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“Modernisation of Prison Estate” SPS
“Alcohol seized from under-age drinkers” Courier
“Police sieze 150 pints of alcohol from under age drinkers in Perth” Press and Journal
“Perth crackdown on anti social behaviour ” Grampian TV
“Shake-up for police and fire brigades moves closer ” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Wed 28th Sep 2005 at 7:16 am“Prostitutes ‘need drugs support’ ” BBC
“Support plea for vice girls using drugs” Evening News
“Call to help vice girls beat drugs” Evening Times
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Scottish Drugs Forum conference: Sex In The City: How Do Drug Services Respond?
“‘Convict friends’ come under fire over automatic releases” Times
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Justice 2 Committee Minutes 27.9.05. (Official report not yet available).
“I was violent and taking drugs but this project has given me a new life” Evening Times
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Fairbridge
Update
“Bail laws ‘shake up’ fails Rory” Daily Record 27.9.05
“‘Toughening up’ on bail crime” Courier
“Fourfold increase in the top sentence for breaching bail ” Evening News
“Justice boss announces tough new bail rules” Evening Express
“Crackdown on bail bandits as fury grows over deaths” Evening Times
“Bail shake-up plans ‘too little, too late’” Herald
“Bail bandits facing longer behind bars” Scotsman
“Judges told to impose tough new bail regime” Times
“McConnell sets out bail shake-up” BBC
“New measures for Scotland’s bail system” Grampian TV
“Plans for tougher bail system unveiled ” Scottish TV
Following posted on 26.9,05
“Bail law revamp to stop another tragedy” Daily Record 26.9.05
“Reforms to tighten up on bail bandits” Herald
“Executive to toughen laws on bail system” Scotsman
“McConnell set to crack down on bail system” Times
“Plans to strengthen bail system” BBC
“Harsher penalties for those who jump bail ” Scottish TV
Press release
“Tougher rules for bail” Scot. Exec.
See also
Scottish Sentencing Commission Publications
Bail and Remand - The Scottish Executive Action Plan (September 2005)
Every Scot getting the right chances. First Minister’s speech to Labour Party Conference 26.9.05
Update
“Anger as G8 cases abandoned” Times
“G8 summit protest cases dropped ” BBC
Following posted on 26.9.05
“New inquiry call as fifth of G8 cases are dropped” Herald
Following posted on 21.9.05
“Decision to drop G8 cases attacked” Press and Journal
“Crown drops five more G8 cases” Courier
Following posted on 20.9.05
“Anger as fiscal drops G8 protest prosecutions” Courier
“Call for all arrested G8 protesters to be prosecuted ” Scottish TV
Following posted on 19.9.05
“Police under fire as G8 cases dropped” Herald
“International police officers to discuss terror fight in Edinburgh ” Scotsman
“Forces united in double challenge” BBC
“International senior police officers meet in Edinburgh ” Scottish TV
“Executive to toughen up monitoring of sex offenders” Scotsman
See also
Management of Offenders Bill: 2nd Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2