(Embedded Tweet - click date)Today, we celebrate the life and deeds, of a noble, great and loved man - Mr David Stanley. Rest well, my friend https://t.co/Dd5oJv0xQB pic.twitter.com/8NGGF8MGLx— GhandisOPhoenix (@GhandisOPhoenix) February 2, 2017
Showing posts with label Home Office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Office. Show all posts
Thursday, 2 February 2017
In Memory, Of A Noble, Great And Loved Man
Monday, 7 July 2014
The Wicked Witch Of The South, Plays The Paedocard, On Cue
She Will Melt - given time
*****
Last updated Mon 7 Jul 2014
Child abuse investigators [sic] 'need more access to data'
"Home Secretary Theresa May says Ceop can do their jobs better with more access to private data.
Britain's child sex abuse investigation body [sic] needs more access to phone and internet records so it can better investigate crimes, Theresa May has said.
The Home Secretary spoke ahead of reports the Government is due to pass emergency laws requiring phone companies to store text, call, and web use data.
Her comments came after it emerged the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) made fewer arrests last year than the previous year." [and that is seen as 'a bad thing']
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-07-07/child-abuse-investigators-need-more-access-to-data-child-sex-abuse-investigators-need-more-access-to-phone-and-internet-records
Published: 15:55, 7 July 2014 | Updated: 15:55, 7 July 2014
CEOP 'NEEDS PHONE/WEB DATA ACCESS'
"Sadly one of the issues that had been raised of course is the extent to which it is able to continue to have access to matters like communications data.
"As that degrades [sic] of course [?] it makes it harder for Ceop to investigate certain crimes."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2683445/CEOP-NEEDS-PHONE-WEB-DATA-ACCESS.html
10 July 2014 Last updated at 09:20 GMT
Emergency phone and internet data retention law set to be passed
"LIVE: David Cameron and Nick Clegg give a news conference on emergency surveillance legislation.
An emergency law to ensure police and security services can continue to access people's phone and internet records is expected to be approved at a special cabinet meeting later.
David Cameron says the Data Retention and Investigation Powers Bill is needed to fight "criminals and terrorists"."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-28237111
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CEOP, playing its usual spook role, as freedom-remover and NWO-enabler.
The OSC.
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Posted by The Liberal Democrats on 30 September, 2014 @ 7:04 PM
"Communications Data Bill - Julian Huppert's letter to Theresa May
Following a speech by the Home Secretary Theresa May referencing the Communications Data Bill, Liberal Democrat spokesman on Home Affairs, Justice and Equalities Julian Huppert has sent the letter below to Theresa May.
Dear Theresa,
We disagree on the Communications Data Bill.
The Liberal Democrat position is clear: we do not think that the proposal to store a record of every citizen's internet browsing for 12 months is compatible with our basic civil liberties. We also do not think it is right to force UK companies to keep track of everything people do on Google, Facebook or other websites. You appear determined to push ahead with the scheme at all costs, regardless of widespread public concern. I'm more than happy to continue to have that debate as we approach the general election.
But there are limits. I was utterly dismayed by the suggestion in your conference speech today that my party has put children's lives at risk.
That is an extraordinary claim, and one which must be backed with compelling evidence. Instead, you cited figures from the National Crime Agency which were entirely misleading. You said:
"Over a six-month period, the National Crime Agency estimates that it had to drop at least twenty cases as a result of missing communications data. Thirteen of these were threat-to-life cases, in which a child was judged to be at risk of imminent harm [...] The solution to this crisis of national security was the Communications Data Bill. But two years ago, it was torpedoed by the Liberal Democrats."
The National Crime Agency cases you cite were, I understand, unable to proceed because it was not possible to connect the IP address used for the communication to a particular device. 'IP matching' is a genuine problem, and as you know, Liberal Democrats have supported and continue to support action to solve it. Following our vetoing of the Communications Data Bill, we supported including proposals to resolve this problem in the Queen's Speech.
Since then, nothing has happened. No such proposals have been brought forward by your department.
Responsibility for the lack of data in the cases you cite, and the risk thereby caused to individuals, including children, therefore lies exclusively at your door. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the Liberal Democrats.
I realise that your conference speeches are not subject to the same levels of accuracy as statements in the House of Commons, but nonetheless I would expect you to issue a public correction and an apology at the earliest opportunity.
Yours,
Julian"
http://www.libdems.org.uk/communications_data_bill_julian_huppert_s_letter_theresa_may
Friday, 16 May 2014
Why 'Making' (Downloading - POCA 1978)/'Possessing' (CJA 1988) Indecent Images of Children Is Not A Sexual Offence And Never Can Be (Well, Not In A Rational World)
(1) From Home Office Classification
Source:
Trending - Trends of indecent images of children and child sexual offences between 2005/2006 and 2012/2013 within the United Kingdom
http://therealosc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/trending.html
Released: 17 October 2013
Sexual Offences in England and Wales - year ending June 2013
Part of Crime Statistics, period ending June 2013 Release ...
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/period-ending-june-2013/info-sexual-offenses.html
With effect from April 2014
Home Office Counting Rules For Recorded Crime
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/340312/count-crimes-society-july-2014.pdf
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(2) From The SOA 2003
2 (a) The Requirement To Notify
Source:
Trending - Trends of indecent images of children and child sexual offences between 2005/2006 and 2012/2013 within the United Kingdom
http://therealosc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/trending.html
i.e. for the purposes of notification requirements (i.e. the, so-called, 'sex offender registration') ...
Part 2: Notification and orders; Notification requirements
80 Persons becoming subject to notification requirements
(1) A person is subject to the notification requirements of this Part for the period set out in section 82 (“the notification period”) if—
(a) he is convicted of an offence listed in Schedule 3;
(b) he is found not guilty of such an offence by reason of insanity;
(c) he is found to be under a disability and to have done the act charged against him in respect of such an offence; or
(d) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, he is cautioned in respect of such an offence.
(2) A person for the time being subject to the notification requirements of this Part is referred to in this Part as a “relevant offender”."
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/part/2
SCHEDULE 3
Sexual offences [sic] for purposes of Part 2
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/schedule/3
For the record, not only those who are required to notify, are subject to SOPOs.
2 (b) What is 'Sexual' About A 'Sexual' Offence?
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/rape_and_sexual_offences/soa_2003_and_soa_1956
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/78
7 February 2003
Sex, crime and seduction - The new Sexual Offences Bill could screw us all.
"A striking feature of the proposed new legislation is its reliance on the concept of ‘a reasonable person’. According to clause 80: ‘penetration, touching or any other activity is sexual if ..."
http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6776#.VN5VpiyW4pN
1st August 2015
Kissing a woman’s hand was ‘chivalry’ not sexual assault – the case of Vidas Cernevicius
"Does this create a precedent? Can I go and kiss womens hands and not get in trouble?
