than vice versa and public confidence in the treaty has been shattered, according to the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Edlington torture case: report exposes years of violence – Daily Telegraph
“The full scale of a decade of violence and abuse which led to two sadistic brothers aged 10 and 11 kidnapping and torturing two other boys has been laid bare.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Suspected terrorist regranted British citizenship – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal has allowed the suspected terrorist Al‐Jedda’s appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision to deprive him of his British nationality.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
O2 disclosure ruling could impact on workings of imminent new anti-piracy code, campaigners say – OUT-LAW.com
“A High Court judge has laid out flaws in using internet protocol (IP) addresses to identify alleged copyright infringers which should have ‘ramifications’ for how imminent new anti-piracy rules operate, a campaign group has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Torture case report is ‘insufficient’ says Michael Gove – The Independent
“Education Secretary Michael Gove today said a report into the torture of two young boys was ‘insufficient’ and showed the current system of serious case reviews is ‘failing’.”
The Independent, 29th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Online pet shop owner faces jail after illegally sending terrapins in post – Daily Telegraph
“An online animal dealer has been warned he could go to jail for posting terrapins to customers in inadequate packaging.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
