Month: December 2017
Police made ‘appalling’ errors in using internet data to target suspects | Police
[ad_1] Police have made serious errors getting search warrants for suspected sex offenders, leading to the targeting of innocent people and children being wrongly separated from their parents, an official […]
Being a sex worker does not mean you can’t have a private life, says judge as he grants escort an injunction
[ad_1] A judge has granted an injunction to an escort who has been harassed online, after concluding that working in the sex industry does not disqualify you from having a private […]
Rise in victims reporting sexual offences to the Met – BBC News
[ad_1] ‘The number of sexual assault victims recorded by the Met Police has gone up by more than 7,000 in the last four years, new figures show.’ Full Story BBC […]
Fraud office future secure as government eyes economic crime reform | News
[ad_1] The future of the Serious Fraud Office has been secured under plans aimed at tackling economic crime – though it will have to answer to a newly created oversight […]
Child abuse and neglect investigations surge by 60% over 10 years as services reach ‘tipping point’ | The Independent
[ad_1] The number of investigations into child abuse and neglect started by local authorities has soared by 60 per cent in the last decade, as councils warn children’s services are […]
Acid attacks: 2017 likely to set new record in UK | Acid attacks
[ad_1] The national police lead on acid attacks has said 2017 is likely to see the most on record in the UK, as the profile of incidents shifts from domestic […]
‘We believe you harmed your child’: the war over shaken baby convictions | Children
[ad_1] At first, Craig Stillwell and Carla Andrews only vaguely registered the change at the hospital; how the expressions of warm, calm concern in the doctors and nurses who had […]
Sexist criminals could get longer sentences under proposals to make misogyny a type of hate crime
[ad_1] “My slight concern would be that the police move on their own,” he said. “It’s whether the criminal justice system from its end to end would respond to it. […]
Constitutional Substance over Semantics in Reading Ouster Clauses – UK Constitutional Law Association
[ad_1] I have previously written on this blog and elsewhere about statutory interpretation and the rule of law. In the previous blog post I stated that the idea “that the […]
Children removed after parents’ open relationship contributes to neglect | Child protection
[ad_1] Three children are to be removed from their family home amid concerns that their parents’ “open relationship” may have contributed to neglect. The ruling by a family court judge […]