In a word ‘no’. In a few more words ‘of course not, don’t be ridiculous’.
Firstly, as stated above – even if you were to not be convicted of sexual assault, you would still be liable to be found guilty of common assault. This is a serious offence in its own right, for which you can go to prison.
But more importantly, a future court may well not find that there is was no sexual motivation in it all.
In any event, a decision of a Magistrates’ Court is not binding on anybody. It is wrong to see this as anything other than what it is – a decision on its own facts, based on the evidence that Mr Cernevicius gave.
I am not suggesting in any way that Mr Cernevicius is guilty, but he clearly has his own set of beliefs about the world and it is far from guaranteed (to put it mildly) that a different Court would come to the same conclusion with a different person."
http://ukcriminallawblog.com/kissing-a-womans-hand-was-chivalry-not-sexual-assault-the-case-of-vidas-cernevicius
More to follow.
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(3) From Reality
Why Owning Indecent Images of Children Is Not A Sexual Offence, In Reality (Part 2)
http://criticalestoppel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/why-owning-indecent-images-of-children_19.html
Why Owning Indecent Images of Children Is Not A Sexual Offence, In Reality (Part 1)
http://criticalestoppel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/why-owning-indecent-images-of-children.html
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I Looked
"I looked at the vicious crowd, pushing and jostling, and I did nothing, now I am a hooligan.
I looked at the calm soldier, slicing his enemy with his bayonet, and I did nothing, now I am a war criminal.
I looked at the disembowelled refugee children, and I did nothing, now I am a participator.
I looked at the stick-like bodies, as they were pushed into the trench, and I did nothing, now I am Nazi.
I looked at the shattered remains of the crash victim, and I did nothing, now I am a manslaughterer.
I looked at the voluptuous body of the seductive model, and I did nothing, now I am a rapist.
I looked at the distant scientists, collecting the remains of the murdered schoolgirl, and I did nothing, now I am a murderer.
I looked at the taboo sexual practices of others, and I did nothing, now I live the rest of my life as a child sexual offender,
... and then, I shutdown the computer."
http://web.archive.org/web/20050206085307/http://www.madbadorsad.org/arttherapy.htm
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December 26, 2010
"“However, what he didn’t turn his mind to at the time is that merely having possession and viewing images such as this does victimize and hurt the individual portrayed in the image. He appreciates that now.” Senior gets jail time, probation for having single image of child pornography
We at Human-Stupidity.com fail to appreciate that. Maybe we are too humanly-stupid to understand. Or maybe we do not fall prey to mystical superstitious thinking that is the driving force of the child porn witch hunt."
*****
*****
http://human-stupidity.com/stupid-dogma/child-porn-witch-hunt/watching-child-pornography-victimizes-child-voodoo-science
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The Madness of 'Gillotti' (USA)
July 11, 2014 - 7:14 PM
Sex offender loses bid to reduce rating
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/all-niagara-county/sex-offender-loses-bid-to-reduce-rating-20140711
Decided on June 10, 2014;
People v. Gillotti
Summary:
"Both Defendants in this case were required to register as a sex offenders pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA).
At issue in these cases was the SORA risk assessment guidelines promulgated by the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders.
The Court of Appeals held:
(1) guidelines factor 3, which is based on the number of victims [sic] involved in an offender’s crime [sic], permits the scoring of points based on the number of different children depicted in the child pornography files possessed by a child pornography offender;
(2) a position statement issued by the Board on the evaluation of child pornography cases under SORA does not prohibit a SORA court from assigning points to an offender under factor 3 and factor 7 (which accounts for the increased risk of sexual recidivism posed [sic] by an offender whose crime is directed at a stranger [sic]);
and (3) where an offender requests a downward departure in a SORA case the offender must prove the facts supporting a downward departure by a preponderance of the evidence."
http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/court-of-appeals/2014/97-0.html
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Posted on June 29, 2014
9 Reasons Why Child Porn Laws Are Evil
1. Child abuse images are completely legal, while child porn images are not
2. Child porn is not child abuse
3. Child porn is a thought crime
4. Criminalising any image is an affront to democracy
5. Banning one thing leads to the ‘slippery slope’ effect of banning everything
6. Child porn laws undermine the rule of law
7. Child porn laws are so excessively broad that they effectively rape children of their childhood
8. Banning child porn allows child rapists and child abusers to walk free
9. Those who seek to ban child pornography are all paedophiles themselves anyway
https://holocaust21.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/9-reasons-why-child-porn-laws-are-evil/
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21 August, 2014
Banning us from watching this video of a criminal act is a step too far
"There is a difference between individuals exercising their right not to view or share a video, and companies such as Twitter -- or indeed the police force -- denying people the right to view it."
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/08/james-foley-isis-media-blackout-twitter-met-police/
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More to follow.
Trending - Trends of indecent images of children and child sexual offences between 2005/2006 and 2012/2013 within the United Kingdom
http://therealosc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/trending.html
Released: 17 October 2013
Sexual Offences in England and Wales - year ending June 2013
Part of Crime Statistics, period ending June 2013 Release ...
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/period-ending-june-2013/info-sexual-offenses.html
With effect from April 2014
Home Office Counting Rules For Recorded Crime
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/340312/count-crimes-society-july-2014.pdf
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(2) From The SOA 2003
2 (a) The Requirement To Notify
Trending - Trends of indecent images of children and child sexual offences between 2005/2006 and 2012/2013 within the United Kingdom
http://therealosc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/trending.html
i.e. for the purposes of notification requirements (i.e. the, so-called, 'sex offender registration') ...
Part 2: Notification and orders; Notification requirements
80 Persons becoming subject to notification requirements
(1) A person is subject to the notification requirements of this Part for the period set out in section 82 (“the notification period”) if—
(a) he is convicted of an offence listed in Schedule 3;
(b) he is found not guilty of such an offence by reason of insanity;
(c) he is found to be under a disability and to have done the act charged against him in respect of such an offence; or
(d) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, he is cautioned in respect of such an offence.
(2) A person for the time being subject to the notification requirements of this Part is referred to in this Part as a “relevant offender”."
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/part/2
SCHEDULE 3
Sexual offences [sic] for purposes of Part 2
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/schedule/3
For the record, not only those who are required to notify, are subject to SOPOs.
2 (b) What is 'Sexual' About A 'Sexual' Offence?
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/rape_and_sexual_offences/soa_2003_and_soa_1956
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/78
7 February 2003
Sex, crime and seduction - The new Sexual Offences Bill could screw us all.
"A striking feature of the proposed new legislation is its reliance on the concept of ‘a reasonable person’. According to clause 80: ‘penetration, touching or any other activity is sexual if ..."
http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/6776#.VN5VpiyW4pN
1st August 2015
Kissing a woman’s hand was ‘chivalry’ not sexual assault – the case of Vidas Cernevicius
"Does this create a precedent? Can I go and kiss womens hands and not get in trouble?
