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“Police will target drivers who flout phone and seatbelt laws: Grampian Police have now launched Operation Belt Up to “educate” motorists in an effort to drive down the number of casualties on the region’s roads. . .” Press and Journal
Press release
Grampian Police Operation Beltup press release
“Review of hearing system could cost children’s lives’. Governing body attacks move to make panels responsible for families: [. . .] The Scottish Children’s Reporter’s Administration (SCRA) opposes the proposal on the basis that it could confront panel members with potentially fatal conflicts of interest . . .” Sunday Herald
“Police cannot cope as e-crime costs us £20m: [. . .] A new report from influential parliamentary lobby group EURIM claims that the criminal justice system is powerless to combat a digital crime wave set to cost Scots over £20 million this year. . .“Sunday Herald
See also
Eurocrim-IPPR E-crime Study. May 2004.
Posted by MM on Mon 24th May 2004 at 8:20 am“Youth alcoholism threatens music scene” Shetland News
“Crackdown on Shetland binge drinkers” Grampian TV
Posted by MM on Mon 24th May 2004 at 8:17 amRegret that it is not possible to link directly to articles in the Sunday Mail at present. MM.
“Rogue firms emplying criminals face closure: Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson wants to adopt legislation introduced in England three years ago that forces security guards to declare all criminal convictions even if they are spent. . .“Sunday Mail
Posted by MM on Mon 24th May 2004 at 8:14 am“Law lets paedophiles slip through Net: Scottish police have investigated 24 cases of internet grooming of young girls in the past year but been powerless to prosecute all but a ‘handful’ of the paedophiles involved . . .” Scotland on Sunday
“Clampdown on violent NHS patients” Scottish TV
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Unison Press Releases This story not featured at time of posting.
“Law must act on this SOS message: [. . .]
This is not normal teenage behaviour. This level of anarchy is new - and rising . .” Evening News 24.5.4.
“Community group wants youths ‘locked up’” [. . .] the group formed to tackle the community’s problems, Save our Scheme (SOS), has finally given up after their goodwill was thrown back in their faces once too often . . .“Evening News
“How Little Bosnia got its name” Evening News
“We give up . . just put the neds in jail” Daily Record 21.5.4.
Posted by MM on Thu 20th May 2004 at 2:16 pm“Inverness hosts Children’s Hearings meeting ” Scot. Exec.
See also
Holyrood.com. Lists Road Show dates.
Posted by MM on Thu 20th May 2004 at 7:21 am“Traders want security cameras to combat vandal menace: [. . .] “CCTV would help make the town safer and more attractive to new businesses. . ."“Press and Journal