" class="left_link">» Text Here“Fraud hits new £28m record in Scotland” Daily Record 31.1.05.
“The cost of fraud soars in Scotland” Scottish TV
“Huge rise in value of fraud cases takes total to record £28m” Herald
“Massive increase in cost of fraud” BBC
“Is the UK a fraudster’s paradise? ” BBC
“Serious fraud on the increase” Grampian TV
See also
KPMG Forensic. No link to report at time of posting.
Profile of a fraudster : long-serving, male executives most likely to commit company fraud. (26 April 2004 )
CjScotland 26.7.04: KPMG research suggests fraud up in Scotland this year.
CjScotland 27.1.04: Management fraud at ‘record level’ in Scotland.
Update
“Clarke argument for returning to internment is flawed” Scotsman
“Labour make Thatcher seem liberal” Sunday Herald
“Al-Qaeda the only winner from draconian powers” Scotland on Sunday
“Darling and other ministers raise doubts over house arrest plans” Herald
“How to turn a home into a jail” Herald
“House arrest is not step to police state, says minister” Times
“MPs plan revolt against house arrest plan” Independent
Update 28.1.05.
“Blair defends house arrest for suspects” Herald
“Clarke admits terror law concern is ‘well founded’ ” Scotsman
Following posted on 27.1.05.
“Row over house arrest powers” Daily Record
“An affront to justice” Herald
“‘BNP and animal rights activists face house arrest’ ” Scotsman
“Terrorist suspects to be kept under house arrest as state powers grow” Times
“Clarke’s role equals that of war minister” Times
“MPs condemn house arrest and tagging plan to ‘control’ terror suspects” Independent
“Ban stays on court use of phone tapping” Guardian
“Lawyers criticise house arrest plan” Guardian
“Wider still and wider” Guardian
“Green light for red-light zone is necessary ” Scotland on Sunday
“Tackling prostitution around the UK ” BBC
“Prostitution plan ‘naive’” Scotland on Sunday
See also
Prostitution - Glasgow City Council pages
A Critical Examination of Responses to Prostitution in Four Countries: Victoria, Australia; Ireland; the Netherlands; and Sweden (2003)
Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill
Update
“Violence at home cases up” Daily Record
“City retains domestic abuse record of shame” Courier
“Dundee domestic abuse record getting worse” Evening Telegraph
“Domestic abuse problem is growing ” Scotsman
“Lid lifted on extent of domestic abuse” Times
Following posted on 28.1.05.
“Domestic abuse shows 10% increase” BBC
“Worrying rise in domestic abuse cases” Grampian TV
“Number of domestic violence cases increases dramatically” Scottish TV
Press release
“Domestic abuse incidents rise by 10 per cent” Scot. Exec.
See also
Domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland 2003
“Jodi murder prompts safety review ” BBC
“Executive orders a review of how schools deal with cannabis and weapons ” Scottish TV
Also
CjScotland 24.1.05: On knives and teenage culture following Mitchell conviction.
“NHS staff angry over the use of armed guards and handcuffs for asylum seekers” Sunday Herald
Posted by MM on Mon 31st Jan 2005 at 8:26 am“Scotland’s young binge drinkers need to wise up ” Scotsman. Article by Tom Wood, former deputy chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police, chair of the Edinburgh action team on alcohol and drugs.
Posted by MM on Mon 31st Jan 2005 at 8:24 am“Murder victim families ‘should receive trial expenses’” Herald
“Easing pain of justice system” Herald
“Call to support murder victims’ families at trials” Evening News
See also
Supporting families bereaved by homicide within the criminal justice system. Report of the working group.
Recommendations of the independent inquiries into the Surjit Singh Chhokar murder case (Scottish parliament research note 2001)
Chhokar inquiry reports (COPFS site)
Update 31.1.05.
“Supporters call for immediate release of cleared Death Row Scot”
” Scottish TV
“The state of Ohio has been trying to execute Kenny Richey for 18 years ... it’s not about to give up now” Sunday Herald
“Blair ‘influenced’ Richey decision” Times
“The Scot who cheated the chair” Times
Update 28.1.05
“Kenny in line for millions of pounds in compensation ” Evening News
“Richey: My anger over the lost years” Scotsman
Update 27.1.05
“Ohio still wants to send Richey to chair” Herald
“Richey family on edge as Ohio prosecutors consider an appeal” Times
“Attorney considers Richey appeal” BBC
“More good news for family of Death Row Scot” Scottish TV
“Family braced for backlash as Ohio ‘going to appeal’ ” Evening News
“The American dream that died in a cell waiting for execution” Evening News
“"I was a lamb to the slaughter"” Evening News
“I’m off to see Kenny as soon as I can” Evening Times
Following posted on 26.1.05.
“Briton’s death sentence quashed” BBC
“Scot on death row in USA has conviction quashed” Scottish TV
“Death Row Scot Kenny saved” Daily Record
“For 18 years he’s sat on Death Row, waiting to be strapped to Old Sparky” Daily Record
“They won’t risk a retrial, says thrilled Mum” Daily Record
“Reprieve for death row Scot” Herald
“‘I did have problems but that doesn’t make me a killer’” Herald
“Draconian system must end” Herald
“13th appeal saves Richey from death after lawyer is deemed incompetent” Scotsman
“Vindicated by his own determination ” Scotsman
“Briton has conviction quashed after 18 years on Ohio death row” Times
“Not guilty - the Briton who has spent 18 years on death row for murder” Guardian
“Death row Scot could be home within weeks” Scottish TV
See also
Ohio Attorney General: Statement On U.S. 6th Circuit Ruling In Kenneth Richey Case.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to increase the number of secure accommodation places for young offenders.
Mr John Home Robertson (East Lothian) (Lab)