In a word ‘no’. In a few more words ‘of course not, don’t be ridiculous’.
Firstly, as stated above – even if you were to not be convicted of sexual assault, you would still be liable to be found guilty of common assault. This is a serious offence in its own right, for which you can go to prison.
But more importantly, a future court may well not find that there is was no sexual motivation in it all.
In any event, a decision of a Magistrates’ Court is not binding on anybody. It is wrong to see this as anything other than what it is – a decision on its own facts, based on the evidence that Mr Cernevicius gave.
I am not suggesting in any way that Mr Cernevicius is guilty, but he clearly has his own set of beliefs about the world and it is far from guaranteed (to put it mildly) that a different Court would come to the same conclusion with a different person."
http://ukcriminallawblog.com/kissing-a-womans-hand-was-chivalry-not-sexual-assault-the-case-of-vidas-cernevicius
More to follow.
*****
(3) From Reality
Why Owning Indecent Images of Children Is Not A Sexual Offence, In Reality (Part 2)
http://criticalestoppel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/why-owning-indecent-images-of-children_19.html
Why Owning Indecent Images of Children Is Not A Sexual Offence, In Reality (Part 1)
click to enlarge
http://criticalestoppel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/why-owning-indecent-images-of-children.html
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I Looked
"I looked at the vicious crowd, pushing and jostling, and I did nothing, now I am a hooligan.
I looked at the calm soldier, slicing his enemy with his bayonet, and I did nothing, now I am a war criminal.
I looked at the disembowelled refugee children, and I did nothing, now I am a participator.
I looked at the stick-like bodies, as they were pushed into the trench, and I did nothing, now I am Nazi.
I looked at the shattered remains of the crash victim, and I did nothing, now I am a manslaughterer.
I looked at the voluptuous body of the seductive model, and I did nothing, now I am a rapist.
I looked at the distant scientists, collecting the remains of the murdered schoolgirl, and I did nothing, now I am a murderer.
I looked at the taboo sexual practices of others, and I did nothing, now I live the rest of my life as a child sexual offender,
... and then, I shutdown the computer."
http://web.archive.org/web/20050206085307/http://www.madbadorsad.org/arttherapy.htm
*****
December 26, 2010
"“However, what he didn’t turn his mind to at the time is that merely having possession and viewing images such as this does victimize and hurt the individual portrayed in the image. He appreciates that now.” Senior gets jail time, probation for having single image of child pornography
We at Human-Stupidity.com fail to appreciate that. Maybe we are too humanly-stupid to understand. Or maybe we do not fall prey to mystical superstitious thinking that is the driving force of the child porn witch hunt."
*****
click to enlarge
*****
http://human-stupidity.com/stupid-dogma/child-porn-witch-hunt/watching-child-pornography-victimizes-child-voodoo-science
*****
The Madness of 'Gillotti' (USA)
July 11, 2014 - 7:14 PM
Sex offender loses bid to reduce rating
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/all-niagara-county/sex-offender-loses-bid-to-reduce-rating-20140711
Decided on June 10, 2014;
People v. Gillotti
Summary:
"Both Defendants in this case were required to register as a sex offenders pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA).
At issue in these cases was the SORA risk assessment guidelines promulgated by the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders.
The Court of Appeals held:
(1) guidelines factor 3, which is based on the number of victims [sic] involved in an offender’s crime [sic], permits the scoring of points based on the number of different children depicted in the child pornography files possessed by a child pornography offender;
(2) a position statement issued by the Board on the evaluation of child pornography cases under SORA does not prohibit a SORA court from assigning points to an offender under factor 3 and factor 7 (which accounts for the increased risk of sexual recidivism posed [sic] by an offender whose crime is directed at a stranger [sic]);
and (3) where an offender requests a downward departure in a SORA case the offender must prove the facts supporting a downward departure by a preponderance of the evidence."
http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/court-of-appeals/2014/97-0.html
*****
Posted on June 29, 2014
9 Reasons Why Child Porn Laws Are Evil
1. Child abuse images are completely legal, while child porn images are not
2. Child porn is not child abuse
3. Child porn is a thought crime
4. Criminalising any image is an affront to democracy
5. Banning one thing leads to the ‘slippery slope’ effect of banning everything
6. Child porn laws undermine the rule of law
7. Child porn laws are so excessively broad that they effectively rape children of their childhood
8. Banning child porn allows child rapists and child abusers to walk free
9. Those who seek to ban child pornography are all paedophiles themselves anyway
https://holocaust21.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/9-reasons-why-child-porn-laws-are-evil/
*****
21 August, 2014
Banning us from watching this video of a criminal act is a step too far
"There is a difference between individuals exercising their right not to view or share a video, and companies such as Twitter -- or indeed the police force -- denying people the right to view it."
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/08/james-foley-isis-media-blackout-twitter-met-police/
Censorsing the vile video of James #Foley being beheaded is a menace to #FreeSpeech. SEE http://t.co/8cwZDaxuUZ via @IndexCensorship @hrw
— Peter Tatchell (@PeterTatchell) August 23, 2014
(Embedded Tweet - click date)*****
More to follow.
Thursday, 6 February 2014
MoJ - When They Say 'Facts, They Mean 'Law', 'Beliefs' And 'Lies'
5 February 2014;
Policy paper Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: fact sheets
Organisation: Ministry of Justice
Page history: Published 5 February 2014
Applies to: England and Wales
Collections: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
"15 fact sheets that accompany the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill"
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-and-courts-bill-fact-sheets
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-and-courts-bill
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill impact assessments
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-and-courts-bill-impact-assessments
Policy paper Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: fact sheets
Organisation: Ministry of Justice
Page history: Published 5 February 2014
Applies to: England and Wales
Collections: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
"15 fact sheets that accompany the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill"
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-and-courts-bill-fact-sheets
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-and-courts-bill
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill impact assessments
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-and-courts-bill-impact-assessments
Friday, 3 January 2014
Licence To Thrill
January 2014
On licence for a sex offence [sic]
"By Francesca Cooney Advice & Information Manager Prison Reform Trust
The Prison Reform Trust has produced a new leaflet.
On licence for a sex offence [sic]
The Prison Reform Trust has produced a new leaflet. This is for people who are on licence for a conviction for a sex offence [sic]. The leaflet covers release on licence, the sex offenders' register [sic], police monitoring of sex offenders [sic] (MAPPA), SOPO (Sex Offences [sic] Prevention Orders) and when information can be disclosed about you."
http://www.insidetime.org/articleview.asp?a=1658&c=on_licence_for_a_sex_offence
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(Embedded Tweet - click date)
On licence for a sex offence [sic]
"By Francesca Cooney Advice & Information Manager Prison Reform Trust
The Prison Reform Trust has produced a new leaflet.
On licence for a sex offence [sic]
The Prison Reform Trust has produced a new leaflet. This is for people who are on licence for a conviction for a sex offence [sic]. The leaflet covers release on licence, the sex offenders' register [sic], police monitoring of sex offenders [sic] (MAPPA), SOPO (Sex Offences [sic] Prevention Orders) and when information can be disclosed about you."
http://www.insidetime.org/articleview.asp?a=1658&c=on_licence_for_a_sex_offence
*****
On Licence for a sex offence?
Prison Reform Trust has produced a new leaflet.
January Inside Time - on-line NOW!
http://t.co/O665cmDNwW
— Inside Time (@InsideTimeUK) January 2, 2014
(Embedded Tweet - click date)
Monday, 2 December 2013
To Be Spent, But, Still To Be Prejudiced Against - Nothing Changes
DBS list of offences that will never be filtered from a criminal record check https://t.co/vKgbeDKUSG
— CrimeLine.info® (@CrimeLineLaw) December 2, 2013
(Embedded Tweet - click date - archived, if needed).List ... https://t.co/vKgbeDKUSG (.xlsx)
Going to be a minefield ...
http://therealosc.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/ROA%201974
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December 2013
Filtering legislation
"What is the new filtering legislation about?
Previously, all convictions, cautions, final warnings and reprimands on the Police National Computer were disclosed on Standard and Enhanced DBS (formerly ‘CRB’) certificates until a person reached 100 years of age.
On the 29th May 2013, an amendment to The Police Act 1997 was implemented that allows certain minor offences to be removed or ‘filtered’ from the certificates. Offences that are eligible to be filtered no longer need to be disclosed for jobs that are eligible for Standard or Enhanced DBS checks.
Please note that the legislation applies to England and Wales only."
http://www.nacro.org.uk/what-we-do/resettlement-advice-service/advice/legislation/filtering-legislation,1648,NAP.html
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Page history: Updated 13 December 2013, see all updates
DBS filtering guide Organisation: Disclosure and Barring Service
Information added about external guidance available from Nacro and Unlock. 13 December 2013 10:46am
Added more information about convictions with multiple offences. 13 September 2013 11:01am
Updated to version 1.4 - added a link to Unlock guidance1 2 August 2013 3:37pm
Uploaded new version 1.3 with further advice on filtering. 30 July 2013 2:20pm
Updated version of the document.1 2 June 2013 12:24pm
Updated the document 29 May 2013 8:41am
First published. 28 May 2013 3:34pm
Policy: Helping employers make safer recruiting decisions
Collections: DBS filtering guidance and DBS checking service guidance
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265811/Filtering_guidance_v3.pdf
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Get Your Fingers Out
Published 14 November 2013
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Commons Library
"Research publications › Research briefings
Standard notes SN01841. Authors: Sally Lipscombe."
"The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 aims to give those with convictions or cautions the chance – in certain circumstances – to wipe the slate clean and start afresh.
Under the Act, eligible convictions or cautions become “spent” after a specified period of time known as the “rehabilitation period”, the length of which varies depending on how the individual concerned was dealt with. Prison sentences of over 30 months are excluded from the scope of the Act and can therefore never become spent. The rehabilitation periods for other types of sentence vary according to whether the person was cautioned or convicted and, if the latter, the type of sentence imposed. Rehabilitation periods will generally be shorter for offenders aged under 18 when they were convicted.
Once the conviction or caution becomes spent, the offender is regarded as rehabilitated and (for most purposes) is treated as if he had never committed the offence.
However, there are a number of exceptions to this general approach. For example, for some types of employment a person can be required to disclose details of both unspent and spent convictions or cautions.
The Government has recently legislated (via section 139 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) to reform the 1974 Act in two key ways. The first key change is to extend the scope of the Act to cover custodial sentences of up to 48 months, and the second is to change the length of some of the rehabilitation periods (in most cases by reducing them).
The Act received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 but section 139 has not yet been commenced and so is not yet in force. The Government had initially indicated that section 139 would be commenced in spring 2013; however, in February 2013 the offender rehabilitation charity Unlock said that it had been notified by the Government that section 139 would not now be commenced until November 2013. In answer to a PQ in October 2013, the Government said that it was working through some significant business and technical issues regarding implementation that were required to be resolved before commencement. It said that it aimed to have the reforms in place at the earliest possible point."
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn01841/the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn01841.pdf
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Commons Library
"Research publications › Research briefings
Standard notes SN01841. Authors: Sally Lipscombe."
"The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 aims to give those with convictions or cautions the chance – in certain circumstances – to wipe the slate clean and start afresh.
Under the Act, eligible convictions or cautions become “spent” after a specified period of time known as the “rehabilitation period”, the length of which varies depending on how the individual concerned was dealt with. Prison sentences of over 30 months are excluded from the scope of the Act and can therefore never become spent. The rehabilitation periods for other types of sentence vary according to whether the person was cautioned or convicted and, if the latter, the type of sentence imposed. Rehabilitation periods will generally be shorter for offenders aged under 18 when they were convicted.
Once the conviction or caution becomes spent, the offender is regarded as rehabilitated and (for most purposes) is treated as if he had never committed the offence.
However, there are a number of exceptions to this general approach. For example, for some types of employment a person can be required to disclose details of both unspent and spent convictions or cautions.
The Government has recently legislated (via section 139 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012) to reform the 1974 Act in two key ways. The first key change is to extend the scope of the Act to cover custodial sentences of up to 48 months, and the second is to change the length of some of the rehabilitation periods (in most cases by reducing them).
The Act received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 but section 139 has not yet been commenced and so is not yet in force. The Government had initially indicated that section 139 would be commenced in spring 2013; however, in February 2013 the offender rehabilitation charity Unlock said that it had been notified by the Government that section 139 would not now be commenced until November 2013. In answer to a PQ in October 2013, the Government said that it was working through some significant business and technical issues regarding implementation that were required to be resolved before commencement. It said that it aimed to have the reforms in place at the earliest possible point."
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn01841/the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn01841.pdf
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Monday, 27 May 2013
The Government Is Seeking Leave To Appeal This Decision
11th May 2013
The retention and disclosure of criminal records
"There has been some debate over two particular issues relating to criminal records checks: the disclosure of non-conviction information and the disclosure of old and minor convictions.
The Government has recently legislated (via the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) to introduce a number of new safeguards relating to the disclosure of non-conviction information, such as a new independent disputes process.
The Court of Appeal ruled in January 2013 that the mandatory and blanket disclosure of convictions as part of a criminal records check was incompatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to respect for private life). The Government is seeking leave to appeal this decision. The Government has also proposed legislation to introduce a new filtering mechanism to restrict the disclosure of old and minor convictions. This legislation requires the approval of Parliament before it can come into force."
http://www.crimeline.info/news/the-retention-and-disclosure-of-criminal-records
The retention and disclosure of criminal records
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06441.pdf
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PUBLISHED: 00:20, 29 May 2013 | UPDATED: 00:27, 29 May 2013
Shoplifters and burglars get the right to work in schools and care homes
">Thousands of criminals will have their records wiped clean
>The changes to the criminal records regime follows a human rights ruling
>Under existing rules anyone wanting to work with children or vulnerable adults must disclose any previous convictions or cautions
>Judgment said disclosing minor offences was a breach of individual's right to a private and family life"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2332432/Shoplifters-burglars-right-work-schools-care-homes.html
Burglars win right to keep convictions secret
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10085036/Burglars-win-right-to-keep-convictions-secret.html
The retention and disclosure of criminal records
"There has been some debate over two particular issues relating to criminal records checks: the disclosure of non-conviction information and the disclosure of old and minor convictions.
The Government has recently legislated (via the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) to introduce a number of new safeguards relating to the disclosure of non-conviction information, such as a new independent disputes process.
The Court of Appeal ruled in January 2013 that the mandatory and blanket disclosure of convictions as part of a criminal records check was incompatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to respect for private life). The Government is seeking leave to appeal this decision. The Government has also proposed legislation to introduce a new filtering mechanism to restrict the disclosure of old and minor convictions. This legislation requires the approval of Parliament before it can come into force."
http://www.crimeline.info/news/the-retention-and-disclosure-of-criminal-records
The retention and disclosure of criminal records
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06441.pdf
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PUBLISHED: 00:20, 29 May 2013 | UPDATED: 00:27, 29 May 2013
Shoplifters and burglars get the right to work in schools and care homes
">Thousands of criminals will have their records wiped clean
>The changes to the criminal records regime follows a human rights ruling
>Under existing rules anyone wanting to work with children or vulnerable adults must disclose any previous convictions or cautions
>Judgment said disclosing minor offences was a breach of individual's right to a private and family life"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2332432/Shoplifters-burglars-right-work-schools-care-homes.html
Burglars win right to keep convictions secret
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10085036/Burglars-win-right-to-keep-convictions-secret.html
Sunday, 19 May 2013
It Is Called Friendship (As Much As It Can Be) And Self-Preservation, Carla
Posted on May 16, 2013
Sex offenders – Do probation approved premises perpetuate the problem [?]?
"Carla Reeves is a Principal Lecturer and Subject Leader in Criminology. Here, following the conviction of seven men in Oxfordshire for sexual exploitation, rape and trafficking of young girls, she talks about her research into sex offenders forming detrimental relationships [sic] with other sex offenders in probation approved premises.
For this work I spent two years talking to people who lived and worked in a probation hostel and observing life within it."
"I focussed on those with convictions for sexual offences and saw that the resident ex-prisoners formed themselves into groups based on their offence (even though this was mean to be unknown to the residents) and within those groups they supported each other’s minimisations of their offending or other risky behaviours, as well as undermining the work of the agencies working with them [really, how?].
These groups were powerful in their influence over the members of the group as they helped to create a social identity of ‘sex offender’ which reinforced the individual’s personal identity of this. An identity that was not only formed through their offences, but also through the ritualised labelling process of the being convicted and sentenced, imprisoned and then managed through release.
It is important to realise that these hostels reflect the culture of prison [well, not quite] where, once someone is identified as a sex offender (or even suspected of this) they are very low status in the prison hierarchy and are frequently subjected to bullying, assaults and other victimisation which necessitates them being placed in sections designed to hold vulnerable prisoners.
This segregation in prison is maintained through the grouping in the hostel and through the way they are treated and managed by staff so that any attempts to reject this label and identity are very difficult to achieve. Without this ‘moving on’ by the prisoner it is difficult to work with them to support their desistance from crime."
http://blogs.hud.ac.uk/academics/blog/2013/05/16/sex-offenders-do-probation-approved-premises-perpetuate-the-problem/
Sex offenders – Do probation approved premises perpetuate the problem [?]?
"Carla Reeves is a Principal Lecturer and Subject Leader in Criminology. Here, following the conviction of seven men in Oxfordshire for sexual exploitation, rape and trafficking of young girls, she talks about her research into sex offenders forming detrimental relationships [sic] with other sex offenders in probation approved premises.
For this work I spent two years talking to people who lived and worked in a probation hostel and observing life within it."
"I focussed on those with convictions for sexual offences and saw that the resident ex-prisoners formed themselves into groups based on their offence (even though this was mean to be unknown to the residents) and within those groups they supported each other’s minimisations of their offending or other risky behaviours, as well as undermining the work of the agencies working with them [really, how?].
These groups were powerful in their influence over the members of the group as they helped to create a social identity of ‘sex offender’ which reinforced the individual’s personal identity of this. An identity that was not only formed through their offences, but also through the ritualised labelling process of the being convicted and sentenced, imprisoned and then managed through release.
It is important to realise that these hostels reflect the culture of prison [well, not quite] where, once someone is identified as a sex offender (or even suspected of this) they are very low status in the prison hierarchy and are frequently subjected to bullying, assaults and other victimisation which necessitates them being placed in sections designed to hold vulnerable prisoners.
This segregation in prison is maintained through the grouping in the hostel and through the way they are treated and managed by staff so that any attempts to reject this label and identity are very difficult to achieve. Without this ‘moving on’ by the prisoner it is difficult to work with them to support their desistance from crime."
http://blogs.hud.ac.uk/academics/blog/2013/05/16/sex-offenders-do-probation-approved-premises-perpetuate-the-problem/
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Westminster Knows What 'You' Have Been Up To, Jim - It Just Cannot Afford To Say It - So It Applies A Different Approach
1 day ago
Jim Gamble former head of CEOP, Child Exploitation & Online Protection agency, on his concerns about National Crime Agency
"Jim Gamble former head of CEOP, Child Exploitation & Online Protection agency, on his concerns about National Crime Agency."
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1391144-jim-gamble-former-head-of-ceop-child-exploitation-online-protection-agency-on-his-concerns-about-national-crime-agency-bbcnolan
Comment:
'Accountability', says Jim - how ironic.
The OSC
Jim Gamble former head of CEOP, Child Exploitation & Online Protection agency, on his concerns about National Crime Agency
"Jim Gamble former head of CEOP, Child Exploitation & Online Protection agency, on his concerns about National Crime Agency."
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1391144-jim-gamble-former-head-of-ceop-child-exploitation-online-protection-agency-on-his-concerns-about-national-crime-agency-bbcnolan
Comment:
'Accountability', says Jim - how ironic.
The OSC
"Ensure That The Highest Ethical Standards Are Maintained" - You Mean, Such As, Calling A Complaint A Crime?
14 May 2013
ACPO comment on crime data recording
"A long-term reduction in police recorded crime is closely aligned to a downward trend in the independently compiled British Crime Survey.
