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Court quashes detention of girl, 14, whose lie split family - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“A 14-year-old girl who was sentenced to 18 months detention for falsely accusing her brother and his friend of indecently assaulting her when she was nine has had her sentence quashed by the appeal court, which said it ’should never have been passed’...

Gordon Brown facing serious revolt over planning laws - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Gordon Brown faces his most serious Parliamentary revolt this week after a series of polls revealed a further decline in his popularity ahead of his first anniversary as Prime Minister.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2008 Source: www...

Teenagers targeted in crime crackdown - The Independent

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Thousands more teenagers are being dragged into the criminal justice system for petty offences, threatening to set them on the path to adult crime, ministers are warned today. The numbers of under-18s being convicted or formally cautioned has almost doubled in some parts of the country, the Institute for Public Policy [...

Deafness fear for girl facing deportation - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“A toddler who underwent a series of operations to improve her hearing is facing a lifetime of total deafness after the Home Office refused her family permission to stay in the UK.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.guardian...

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Written warnings for police who boasted online about car crashes - The Times

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Eighteen police officers have been disciplined after bragging on a social networking website about crashing cars and hitting pedestrians.” Full story The Times, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ministers pressed on child labour - BBC News

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Activists have urged the UK government to take action on child labour after clothing firm Primark fired three of its Indian suppliers who used children.” Full story BBC News, 22nd June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Sharp rise in prison drug seizures - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 23, 2008
“The amount of drugs seized in British prisons has increased sharply, new have figures revealed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Iran is safe for ?discreet? gays, says Jacqui Smith - The Independent

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Gay and lesbian asylum-seekers can be safely deported to Iran as long as they live their lives ‘discreetly’, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has claimed.” Full story The Independent, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.independent.co...

Judges fight plans for US-style sentencing - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Plans for a US-style sentencing ‘grid’ to try to contain prison numbers in England and Wales have been condemned by judges, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Abu Hamza loses extradition fight - The Independent

Posted on June 23, 2008
“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has lost his High Court battle against extradition to the United States, where he faces a jail sentence of up to 100 years.” Full story The Independent, 21st June 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

10 cases where anonymous witnesses secured a conviction - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 23, 2008
“10 cases where anonymous witnesses helped secure a conviction.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Councils told to stop using spy laws for ?trivial? issues - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Every council in England will today be instructed to stop using tough laws to spy on people over ‘trivial matters’ such as dog-fouling and litter offences.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Female circumcision: a tradition steeped in blood - The Independent

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Police are to stage high-profile checks on flights to a number of African states in an attempt to stop young girls being taken abroad to be forcibly mutilated with the consent of their parents.” Full story The Independent, 22nd June 2008 Source: www...

Ex-minister backs assisted death - BBC News

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Former health minister Lord Warner has backed calls for a law change to allow assisted death for terminally-ill patients who want to die.” Full story BBC News, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father who turned police informer criticises length of gun sentence - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“A father whose son was jailed for three years yesterday after he informed police that he was hiding bullets in his house criticised the sentence handed down as too harsh. Paul Metcalfe, 19, was convicted after his father Neil told police about the small stash of ammunition he discovered at his home in Nelson, Lancashire...

NHS age discrimination to be tackle with Equalities Bill - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Age discrimination is to be outlawed in a bid to prevent pensioners being denied NHS treatment and patronised by doctors because of their age.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Appeal court says criminals? wives? assets untouchable - The Independent

Posted on June 23, 2008
“Millions of pounds worth of criminal assets, including luxury homes and jewellery, will remain out of the reach of the state after a landmark ruling by the Appeal Court.” Full story The Independent, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.independent...

Persaud suspended from practice for three months over plagiarism - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“It was the scale of his dishonesty which did for Dr Raj Persaud, the celebrity psychiatrist who was reprimanded and suspended from practice for three months by the General Medical Council last night.” Full story The Guardian, 21st June 2008 Source: www...

Burnham falls short of full apology to campaigner - The Independent

Posted on June 23, 2008
“The Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, has moved to defuse his damaging ’smears’ row with the civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, but stopped short of saying sorry.” Full story The Independent, 21st June 2008 Source: www...

Parents to sue over three-year-old?s playground death - Daily Telegraph

Posted on June 23, 2008
“The parents of a three-year-old boy who died from a head injury after paramedics decided not to take him to hospital have spoken of their anger at being arrested on suspicion of murder.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2008 Source: www...

Straw wants ?urgent? law change to allow anonymous evidence - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“An ‘urgent’ change in the law is being considered to allow anonymous witness evidence to be used in court, the government said today.” Full story The Guardian, 21st June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

McCanns make High Court files bid - BBC News

Posted on June 23, 2008
“The parents of Madeleine McCann will ask a High Court judge to order police files on the disappearance of their daughter to be released.” Full story BBC News, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teenager jailed for life over ?wild west? crossfire death - The Guardian

Posted on June 23, 2008
“An 18-year-old was today jailed for life for the murder of a Polish woman who was caught in the crossfire of a ‘wild west’ shoot-out in a south London car park.” Full story The Guardian, 23rd June 2008 Source: www.guardian.co...

Building bridges - Law Society?s Gazette

Posted on June 20, 2008
“Lawyers fear the Law Commission’s drive to step outside the courts in housing disputes will undermine the justice system, reports Grania Langdon-Down.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 19th June 2008 Source: www.lawgazette.co...

Annual report on freedom of information in central government - Ministry of Justice

Posted on June 20, 2008
“Report on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act in central government in 2007, bringing�together quarterly statistics and�analysing longer term trends.” Full report Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2008 Source; www.justice.gov.uk

Local immigration teams launched - Home Office

Posted on June 20, 2008
“The new teams will work with police and border control agents to help ensure illegal working operations are stopped.” Full press release Home Office, 19th June 2008 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk �

Criminal VHCC Developments - The Bar Council

Posted on June 20, 2008
“The Chairman’s letter of�2 May�informed barristers that a� VHCC Steering Group had been established with representatives of the Law Society, the MoJ, the LSC and the Bar.” Full press release� The Bar Council, 19th June 2008 Source: www...