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“Judges ‘too soft’ over last-minute guilty pleas” Scotland on Sunday
Posted by MM on Mon 26th Sep 2005 at 9:03 amThe Scottish Executive has published a commissioned study on the use of rules of evidence in sexual offences trials. The research concludes that ”the reforms of the criminal law and procedure concerning sexual offences as evidenced in the 1995 ‘shield’ legislation are limited in effectiveness. Whilst the reforms resulting in the 1995 Act were imperative, they nevertheless remain inadequate. If shared presumptions about the relevance of sexual history and character evidence are a significant factor in the ineffectiveness of the 1995 Act, this is also likely to effect the operation of the more recent legislation. Real and marked changes in the prevalence of sexual assault and in the criminal justice response to such crimes may be dependent upon significant changes in social values and understandings of gender and sexuality. Research on the operation and effectiveness of the 2002 Act will be able to throw further light on this issue.
See also
The Law of Evidence in Sexual Offences Trials: Base Line Study (September 2005)
“£5m to steer young Muslims from extremism” Herald
“Muslim students’ fear of terror link” Courier
“Bid to impose ban debated ” Guardian
“Defiant Kennedy to launch attack on anti-terror measures”
Herald
“‘Dangerous’ elements of Clarke’s terror legislation condemned ” Scotsman
“Kennedy plans his attack on terror laws” Times
“Lib Dems end all-party consensus on proposals for terror suspects” Independent
“Under-fire Kennedy to attack anti-terror moves” Financial Times
“Clarke considers a public inquiry into Muslim extremists” Telegraph
“Interview - Charles Clarke” New Statesman
“Commission proposes competing data retention law” EUObserver
“EU wins first test of ‘terrorist cases’” EUObserver
Press releases
“Commission allocates €7m for a ‘pilot project’ in the field of prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist attacks” European Commission
“The Court of First Instance gives its first judgments concerning acts adopted in the fight against terrorism” European Commission
Speech to Liberal Democrat conference by Mark Oaten MP Liberal Democrats
“Does time in prison really fit his crime?” Herald
“Constituency offers little sympathy” Herald
“Downfall of fireraiser Watson complete” Scotsman
“It’s a hard life in Saughton -with few soft furnishings ” Scotsman
“Labour peer jailed for hotel fire” Times
“Peer’s jail shame over hotel fire-raising ” Courier
“Jail sentence for fire raising former Labour MSP” Scottish TV
“200 new cops on the beat” Daily Record 22.9.05
“Increase in police numbers” Evening Express
“Grampian to get more bobbies on the beat” Press and Journal
“SNP set to back call for cut in Scotland’s jail population” Evening News
Posted by MM on Thu 22nd Sep 2005 at 1:50 pmUpdate
“Officer defends police overtime” Courier
“‘Overstretched’ police paying out £7m in overtime” Evening News
“Scots cops earn £43m in overtime” Evening Times
“Police G8 overtime bill more than £11m” Herald
“G8 police overtime bill in Lothians put at £
2.7m ” Evening News
“G8 overtime bill £11m and counting” Evening Times
Following posted on 22.9.05
“Police double their salaries with £20,000 in overtime” Herald
“‘Ridiculous’ toll of officer’s overtime” Herald
“Paying for the police” Herald
“New approach ‘led to G8 policing success’” Evening Telegraph
See also
Tayside Police
“Call to protect public from corporate killing” Herald
“Transco case ups ante for death or injury payouts” Evening News. Article by Rachel Robertson, solicitor.
“NHS bid to help male victims of sex abuse” Evening Times
“Strategy to help child sex abuse victims” Herald
“Strategy to help victims of abuse” BBC
“National strategy for childhood abuse survivors” Holyrood.com
Press release
“National strategy for sex abuse survivors” Scot. Exec.
See also
Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A survivor-centred strategic approach. Outline strategy - comments invited.
Thrive
Scottish Parliament Official Report 22.9.05: Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse