The Court of Appeal Rolls out the DP Barrel – Panopticon
‘Sometimes a case comes along which, whether through range of issues or over-enthusiastic pleading, seems to touch on more or less every data protection provision going. To this end, at least for the...
View ArticleFormer taxi driver fined for failing to disclose prior convictions and...
‘A former taxi driver has pleaded guilty to four offences of knowingly or recklessly making a false statement or omitting material in an application to a council’s licensing team.’ Full Story Local...
View ArticleAddict solicitor struck off after hiding cocaine offences – Legal Futures
‘An experienced solicitor has been struck off after accepting a caution for possession of banned drugs, failing to report the conviction to the regulator, and misleading police.’ Full StoryLegal...
View ArticleRetention of crime reports about alleged teenage ‘sexting’ did not breach...
‘In R (CL) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester & Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 3333 (Admin), the Divisional Court held that the retention by the police of crime reports...
View ArticleCriminals could keep records from employers under review by home secretary...
‘Employers could be kept in the dark about the criminal records of some job applicants under a review of rules by the home secretary. Sajid Javid said the government needs to “look again” at how much...
View ArticleViolent offenders avoiding criminal records through controversial community...
‘Violent criminals, burglars and sex offenders are among more than 100,000 people escaping prosecutions each year by opting for community resolutions, according to new figures.’ Full StoryDaily...
View ArticleCriminal record reform to help ex-offenders into work – Ministry of Justice
‘Ex-offenders striving to turn their lives around through work will be backed by new legislation changing what they must disclose to employers.’ Full press release Ministry of Justice, 15th July 2019...
View ArticleManchester police have ‘massive backlog’ of uncharged suspects due to IT...
‘Police in Greater Manchester have been unable to charge many suspects since the introduction of a new £27m computer system, leading to a massive backlog, lawyers have claimed.’ Full StoryThe Guardian,...
View ArticleOffer to settle for no damages was valid under part 36 – Litigation Futures
‘An offer to settle a case for no damages but an admission of liability was a valid part 36 offer and it was not unjust to apply the usual consequences of beating an offer when the claimant won at...
View ArticleThousands of rape reports inaccurately recorded by police – The Guardian
‘Thousands of reports of rape allegations have been inaccurately recorded by the police over the past three years and in some cases never appeared in official figures, the Guardian can reveal.’ Full...
View ArticleChild sex abuse inquiry: Victims with criminal records denied compensation –...
‘Survivors of sexual abuse in care homes are denied compensation or have payouts cut because of their own criminal convictions, an inquiry has found.’ Full StoryBBC News, 19th September 2019Source:...
View ArticlePolice watchdog warns 35,000 police staff ‘not vetted properly’– BBC News
‘An estimated 35,000 people working for police forces across England and Wales have not been properly vetted, a police watchdog report has found.’ Full StoryBBC News, 27th September 2019Source:...
View ArticleAlan Turing law: Gay, unjustly convicted – and now denied a pardon – BBC News
‘Two years ago the “Turing law” was passed to right a historic injustice by pardoning gay men convicted in the past because of their sexuality. But fewer than 200 living people have had their...
View ArticlePolice failing to record thousands of crimes including harassment, stalking,...
‘Police forces are failing to record thousands of crimes, including harassment, stalking, and coercive behaviour, a watchdog has found. New figures show a gap between the number of incidents that are...
View ArticleRevealed: hundreds of children pushed into adult courts by delays – The Guardian
‘Those who turn 18 before first court appearance face tougher treatment regardless of age when they committed offence.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 5th November 2019Source: www.theguardian.com
View ArticlePolice officers illicitly access police computers including checks on a...
‘Hundreds of police officers and staff have illicitly accessed police databases for their own ends including checking the criminal records of partners. Freedom of Information requests show 237 officers...
View ArticleAssorted – Licensing and prior offences, RROs and Section 8 Notices – Nearly...
‘This appeal was on the issue of whether a local authority and the First Tier Tribunal could take into account previous convictions that were spent under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders...
View ArticleSpent convictions, underlying conduct and the ‘fit and proper person’ test –...
‘James Findlay QC and Riccardo Calzavara report on an Upper Tribunal ruling on spent convictions and the “fit and proper person” test for holding a property licence under the Housing Act 2004.’ Full...
View ArticleSocial media posts referred to police could show up on DBS background checks...
‘Social media posts referred to police but deemed as non-criminal could still show up on DBS background checks.’ Full StoryDaily Telegraph, 19th November2019Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View ArticleCriminal records scandal: police chiefs blame Theresa May – The Guardian
‘Theresa May has been blamed by chief constables for botched police reforms that led to tens of thousands of alerts on foreign criminals being kept from their home countries.’ Full StoryThe Guardian,...
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