Policeman tricked teenagers into accepting cautions to meet his targets – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 9th, 2010 in cautions, children, misfeasance in public office, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A police constable who tricked teenagers into accepting official cautions to meet detection targets and boost his promotion prospects has been given a three-year jail term.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Support officer jailed for giving criminals information – BBC News

“A London community support officer has been jailed for 15 months for sending criminals police intelligence..”

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BBC News, 7th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Three men linked to liquid bomb plot guilty of conspiracy to murder – Crown Prosecution Service

“Today’s convictions of Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zaman are the culmination of years of determined work by the CPS and police, and brings to 12 the number of those successfully prosecuted following the arrests in relation to the liquid bomb plot, said Sue Hemming, head of the Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 8th July 2010

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Illegal immigrant convicted of identity fraud – UK Border Agency

Posted July 9th, 2010 in identity fraud, immigration, press releases, sentencing by sally

“A failed asylum seeker from Leicester has been convicted of using fake identity documents to gain employment.”

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UK Border Agency, 8th July 2010

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Man jailed for 1986 rape – The Independent

Posted July 8th, 2010 in DNA, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A rapist was jailed for eight years today after admitting a horrific sex attack on an 18-year-old woman on waste ground 24 years ago.”

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The Independent, 7th July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Landmark ruling in drugs case – UK Border Agency

Posted July 6th, 2010 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“A Spanish woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison in a landmark drug smuggling prosecution by the UK Border Agency.”

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UK Border Agency, 6th July 2010

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Man jailed indefinitely for ‘lolly stick’ row stabbings – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2010 in news, offensive weapons, sentencing, wounding by sally

“A 23-year-old man who stabbed a City banker and a diplomat in a ‘shocking and violent’ attack after one of their friends accidentally threw a lollipop stick at a BMW was jailed indefinitely for public protection today.”

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The Independent, 5th July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ex-teaching assistant jailed for child porn – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2010 in indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, teachers by sally

“A former teaching assistant caught with more than 21,000 indecent images of children was jailed for nearly eight years today.”

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The Independent, 5th July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man jailed for Reading court petrol attack on defendant – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2010 in assault, child abuse, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who was repeatedly raped at a Berkshire children’s home in the 1960s has been jailed after throwing petrol over a man he claimed abused him.”

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BBC News, 5th July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oxford Brookes student jailed over false rape claim – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2010 in news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

“An Oxford Brookes student who lied about being raped to get a deadline extended has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.”

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BBC News, 2nd July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Drunk Exeter ‘piggy back’ sex attacker, 18, jailed – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in alcohol abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A drunken youth who sexually assaulted two teenage girls after jumping on their backs for a piggy back ride has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man jailed for life for Kent body-in-suitcase murder – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life for murdering a care assistant he met on the internet, emptying her bank account and dumping her body in a suitcase.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rogue City broker jailed over unauthorised £3m trading – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in false accounting, gambling, news, sentencing by sally

“A City trader has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after making £3m-worth of unauthorised trades.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Khyra Ishaq starvation couple begin appeal – BBC News

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, child cruelty, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death have been given the go-ahead to appeal against their sentences.”

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BBC New,s 1st July 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 1st, 2010 in law reports, prisons, release on licence, sentencing, Supreme Court by sally

Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another [2010] UKSC 30; [2010] WLR (D) 164

“The release provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 applied to sentences of under 12 months’ imprisonment, unless they were imposed concurrently or consecutively with sentences of 12 months or over, in which case the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applied.”

WLR Daily, 30th June 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Paedophile dubbed ‘every parent’s nightmare’ jailed indefinitely – The Independent

“A dangerous paedophile at the centre of an international child sex abuse ring was jailed indefinitely today to protect young boys.”

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The Independent, 30th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The Government’s vision for criminal justice reform – Ministry of Justice

“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has given a speech on criminal justice reform at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Gun fanatic jailed for 30 years for murder of taxi driver – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in firearms, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A gun fanatic who lured a total stranger to a deserted, rural railway station and shot him dead was jailed for a minimum of 30 years yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rapist from Greater Manchester jailed over girls’ abuse – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2010 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A rapist who subjected a girl to a six-year ordeal of sex abuse has been jailed for fourteen and a half years.”

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BBC News, 29th June 2010

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Ken Clarke to attack ‘bang ’em up’ prison sentencing – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in lord chancellor, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, will today launch a scathing attack on the Victorian ‘bang ’em up’ prison culture of the past 20 years.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk