Jon Brown And Sadiq Khan, At It Again

on @BBCNewsChannel at about 7.40 to talk about sex offeender sentencing
— Jon Brown (@JonBrown46) January 8, 2014

@OSCP2l Sadiq Khan's PMQ. Reported this morning.
— Jon Brown (@JonBrown46) January 8, 2014

Data uncovered in answers to Qs I asked that serious & violent criminals not going to prison will concern victims http://t.co/HDTJsdIjVO
— Sadiq Khan MP (@SadiqKhan) January 8, 2014

@OSP2 only doing it for you.
— Jon Brown (@JonBrown46) January 8, 2014

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"Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, commenting on figures showing non-custodial sentences used for serious offences, said:

“The British public will rightly question why some people found guilty of very serious and violent crimes are avoiding going to prison. Victims of crime need confidence that those guilty of these serious crimes are properly punished. There is a concern that one of the reasons for so many non-custodial sentences for serious offences is to save money. For many of the most heinous offences going to prison is the only appropriate option to both punish and rehabilitate. This Government needs to get a grip on this, and ensure that dangerous and violent crimes are properly dealt with.”

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Persons convicted and sentenced to immediate custody for selected offence groups at all courts, by sentence length, England and Wales, 2012:"

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140106/text/140106w0001.htm#14010623001038
 
http://sadiqkhan.tumblr.com/post/72650618921/sadiq-khan-mp-labours-shadow-justice-secretary

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8 January 2014 Last updated at 12:36

Child sex attackers among criminals not jailed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25648078

8 January 2014 Last updated at 14:55

Sentencing: Who's soft?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25657204

10 hours ago

Half Of Child Sex Offenders Avoiding Jail

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/half-child-sex-offenders-avoiding-jail-094225973.html#ISUDd0x

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Half of sex attackers, violent criminals and burglars avoid jail - via @Telegraph http://t.co/fUHvpao1CN > so much wrong w/ language in this
— Craig Harper (@CraigHarper19) January 12, 2014

Very worrying - of paedophiles who abused children under the age of 13, 107 - nearly half - were not jailed. http://t.co/6EdrHeC4bG
— Mark Williams-Thomas (@mwilliamsthomas) January 8, 2014

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Not Paedophiles, Mark.

Who Would Have Thought, That Labour/Starmer Would Exploit Victimhood [Complainanthood], For Political/Personal Gain? - Us, Of Course

Terminator Cyborg and Keir Starmer

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Saturday 28 December 2013

Cross-examinations too harsh for rape victims [complainants] says Labour

"Rape and abuse victims [complainants] must be protected more in court says Labour, promising to change the law if they are elected in 2015. 

Cross-examination for rape and abuse victims [complainants]can be harrowing, said Shadow Justice secretary Sadiq Khan, introducing a report into the treatment of victims authored by Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions.

Failing victims [complainants]

"Whether it's the father of Milly Dowler treated in court like a criminal, the 13-year-old victim of sexual abuse labelled a 'sexual predator' by a judge [which , she was and is], or the victim only finding out their attacker has been released from prison by bumping into them in the supermarket, our justice system is failing too many victims [complainants]," he said."

http://www.channel4.com/news/cross-examinations-too-harsh-for-rape-victims-says-labour

Friday 27 December 2013

Labour ‘keen for Keir Starmer to stand for election’ as former DPP works on new 'victim's law'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-keen-for-keir-starmer-to-stand-for-election-9027601.html

Saturday 28 December 2013

Keir Starmer takes Labour adviser role and hints at career as MP

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/dec/28/keir-stammer-hints-at-political-career

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@Channel4News Who would have thought, that Labour/Starmer would exploit victimhood, for political/personal gain?
— TheOSC (@OSCP2) December 28, 2013

http://t.co/TCtbBVrl4B Amazing statement from Kier "The Justice System will be one fit for victims. I thought justice was for all in society
— Tracey McMahon (@MAFTC) December 28, 2013

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Delighted Keir Starmer & Doreen Lawrence will be working with @SadiqKhan & myself to develop @UKLabour's Victims' law http://t.co/wbzjoL2Kpo
— Dan Jarvis (@DanJarvisMP) December 28, 2013

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December 27, 2013 (11:41 pm)

Keir Starmer to advise Labour on first Victims’ [Complainants] Law

http://press.labour.org.uk/post/71354241522/keir-starmer-to-advise-labour-on-first-victims-law

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and here is your prize ...

Many congratulations to Keir Starmer's well-deserved recognition in the New Year's Honours List; an excellent DPP and human rights QC.
— Kirsty Brimelow QC (@Kirsty_Brimelow) December 31, 2013

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Monday 3 February 2014

Britain's criminal justice system fails the vulnerable. We need a Victims' Law [yup, equal Justice is so old]


"As former head of public prosecutions, I believe we need a radical review of how those who have suffered sexual abuse are treated."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/03/britain-criminal-justice-system-victims-law-public-prosecutions

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@EllieCumbo but little concern for defendants, it appears. Please avoid 'victim', when they are not.
— TheOSC (@OSCP2) February 3, 2014

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Some practicality for victims & fair trials after Kier Starmer QC on Victims Law by me for @HLEThinkTank http://t.co/oMrak8RGO7
— Felicity Gerry (@felicitygerry) February 5, 2014

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Your Populist, Disinforming, Rhetoric Sickens Us

Tuesday 24 September 2013 21.30 BST

Labour to pledge fresh legislation that would give victims [sic] of crime new rights

"Sadiq Khan, shadow justice secretary, will cite treatment of Milly Dowler's parents when highlighting need for new victims' law

Labour's Sadiq Khan will say victims [complainants] of crime can no longer be treated as criminals [they are not, and never have been, in your lifetime] in court hearings.

Victims of crime would be given new rights under fresh legislation to ensure they can no longer be treated as criminals in court hearings [complainants] or have little idea when their attacker is freed from jail, Labour will pledge today.

Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice secretary, will cite the treatment of the parents of Milly Dowler and the remarks of a Crown Prosecution Service barrister, who referred to a 13-year-old sexual abuse victim as predatory, to highlight the need for a new victims' law."

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/24/labour-pledge-new-rights-victims-crime

Lawyers and judges must stop treating victims as criminals, says Khan

http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/lawyers-must-stop-treating-victims-as-criminals-says-khan/5037842.article

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Sadiq Khan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Khan

http://www.sadiqkhan.org.uk

http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sadiq-khan/1577

https://twitter.com/SadiqKhan

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My @BITC1 speech - companies paid by MoJ should be encouraged to take on ex-offenders to help turn their lives around http://t.co/vofKCihwwo
— Sadiq Khan MP (@SadiqKhan) April 1, 2014

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Tuesday 1 April

“Recruitment that’s open to all: a reducing re-offending roundtable” 

"Cheaper, fewer victims and more people fulfilling their potential."

http://www.sadiqkhan.org.uk/_recruitment_that_s_open_to_all_a_reducing_re_offending_roundtable