ACPO lead on crime statistics, Deputy Chief Constable Jeff Farrar said:
“The UK is regarded as having one of the most rigorous crime recording regimes in the world. The Service works hard to ensure that our data is as robust as it can be - we have to remain vigilant on the issue as anything less may impact on public confidence in police."
“There are clear standards in place for recording crime data both from ACPO and the Home Office which forces must comply with, and dedicated crime recording officers in each force oversee this process to ensure that the highest ethical standards are maintained.""
http://www.acpo.presscentre.com/Press-Releases/ACPO-comment-on-crime-data-recording-21d.aspx
ACPO comment on crime data recording
"A long-term reduction in police recorded crime is closely aligned to a downward trend in the independently compiled British Crime Survey.
ACPO lead on crime statistics, Deputy Chief Constable Jeff Farrar said:
“The UK is regarded as having one of the most rigorous crime recording regimes in the world. The Service works hard to ensure that our data is as robust as it can be - we have to remain vigilant on the issue as anything less may impact on public confidence in police."
“There are clear standards in place for recording crime data both from ACPO and the Home Office which forces must comply with, and dedicated crime recording officers in each force oversee this process to ensure that the highest ethical standards are maintained.""
http://www.acpo.presscentre.com/Press-Releases/ACPO-comment-on-crime-data-recording-21d.aspx
Friday, 26 April 2013
Minor Issues
Thursday 25 April 2013
Another blow for Theresa May: human rights law means 17-year-olds in custody must be treated as children
"A teenager has won a High Court victory over the Home Secretary Theresa May's policy of treating 17-year-olds taken into custody as adults - depriving them of protections offered to those aged 16 and under.
Two judges ruled today that the policy was "incompatible" with human rights law.
Those under 16 are entitled to contact their parents or seek advice and assistance from an independent "appropriate" adult.
Today's ruling was a victory for Hughes Cousins-Chang a sixth-form college student from Tulse Hil, south-east London, who was arrested by Metropolitan Police but subsequently found to be innocent.
He was detained for more than 12 hours and strip searched at a police station after being suspected of a robbery.
A Home Office spokesman said: "The Government believes the welfare and protection of all those held in police custody, especially young people, is extremely important. We accept the court's judgment and will consider the next steps we should take to implement the changes.""
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/another-blow-for-theresa-may-human-rights-law-means--17yearolds-in-custody-must-be-treated-as-children-8587516.html
Another blow for Theresa May: human rights law means 17-year-olds in custody must be treated as children
"A teenager has won a High Court victory over the Home Secretary Theresa May's policy of treating 17-year-olds taken into custody as adults - depriving them of protections offered to those aged 16 and under.
Two judges ruled today that the policy was "incompatible" with human rights law.
Those under 16 are entitled to contact their parents or seek advice and assistance from an independent "appropriate" adult.
Today's ruling was a victory for Hughes Cousins-Chang a sixth-form college student from Tulse Hil, south-east London, who was arrested by Metropolitan Police but subsequently found to be innocent.
He was detained for more than 12 hours and strip searched at a police station after being suspected of a robbery.
A Home Office spokesman said: "The Government believes the welfare and protection of all those held in police custody, especially young people, is extremely important. We accept the court's judgment and will consider the next steps we should take to implement the changes.""
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/another-blow-for-theresa-may-human-rights-law-means--17yearolds-in-custody-must-be-treated-as-children-8587516.html
Monday, 18 February 2013
You Can Run ...
18th February 2013
Delays to reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
"We're disappointed to announce that this morning we've received notification from the Government that the changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, due to come into force in Spring 2013, have been delayed. The Ministry of Justice provided us with the following:
"As you know, the commencement of the reforms are dependent on the necessary system changes being in place so that basic disclosure certificates for England and Wales will reflect the new rehabilitation periods. We had been aiming to commence the reforms by April 2013, however, it will not be possible to achieve the necessary system changes by that date and we are now looking at commencement in November.""
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=45c161a5b068f45e640606f58&id=7d2571400c&e=369ac4ad54
Standard notes SN01841 - The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?f=22&m=21072
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Commons Library Standard Note
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN01841
Letter from M0J on LASPO and ROA
http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?f=22&m=21074
Delays to reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
"We're disappointed to announce that this morning we've received notification from the Government that the changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, due to come into force in Spring 2013, have been delayed. The Ministry of Justice provided us with the following:
"As you know, the commencement of the reforms are dependent on the necessary system changes being in place so that basic disclosure certificates for England and Wales will reflect the new rehabilitation periods. We had been aiming to commence the reforms by April 2013, however, it will not be possible to achieve the necessary system changes by that date and we are now looking at commencement in November.""
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=45c161a5b068f45e640606f58&id=7d2571400c&e=369ac4ad54
Standard notes SN01841 - The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?f=22&m=21072
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Commons Library Standard Note
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN01841
Letter from M0J on LASPO and ROA
http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?f=22&m=21074
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Complainant Does Not Equal Victim
What is wrong with this 'graph?
January 28, 2013
One in five women victims of sexual offences
"The first joint statistical overview of sexual offending in England and Wales reveals that almost 20% of all women in England and Wales report that they have been the victim of a sexual offence since the age of 16.
This figure is contained in a new report produced jointly by the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and Office of National Statistics.
It brings together, for the first time, a range of official statistics from across the crime and criminal justice system, providing an overview of sexual offending in England and Wales."
http://eyeshareinfo.com/2013/01/one-in-five-women-victims-of-sexual-offences/
Women still blamed for sexual violence, according to study
http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/02/women-still-blamed-for-sexual-violence-according-to-study/
Published: 16 hrs ago
Monster [sic] slipped through the net [sic]
"THIS ruling by the judges left us reeling in horror. Like Hailey, we fear it could lead to a watering-down of the CRB procedure [DBS, get with the program] — which was put in place to protect [sic] children and vulnerable adults.
Their rights [their what?] should come before [why?] those of anyone else. Ian Huntley was discovered to have got a job as a caretaker even though he had been accused of eight sexual assaults.
Under the present system it would no longer happen [why not?] because anyone wanting jobs where they will come into contact with children and vulnerable adults have their backgrounds checked [and? ... who commits most, fresh, 'sex' crimes?]"
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4787497/Youngsters-at-risk-after-EU-ruling.html
Wrong right
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/sun_says/article4508014.ece
Comment:
Innocent until proven guilty ring a bell, ladies?
The OSC
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April-29-13
ACPO comment on historic sex abuse investigations
"ACPO lead on violence and public protection Chief Constable Dave Whatton said:
''Those people who bravely come forward to report sexual abuse they suffered [sic] as children live with the consequences daily [sic]. We owe it to victims [sic] to do all we can bring offenders [sic] to justice and provide victims [sic] with some form of closure. We also owe it to the public to do our utmost to protect them from dangerous offenders. [sic]""
http://www.lccsa.org.uk/news.asp?ItemID=48548
Friday, 11 January 2013
There Are Statistics ...
