Fijian-born soldier Isimeli Baleiwai fights to stay in UK – BBC News
“A Fijian man who served in the British Army for 13 years is fighting to stay in the UK after being told he must leave the country by 9 August.” Full story BBC News, 22nd July 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleDeportation looms for the man who stole an ice cream – The Independent
“This time last year, the first of the riots that would engulf England began. Paul Peachey revisits the victims and perpetrators of the violence, and finds a case that highlights the harshness of the...
View ArticleMagistrates can stand for police commissioner roles after judge’s U-turn –...
“The senior judge who banned magistrates from standing as candidates in November’s police commissioner elections has backed down and said they need not resign as JPs unless they are elected.” Full...
View ArticleRegistered sex offenders face tougher checks – Home Office
All registered sex offenders will face much tougher checks from today (13 August). The new measures will tighten areas of the current law that could be open to exploitation by offenders who seek to...
View ArticleHome Office to correct anomaly of historic convictions for gay sex – The...
“Thousands of men with historic convictions for consensual gay sex will be able to apply to have these records deleted from October, as the Home Office begins to correct an anomaly in the criminal...
View ArticleDomestic violence pilot scheme gives women ‘right to know’– Daily Telegraph
“A pilot scheme known as Clare’s Law, which gives women the ‘right to know’ if a partner has a history of domestic violence, begins today.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012 Source:...
View ArticleAmbulance boss Robert King struck off after concealing murder conviction –...
“An ambulance manager has been struck off by a health regulator after failing to declare a murder conviction.” Full story BBC New, 7th September 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleHistoric convictions for consensual acts to be deleted – Home Office
“The Home Office will, from 1 October, begin the process of correcting an anomaly in the criminal records system which has for decades seen gay men unfairly stigmatised.” Full press release Home...
View ArticleCold case hope as police set out to collect 12,000 DNA samples – BBC News
“Police forces in England and Wales have begun a large-scale operation to collect DNA samples from about 12,000 serious offenders who are not on the national DNA database.” Full story BBC News, 27th...
View ArticleNew Act overturns decriminalised convictions – Home Office
“From today (1 October) anyone with a historic conviction for certain decriminalised consensual sex offences can apply to have these records deleted.” Full story Home Office, 1st October 2012 Source:...
View ArticleCriminals to be named and shamed by Home Office – Daily Telegraph
“Mugshots of convicted criminals are to be published on a Government website in a move to name and shame offenders.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2012 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View ArticleDisclosure of sex offender information – new high court judgment – Panopticon
“The High Court has today handed down an important judgment on the legality of the Government’s Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (CSOD): X(South Yorkshire) v Secretary of State for the Home...
View ArticleBlow to Sarah’s Law as judges rule paedophiles’ human rights should be...
“A High Court ruling said paedophiles should be allowed to make representations before their details are revealed to members of the public.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2012 Source:...
View ArticleHigh Court calls for joined-up thinking on disclosure of sex offender...
“The High Court has made an important ruling about the disclosure of information under the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (CSOD).” Full story UK Human Rights Blog, 29th October 2012 Source:...
View ArticleWorking with the elderly and infirm: a delicate balance of rights – UK Human...
“Close on the heels of last week’s decision regarding disclosure of information from the Child Sex Offenders Register comes this ruling on the police decision to disclose certain information from a...
View ArticleEuropean court ruling could see minor criminal records withheld from...
“People with minor criminal records may not have them disclosed to potential employers in future after the European Court of Human Rights condemned the lack of scope for discretion in Britain’s current...
View ArticleRetention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – Panopticon
“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in M.M. v United Kingdom (Application no. 24029/07) declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data...
View ArticleRetention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – UK Human...
“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data relating to a person’s caution in a criminal matter...
View ArticleMan fights to clear gay criminal record from 1950s – BBC News
“A 73-year old man who has a criminal record for being in a gay relationship in the 1950s has applied to have his conviction struck out.” Full story BBC News, 28th November 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleCourt of Appeal considers whether the Enhanced Criminal Records Certificate...
“This week, the Court of Appeal heard the cases of R (T) v Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police and others and R (JB) v the Secretary of State for the Home Department. These are the latest...
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