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“Sex offenders ‘will escape justice’” Scotland on Sunday
See also
Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 s.80
“DNA database ‘should include all’” Telegraph
“Blair calls for everyone to record DNA on databases” Scotsman
“Blair endorses police use of public’s DNA” Times
“Babies’ blood samples could lead to everyone’s DNA being kept on file” Scotsman 13.5.06
Press release
“Afternoon press briefing from 23 October 2006” Prime Minister’s Office
“Scots take full advantage of their new rights to know” Scotsman. Article by Kevin Dunion, Scottish Information Commissioner
“1,000 appeals under FoI legislation” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“International Right to Know Day: Scottish Information Commissioner says ‘Freedom of Information a success in Scotland.’” Scottish Information Commission
“National justice veto survives EU Tampere meeting” EUObserver
“Make Hague Programme ‘human-rights proof’ urges Amnesty” EUActiv
“Human rights agency remit ‘must include terrorism’” EUActiv
Press releases
“Agency for Fundamental Rights should cover EU action on security and justice” European Parliament
“Informal ministerial meeting: Justice and Home Affairs (links to press releases)” EU Finland’s Presidency
Update
“Random testing of teenagers would inform drugs debate” Herald. Article by Neil McKeganey, professor of drug misuse research at Glasgow University
Following posted on 18.9.06
“A betrayal of trust” Scotland on Sunday
“Sniffer dogs sent to schools to tackle drug taking” Times
Following posted on 14.9.06
“Executive rejects calls for random drugs tests in schools ” STV
“School drug test plans rejected” BBC
“Heads back call for school drug tests” Scotsman
See also
Young People and Substance Misuse in Scotland Conference Flier
“Ministers plan to overturn key data protection principle” Guardian
“It’s not always good to share” Guardian
See also
Cabinet Office MISC 31
Update
“Liberal agonies” Guardian
Following posted on 14.8.06
“Reid puts 90-day detention back on agenda ” Guardian
“Critics warn against attempt to push through 90-day detention” Independent
“Terror alert: Blair to force through 90-day detention” Scotland on Sunday
“Why we must be fair as well as vigilant” Scotland on Sunday
“Terror suspects will face trial, but so too will British justice” Sunday Herald
Following posted on 11.8.06
“The terrorist troubles are not going to go away” Scotsman
“Tackling terrorism” Herald
“Tackling terror” Guardian
“It’s Reid who doesn’t get it” Guardian
“A thwarted plot” Times
Following posted on 10.8.06
“Terror ‘may force freedom curbs’” BBC
“Reid calls for new anti-terror laws” Daily Record 10.8.06
“Anti-terror critics just don’t get it, says Reid” Guardian
“Worst threat since Second World War, says Reid” Herald
“Reid attacks judges who hamper ‘life and death’ terrorism battle” Independent
“The dishonesty of this spurious debate” Independent
“Terrorists are the greatest threat since Hitler, warns Reid” Telegraph
“Intelligence, security and the need to know more” Independent
Press release
“Government must give communities a greater role in counter-terrorism” Demos
See also
Home Office speeches site. Speech text due up during 10.8.6.
“Cameras to track number plates to in Edinburgh” Scotsman
See also
Wikipedia: Automatic number plate recognition
“Reid’s curfew orders on six terror suspects are illegal, say judges” Guardian
“Appeal judges attack control orders for terror suspects” Independent
“Court eases curbs on terror suspects” Scotsman
“Enough of this legal fiasco over house arrest” Scotsman
“Judges deal blow to ‘draconian’ anti-terror laws” Times
“Ministers lose terror law appeal” BBC
“New blow to Reid over anti-terror law” Telegraph
Press release
“Government told to lift “house arrest” restrictions on control orders” Liberty
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CjScotland 4.7.06: Anti-terrorism control orders dismissed by Judge: Home Secretary appeals