10 Jan 2013
ACPO comment on an overview of sexual offending in England and Wales statistical bulletin
"Media Centre Home > Press Releases
This joint bulletin builds on the picture of sexual offending from offence through the criminal justice process and will further sharpen our ongoing focus on reducing the number of victims and prosecuting more rapists
ACPO lead on adult sex offending Deputy Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt said:
“Sex offences are [no, may be] extremely harmful and are treated very seriously. The investigation of sexual offending is a complex area for both police and prosecutors and joint working to ensure best evidence and successful convictions is critical. In recent years the service has been working hard to improve our response in this area, including improving our recording and reporting practices and working with other partner agencies, including health, to encourage victims of sexual offences to come forward and report offences.
“This joint bulletin builds on the picture of sexual offending from offence through the criminal justice process and will further sharpen our ongoing focus on reducing the number of victims; successfully prosecuting more rapists; and providing better support and care for victims.”"
http://www.acpo.presscentre.com/Press-Releases/ACPO-comment-on-an-overview-of-sexual-offending-in-England-and-Wales-statistical-bulletin-1de.aspx
2013
Criminal justice and sentencing statistics: An overview of sexual offending in England and Waless
"An overview of sexual offending in England and Wales
Joint statistical bulletin published by Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Office for National Statistics.
This is an Official Statistics bulletin produced by statisticians in the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Office for National Statistics. It brings together, for the first time, a range of official statistics from across the crime and criminal justice system, providing an overview of sexual offending in England and Wales. The report is structured to highlight: the victim experience; the police role in recording and detecting the crimes; how the various criminal justice agencies deal with an offender once identified; and the criminal histories of sex offenders.
Providing such an overview presents a number of challenges, not least that the available information comes from different sources that do not necessarily cover the same period, the same people (victims or offenders) or the same offences. This is explained further in the attached report."
http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/criminal-justice/sexual-offending-statistics
100,000 assaults. 1,000 rapists sentenced. Shockingly low conviction rates revealed
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/100000-assaults-1000-rapists-sentenced-shockingly-low-conviction-rates-revealed-8446058.html
One-in-40 women has been victim of a sex crime in last year
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4736736/One-in-40-women-has-been-victim-of-a-sex-crime-in-past-year.html
VICTIMS SHOULD COME FIRST
http://westmidlands-pccvictimssummit2013-estw.eventbrite.co.uk/
11 January, 2013 - 18:07
How big is the gap between the number of rape cases and convictions?
"While all the figures quoted in the Independent infographic are taken from the official data held by the Ministry of Justice, it doesn't account for the subtlety needed to properly understand them.
The 95,000 rape cases identified by the paper is the upper boundary to an estimate that includes attempted rapes, while the figures given for prosecutions and convictions refer to individual offenders, rather than the cases they are associated with, and therefore aren't directly comparable to the 95,000 figure."
http://fullfact.org/factchecks/rape_cases_convictions_police_crime-28706
Monday 19 March 2012 12.05 GMT
Myths about rape conviction rates are putting people off going to the police
"Media reports about rape do injustice to our legal system – it has improved and offers more protection than often though."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/19/myths-about-rape-conviction-rates
ACPO comment on an overview of sexual offending in England and Wales statistical bulletin
"Media Centre Home > Press Releases
This joint bulletin builds on the picture of sexual offending from offence through the criminal justice process and will further sharpen our ongoing focus on reducing the number of victims and prosecuting more rapists
ACPO lead on adult sex offending Deputy Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt said:
“Sex offences are [no, may be] extremely harmful and are treated very seriously. The investigation of sexual offending is a complex area for both police and prosecutors and joint working to ensure best evidence and successful convictions is critical. In recent years the service has been working hard to improve our response in this area, including improving our recording and reporting practices and working with other partner agencies, including health, to encourage victims of sexual offences to come forward and report offences.
“This joint bulletin builds on the picture of sexual offending from offence through the criminal justice process and will further sharpen our ongoing focus on reducing the number of victims; successfully prosecuting more rapists; and providing better support and care for victims.”"
http://www.acpo.presscentre.com/Press-Releases/ACPO-comment-on-an-overview-of-sexual-offending-in-England-and-Wales-statistical-bulletin-1de.aspx
2013
Criminal justice and sentencing statistics: An overview of sexual offending in England and Waless
"An overview of sexual offending in England and Wales
Joint statistical bulletin published by Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Office for National Statistics.
This is an Official Statistics bulletin produced by statisticians in the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Office for National Statistics. It brings together, for the first time, a range of official statistics from across the crime and criminal justice system, providing an overview of sexual offending in England and Wales. The report is structured to highlight: the victim experience; the police role in recording and detecting the crimes; how the various criminal justice agencies deal with an offender once identified; and the criminal histories of sex offenders.
Providing such an overview presents a number of challenges, not least that the available information comes from different sources that do not necessarily cover the same period, the same people (victims or offenders) or the same offences. This is explained further in the attached report."
http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/criminal-justice/sexual-offending-statistics
100,000 assaults. 1,000 rapists sentenced. Shockingly low conviction rates revealed
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/100000-assaults-1000-rapists-sentenced-shockingly-low-conviction-rates-revealed-8446058.html
One-in-40 women has been victim of a sex crime in last year
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4736736/One-in-40-women-has-been-victim-of-a-sex-crime-in-past-year.html
VICTIMS SHOULD COME FIRST
http://westmidlands-pccvictimssummit2013-estw.eventbrite.co.uk/
11 January, 2013 - 18:07
How big is the gap between the number of rape cases and convictions?
"While all the figures quoted in the Independent infographic are taken from the official data held by the Ministry of Justice, it doesn't account for the subtlety needed to properly understand them.
The 95,000 rape cases identified by the paper is the upper boundary to an estimate that includes attempted rapes, while the figures given for prosecutions and convictions refer to individual offenders, rather than the cases they are associated with, and therefore aren't directly comparable to the 95,000 figure."
http://fullfact.org/factchecks/rape_cases_convictions_police_crime-28706
Monday 19 March 2012 12.05 GMT
Myths about rape conviction rates are putting people off going to the police
"Media reports about rape do injustice to our legal system – it has improved and offers more protection than often though."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/19/myths-about-rape-conviction-rates
Not So Supermax
Thursday 10 January 2013
Britain's largest ever jail planned, six prisons to close
"A prison holding more than 2,000 inmates, which would be Britain's largest, could open under a plan that would see six existing prisons in England close.
Six existing prisons in England could close under the government's plans
The Ministry of Justice is to begin a feasibility study on developing a so-called super-prison in London, the north west or north Wales.
