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“Temporary but independent” Law Society Journal Online
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Privy Council judgement: Kearney v HMA 2006
“‘EU criminal records plan threatens Scots system’” Herald
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London Parliament: European Scrutiny Committee
“Married couples could be forced to testify against each other” Herald 26.6.06
“Law reform will force partners to testify in court” Sunday Herald
“Partner witness law under review” BBC
“Spouses face giving evidence against each other in court” Evening News
“To have and to hold and testify against” Dailly Record 28.6.06
“Spouses could have to testify against each other” Law Society Journal Online
“Half of all crooks return to jail” Daily Record 29.6.06
“Anger that nearly half of prisoners re-offend” Courier
“Almost 50% of freed cons go back to jail” Evening Times
“Almost half of Scots prisoners reoffend” Herald
“Reimprisonment rate brings call for alternatives” Law Society Journal Online
“Penal reform plea to cut reoffending rate” Scotsman
Press release
“SPS Return To Custody Bulletin” SPS
“Reoffending stats reinforce need for Tory solutions” Scottish Conservatives
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SPS Return to Custody Bulletin 2002
“Increase in number of people killed with guns and knives in Scotland” Scottish TV
Posted by MM on Thu 29th Jun 2006 at 7:30 amUpdate
“PM lays into Cameron’s proposals on human rights” Guardian
“The don” Guardian
Following posted on 28.6.06
“Ken Clarke brands Cameron plan for Bill of Rights as ‘xenophobic’” Independent
“Cameron plays to tabloids, says Ken Clarke” Times
Following posted on 27.6.06
“Cameron’s plan to overturn rights laws labelled ‘complete nonsense’” Independent
“Eight reasons why we need the Human Rights Act” Independent
“Should we replace the Human Rights Act?” Independent
“Cameron’s Bill of Rights leaves lawyers baffled” Times
Following posted on 26.6.06
“Cameron promises UK bill of rights to replace Human Rights Act” Guardian
“Cameron plans to scrap the human rights act” Herald
“Cameron pledges to scrap Human Rights Act in constitutional review” Independent
“Cameron plans first Bill of Rights” Press and Journal
“Cameron suggests new measures to replace Human Rights Act” Scotsman
“We should have a Bill of Rights to stop MPs meddling, say Tories” Times
“Rip up Human Rights Act, says Cameron” Telegraph
“Cameron proposes adopting new bill of rights” Financial Times
“Cameron plans first Bill of Rights” Express
“Tories want a UK Bill of Rights” BBC
Press release
“Liberty responds to Conservative Party proposal to scrap Human Rights Act” Liberty
“Cameron pledges a British Bill of Rights” Conservative Party
“McConnell’s gang dispersal dismay” BBC
“Jack fury at lack of action on neds” Daily Record 28.6.06
“McConnell hits out over lack of dispersal orders” Courier
“Lack of asbos enrages First Minister” Herald
“Police under fire over war on yob culture” Scotsman
“McConnell attacks police and councils over anti-social behaviour powers” Scottish TV
“Collision course” Evening Telelgraph
“Police ‘must use powers on rowdies’” Press and Journal
“Councils and police criticised on dispersal orders” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
Scot. Exec. Contains link to video of briefing.
“Rich teens who love their drugs” Evening News
Press release
“Edinburgh University 26.6.06” ESYTC
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School Experience and Delinquency at Ages 13 to 16
Social Inclusion and Early Desistance from Crime
The Effect of Neighbourhoods on Adolescent Property Offending
Neighbourhood Effects on Youth Delinquency and Drug Use
There is to be a debate today after 2.30pm on the following motion:
“S2M–4601 Malcolm Chisholm: Race Equality –That the Parliament supports the development of a national strategy and action plan on race equality and welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the strategy; welcomes the significant funding provided to local projects through the Race Equality, Integration and Community Support Fund and Scottish Refugee Integration Fund and national projects like Show Racism the Red Card and Heartstone; supports Scottish Executive priorities to increase ethnic minorities’ participation in the labour market, build more inclusive rural communities, provide better services to Scotland’s Gypsies/Travellers, support refugee integration and continue to raise awareness of the issues through the One Scotland Many Cultures campaign, and supports the Executive’s other work to help tackle racism and promote race equality in Scotland.”
“Ex-bank boss jailed for 10 years” BBC. Judge’s comments on sentencing here.
“10 years for banker who stole £21m” Evening Times
“Go to Jail . . . do not collect £21m” Daily Record 28.6.06
“Bank manager jailed for 10 years for £21m embezzlement” Guardian
“Ten years in prison for fraud case bank manager” Scotsman
“10 year sentence for £21 million fraud” Scottish TV