" class="left_link">» Text Here“Chatroom perverts face 10 years in jail: Potential sex offenders face banning orders to stop them contacting children or loitering near schools under a new law to crack down on paedophiles . . .“ Edinburgh Evening News
“Perverts face 10 years in jail for ‘grooming’: Child sex predators face tough jail sentences under proposed new laws unveiled today. . .“ Evening Times
“New ‘grooming’ law proposed: Paedophiles who arrange illicit meetings for sex with Scots children face up to ten years in jail under proposed new laws unveiled today . . .“ Grampian Television
“New laws to deal with paedophiles: Paedophiles who arrange illicit meetings for sex with Scots children could face up to ten years in jail, under new laws being proposed today . . .“ Scottish Television
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“Protection of children from sex offenders: Potential sex offenders could be banned from contacting children or loitering near schools and childcare centres under new legislation proposed today. . .“ Scot. Exec.
See also
Protecting Children from Sexual Harm Consultation. Scot. Exec.
“Harsh message for adults who buy booze for kids ; People who buy booze for underage drinkers are to be targeted in a police crackdown. . .“ Evening Express
Posted by MM on Fri 2nd Jul 2004 at 4:06 pm“Council wants surplus cash to be used for more beat bobbies: Grampian Police has been offered council cash to put more bobbies on the beat in Aberdeen. . .“ Press And Journal
Posted by MM on Fri 2nd Jul 2004 at 3:55 pm“Violence and drugs rise in prison: Dumfries Prison has failed to meet challenges posed by its conversion from a young offenders’ institution to a full adult prison, a report has said. . .” BBC News Scotland
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“Dumfries Prison report published” “Dumfries Prison has failed to meet a number of challenges posed by changes to the prisoner population, according to the latest report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons published today.“ Scot. Exec.
See also
HMIP: HMP Dumfries Insepction March 2004.
“Scottish drug force ‘must be able to bug’: The UK’s chief surveillance commissioner has criticised the lack of power of the director of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA) to authorise covert surveillance . . .“ Herald
Posted by MM on Thu 1st Jul 2004 at 8:06 pm“Scottish police urged to heed warnings in Soham report: “Scotland’s eight police forces must work together to learn the lessons of the Soham case, one of the country’s senior police officers said today. . .“ Edinburgh Evening News
Posted by MM on Thu 1st Jul 2004 at 8:03 pmPress release
“Drug dealers on our hitlist - county police chief: Police in Clackmannanshire have pledged to continue to target drug dealers in the county after a successful 12 months spent disrupting supply networks . . .“ Central Scotland Police
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“If In Doubt - Don’t” “Youth disorder is a commonly recurring problem in the Kirkcaldy area. The problem is exacerbated by the consumption of alcohol in public places, particularly by people who are underage . . .“ Fife Constabulary