Meanwhile prisons at Bullwood Hall, Canterbury, Gloucester, Kingston, Shepton Mallet and Shrewsbury will close, while Chelmsford, Hull and Isle of Wight will see some accommodation reduced.
Some 2,600 places will be lost under the plan which is part of a drive to build new capacity to replace older prisons and cope with record numbers of inmates and bring down the cost of the prison system. It is expected to save £63m a year."
http://www.channel4.com/news/britains-largest-ever-jail-planned-with-six-prisons-closing?google_editors_picks=true
North Wales 'super' prison plan by UK government
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20971109
Seven prison closures in England announced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20969898
Britain's largest ever jail planned, six prisons to close
"A prison holding more than 2,000 inmates, which would be Britain's largest, could open under a plan that would see six existing prisons in England close.
Six existing prisons in England could close under the government's plans
The Ministry of Justice is to begin a feasibility study on developing a so-called super-prison in London, the north west or north Wales.
Meanwhile prisons at Bullwood Hall, Canterbury, Gloucester, Kingston, Shepton Mallet and Shrewsbury will close, while Chelmsford, Hull and Isle of Wight will see some accommodation reduced.
Some 2,600 places will be lost under the plan which is part of a drive to build new capacity to replace older prisons and cope with record numbers of inmates and bring down the cost of the prison system. It is expected to save £63m a year."
http://www.channel4.com/news/britains-largest-ever-jail-planned-with-six-prisons-closing?google_editors_picks=true
North Wales 'super' prison plan by UK government
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20971109
Seven prison closures in England announced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20969898
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Priti Patel - Stick - Wrong End - Again
PUBLISHED: 00:01, 19 December 2012 | UPDATED: 00:36, 19 December 201
Nearly 50,000 criminals spared jail offend again within a year: MPs claim 'shocking' figures show failure by probation officers
"Convicts including violent thugs spared jail committed another offence
Tory MPs have said figures show a problem with the probation service
Justice Secretary announced plans to tackle entrenched reoffending
"Around 50,000 criminals who were spared jail went on to commit another crime within a year, figures revealed yesterday.
The convicts – including violent thugs, burglars and drug dealers – were handed community service or a suspended jail term, leaving them free to commit new crimes.
Within 12 months, a total of 49,636 offenders who were not put behind bars were convicted of another offence. Had they been jailed, they would have been unable to offend again."
"Tory MP Priti Patel said: ‘These are quite shocking figures. They demonstrate the true extent of reoffending. ‘There is clearly a problem with the probation service which is not working well to deal with this issue."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250255/Nearly-50-000-criminals-spared-jail-offend-year-MPs-claim-shocking-figures-failure-probation-officers.html
Nearly 50,000 criminals spared jail offend again within a year: MPs claim 'shocking' figures show failure by probation officers
"Convicts including violent thugs spared jail committed another offence
Tory MPs have said figures show a problem with the probation service
Justice Secretary announced plans to tackle entrenched reoffending
"Around 50,000 criminals who were spared jail went on to commit another crime within a year, figures revealed yesterday.
The convicts – including violent thugs, burglars and drug dealers – were handed community service or a suspended jail term, leaving them free to commit new crimes.
Within 12 months, a total of 49,636 offenders who were not put behind bars were convicted of another offence. Had they been jailed, they would have been unable to offend again."
"Tory MP Priti Patel said: ‘These are quite shocking figures. They demonstrate the true extent of reoffending. ‘There is clearly a problem with the probation service which is not working well to deal with this issue."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250255/Nearly-50-000-criminals-spared-jail-offend-year-MPs-claim-shocking-figures-failure-probation-officers.html
Dr Oldfield 'Writes A Letter'
A Communication To Our Home Secretary
http://criticalestoppel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/a-communication-to-our-home-secretary.html
http://criticalestoppel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/a-communication-to-our-home-secretary.html
Thursday, 25 October 2012
It Will End In Tears (And Much Worse) - Barbarians
8:10AM BST 14 Oct 2012
Criminals to be named and shamed by Home Office
"Mugshots of convicted criminals are to be published on a Government website in a move to name and shame offenders.
Members of the public will be able to enter their postcode and see a “rogues’ gallery” of local convicts who have recently been handed jail terms.
The service, called “In The Dock”, will be introduced gradually on the police.uk website from the end of this month.
Ministers hope it will boost confidence in the criminal justice system, while also drawing a line under recent cases where police have declined to issue photographs of criminals or suspects because of human rights laws or concerns over privacy.
Victims of crime will have the opportunity to give their view on whether their attacker’s mugshot should be publicised.
Publishing photographs of convicted paedophiles [sic] and sex offenders has not been ruled out, a Home Office spokesman said, but each offender will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Initially, the new service will feature offenders from West Yorkshire Police, which already publishes the mugshots on its website, but ministers expect other forces to follow suit.
Damian Green, the police minister, said: “When someone breaks into your home or robs your local shop, you want to see them properly punished and held to account for their actions.
“So we will be placing mugshots of convicted criminals on our trailblazing crime mapping website so that justice is seen to be done in the truest sense."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9606771/Criminals-to-be-named-and-shamed-by-Home-Office.html
6:54PM BST 11 Oct 2012
Flagship crime map website 'less useful than a newsletter'
"Members of the public would rather find out about crime in their neighbourhoods through a local paper or a simple police newsletter than a flagship Government website, according to an official report."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9602791/Flagship-crime-map-website-less-useful-than-a-newsletter.html
Criminals to be named and shamed by Home Office
"Mugshots of convicted criminals are to be published on a Government website in a move to name and shame offenders.
Members of the public will be able to enter their postcode and see a “rogues’ gallery” of local convicts who have recently been handed jail terms.
The service, called “In The Dock”, will be introduced gradually on the police.uk website from the end of this month.
Ministers hope it will boost confidence in the criminal justice system, while also drawing a line under recent cases where police have declined to issue photographs of criminals or suspects because of human rights laws or concerns over privacy.
Victims of crime will have the opportunity to give their view on whether their attacker’s mugshot should be publicised.
Publishing photographs of convicted paedophiles [sic] and sex offenders has not been ruled out, a Home Office spokesman said, but each offender will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Initially, the new service will feature offenders from West Yorkshire Police, which already publishes the mugshots on its website, but ministers expect other forces to follow suit.
Damian Green, the police minister, said: “When someone breaks into your home or robs your local shop, you want to see them properly punished and held to account for their actions.
“So we will be placing mugshots of convicted criminals on our trailblazing crime mapping website so that justice is seen to be done in the truest sense."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9606771/Criminals-to-be-named-and-shamed-by-Home-Office.html
6:54PM BST 11 Oct 2012
Flagship crime map website 'less useful than a newsletter'
"Members of the public would rather find out about crime in their neighbourhoods through a local paper or a simple police newsletter than a flagship Government website, according to an official report."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9602791/Flagship-crime-map-website-less-useful-than-a-newsletter.html
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