Home Office criticised for failures in reforms to criminal records vetting –...
‘The Home Office has been accused of running a “masterclass in incompetence” over its attempts to improve the criminal records checking scheme.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 25th May 2018Source:...
View ArticleSome drunk offenders to be spared court and criminal record – BBC News
‘Offenders who commit minor crimes after drinking will be given the chance to attend a course rather than face court.’ Full StoryBBC News, 7th June 2018Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleReaching the point of no [search] return – Counsel
‘Google fail? Heather Rogers QC puts the legal record straight on the first two ‘right to be forgotten’ cases – tried under the twilight data protection regime but with issues far from resolved.’ Full...
View ArticleCourt allows police to reveal acquittals during record checks – The Guardian
‘Police forces can reveal whether individuals have been acquitted of criminal charges when issuing information for enhanced record checks, the supreme court has ruled.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 30th...
View ArticleIncluding acquitted allegations in an Enhanced Criminal Record Certificate –...
‘The Supreme Court in R (AR) v CC Greater Manchester Police [2018] UKSC 47 upheld the inclusion of information in an enhanced criminal record certificate (ECRC) that a person had been acquitted of...
View ArticleThe Intricacies of Proportionality – Katherine Barnes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has given important guidance on the correct approach of the appellate courts to assessing proportionality under the ECHR. The main issue before the court was whether an Enhanced...
View ArticleMet police deny looser background checks put people in danger – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police have rejected claims that the force put children and vulnerable adults in danger by reportedly relaxing its vetting system for thousands of people.’ Full StoryThe Guardian,...
View ArticleNo-deal Brexit will make it harder to bring foreign criminals to justice,...
‘A no-deal Brexitwill make it harder to bring the two Russian agents responsible for the Novichok attack to justice, one of the country’s most senior police officers has said.’ Full StoryDaily...
View ArticlePolice super-database prompts Liberty warning on privacy – The Guardian
‘A new super-database being built for the police represents a “grave” risk to privacy, a leading human rights group has said.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 1 October 2018Source: www.theguardian.com
View ArticleSex abuse leaflets ‘won’t protect a soul’– BBC News
‘Police are giving leaflets to people at risk of committing child sexual exploitation crimes, asking for their behaviour to stop, the BBC has found.’ Full StoryBBC News, 15th October 2018Source:...
View ArticleDomestic abusers and stalkers should sign national register like sex...
‘Domestic abusers and stalkers should be forced to sign a national register like sex offenders, a cross-party parliamentary report has said.’ Full StoryDaily Telegraph, 22nd October 2018Source:...
View ArticleTaxi licences issued to convicted criminals in private – BBC News
‘Taxi licences are being issued behind closed doors to drivers convicted of offences including child sex crimes and reckless driving, the Local Democracy Reporting Service has revealed.’ Full StoryBBC...
View Article‘Sexting’ allegations made against teenage boy will remain on file until he...
‘Allegations made against a teenage boy that he ‘sexted’ girls at his school could remain on his police file until he is 100 – even though he was never convicted of any offence. The boy, known only as...
View ArticleMan withdraws ‘right to be forgotten’ case against – The Guardian
‘A businessman who launched legal action against Google for the “right to be forgotten” over a past crime has ended his court battle.’ Full StoryThe Guardian, 20th December 2018Source: www.theguardian.com
View ArticleWest Midlands Police ‘fails to record 16,600 violent crimes’– BBC News
‘West Midlands Police is “failing victims” and not recording more than 16,600 violent crimes each year, a watchdog has said.’ Full Story BBC News, 15th January 2019Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleProtester wins fight to wipe political activities from police database – The...
‘A 94-year-old peaceful protester has won an eight-year legal battle to force the police to delete details of his political activities from a secretive database. On Thursday, the European court of...
View ArticleMinor offences may stay secret after legal challenge fails – The Guardian
‘Some people with minor, past convictions may not have to disclose them in future after the government lost a legal challenge aimed at preserving its system of criminal record checks.’ Full StoryThe...
View ArticleThousands with minor convictions could be allowed to hide them when applying...
‘Thousands of people with minor or old convictions could be freed from having to declare them to employers in children’s and other services after a landmark supreme court judgement.’ Full StoryDaily...
View ArticleDoreen Lawrence: Knife crime plans criminalise children – BBC News
‘The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has criticised a new scheme by the government to tackle knife crime.’ Full StoryBBC News, 5th February 2019Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleTaxi and private hire drivers to face enhanced checks – BBC News
‘Taxi and private hire drivers could have to pass enhanced criminal record checks under government proposals.’ Full StoryBBC News, 12th February 2019Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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