Month: July 2020
Women’s fears as rape prosecutions stay at 10-year low | Rape and sexual assault
The number of rape cases being charged by prosecutors remains among its lowest for a decade, according to figures due to be released this week that will dismay campaigners. Annual […]
Law firm’s head of BD jailed over indecent images
Ives: Four-year sentence The former head of business development at a leading defendant law firm has been jailed for four years after a police raid discovered 6,000 indecent images of […]
One in 70 recorded rapes in England and Wales led to charge last year | Society
Fewer than one in 70 recorded rapes resulted in a charge last year, as tens of thousands of victims did not support demands from police and prosecutors and withdrew from […]
Data shows 900 women in UK affected by benefit cap ‘rape clause’ | Benefits
Official figures show 900 women were forced to disclose their child was conceived as a result of rape to claim social security help under the government’s two-child cap on benefits. […]
‘Sex attack ‘predator’ broke into Radcliffe homes at night’ – BBC News
‘A “sexual predator” who targeted women and girls in their own homes at night has been jailed for 15 years.’ Full Story BBC News, 15th July 2020 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asylum seeker at centre of landmark case over UK’s ‘unfair’ fast-track system | Immigration and asylum
An asylum seeker who was deported under a “procedurally unfair” fast-track system is at the centre of a new battle with the Home Office to stay in the UK, in […]
Police and CPS scrap digital data extraction forms for rape cases | Rape and sexual assault
The Crown Prosecution Service and police have been forced to scrap controversial “digital strip searches” of rape complainants, following a legal threat from two survivors of sexual abuse and sustained […]
‘Paedophile hunters’ do not violate right to privacy, Supreme Court rules as convict’s appeal dismissed | The Independent
“Paedophile hunters” do not violate the right to privacy, the Supreme Court has ruled while dismissing a convict’s appeal. Mark Sutherland was convicted after communicating with a member of an […]
HPE ups SD-WAN chops with Silver Peak acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Silver Peak may appeal to technology shoppers that want a better software-defined WAN than what HPE currently offers, according to analysts. HPE announced Monday […]
HPE ups SD-WAN chops with Silver Peak acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Silver Peak may appeal to technology shoppers that want a better software-defined WAN than what HPE currently offers, according to analysts. HPE announced Monday […]