Criminals with UK children cannot be automatically deported, says EU court –...
‘The EU’s top court has told the home secretary, Theresa May, she cannot deport a Moroccan mother with a British-born son simply because she has a criminal record.’ Full story The Guardian, 4th...
View ArticlePrisoners won’t have to declare convictions when seeking work, David Cameron...
‘Prime Minister says that prisoners should not have to submit a list of previous convictions when initially applying for jobs’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2016 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View Article‘Sexting’ children should not be prosecuted, guidelines say – Daily Telegraph
‘The proposed guidance will also offer advice to school leaders on when it is appropriate to report “sexting incidents” to the authorities.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2016 Source:...
View ArticleHundreds of rapists and child abusers taken off sex offenders’ register – The...
‘Nearly 700 sex offenders have been removed from the register in the last four years, including 157 child abusers, new figures have revealed. A Freedom of Information request by the BBC found more than...
View ArticleJudges overturn practice of double conviction for aggravated offences – The...
‘A long-established legal practice of imposing double convictions for racially or religiously aggravated offences has been overturned by a high court ruling that could influence national crime...
View ArticleChildren in care: Call to cut prosecutions for minor offences – BBC News
‘Children in care should not be prosecuted for minor offences, a report looking at their over-representation in the criminal justice system says.’ Full story BBC News, 23rd May 2016 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticlePrivate tutors ‘must face criminal records checks’– BBC News
‘All self-employed tutors should be legally required to have a criminal records check before they can offer private lessons to children in the UK, children’s charity the NSPCC says.’ Full story BBC...
View Article‘Alan Turing law’ unveiled by government will posthumously pardon thousands...
‘Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted under outdated gross indecency laws are to be posthumously pardoned, the Government has announced, in a “momentous” victory for campaigners.’ Full story The...
View ArticleMinister unveils plans to pardon thousands under ‘Turing’s Law’ – Ministry of...
‘Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences will be posthumously pardoned, Justice Minister Sam Gyimah announced.’ Full press release Ministry of Justice, 20th October...
View Article‘Turing Bill’ for gay pardons fails in Parliament – BBC News
‘A bill that would have wiped clean the criminal records of thousands of gay men has fallen at its first parliamentary hurdle.’ Full story BBC News, 21st October 2016 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleMinibus licence loophole puts people at risk – councils – BBC News
‘A legal loophole that allows minibus drivers to operate without undergoing a criminal record check is putting passengers in danger, councils say.’ Full story BBC News, 3rd December 2016 Source:...
View ArticleLondon criminal check delays a ‘great concern’ as jobs lost – BBC News
‘The speed at which mandatory criminal checks are being completed by the Metropolitan Police is of “great concern”, a government department said.’ Full story BBC News, 14th December 2016 Source:...
View ArticleSex offender jailed for having one-night stand with woman he met in pub...
‘A man banned from having sex without first telling the police has been sent to jail for 16 months for having a one-night stand with a woman he met in a pub.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th January...
View ArticleMigrant teachers and nurses face overseas crime checks – BBC News
‘Teachers, nurses and social workers from outside the European Union are set to face criminal record checks before being allowed to work in the UK.’ Full story BBC News, 16th March 2017 Source:...
View ArticleDrivers given taxi licences despite criminal convictions – BBC News
‘Hundreds of taxi drivers have been granted licences despite declaring criminal convictions for sex offences, burglary and assault, figures show.’ Full story BBC News, 31st March 2017 Source:...
View ArticleRape victims with records of minor offences regularly denied compensation –...
‘Rape victims are routinely denied compensation because they have convictions for minor offences such as failing to pay a TV licence, according to a new study.’ Full story The Independent, 5th April...
View ArticleSafeguarding in Sport – Blackstone Chambers
‘This paper is the first in a series to be published on the Sports Law Bulletin following presentations made at Blackstone Chambers’ Integrity in Sport – the Battleground seminar on 30th March 2017.’...
View ArticleChild sex exploitation report suggests taxi driver database – BBC News
‘A national database of licensed taxi drivers should be introduced to make it easier to spot those with a criminal past, according to a review into child sex exploitation. The serious case review...
View ArticleGovernment loses criminal records disclosure appeal – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government will have to go back to the drawing board over its criminal records disclosure scheme after losing a Court of Appeal challenge in relation to rules for multiple convictions.’ Full story...
View ArticleThe right to put your past behind you: Court of Appeal Art.8 ruling – UK...
‘R (o.t.a P & others) v. Secretary of State for Home Department & others [2017] EWCA Civ 321, Court of Appeal, 3 May 2017. The Court of Appeal has upheld challenges to the system of the police...
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