Month: December 2017
Police made ‘appalling’ errors in using internet data to target suspects | Police
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 report […]
Being a sex worker does not mean you can’t have a private life, says judge as he grants escort an injunction
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 life. […]
Rise in victims reporting sexual offences to the Met – BBC News
‘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 News, […]
Fraud office future secure as government eyes economic crime reform | News
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 body. […]
Child abuse and neglect investigations surge by 60% over 10 years as services reach ‘tipping point’ | The Independent
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 reaching […]
Acid attacks: 2017 likely to set new record in UK | Acid attacks
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 violence […]
‘We believe you harmed your child’: the war over shaken baby convictions | Children
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 been […]
Sexist criminals could get longer sentences under proposals to make misogyny a type of hate crime
“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. So […]
Constitutional Substance over Semantics in Reading Ouster Clauses – UK Constitutional Law Association
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 courts […]
Children removed after parents’ open relationship contributes to neglect | Child protection
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 makes […]