Bus crime victims tell kids about dangers of vandalism: Children have met victims of bus vandalism in a bid to show them the consequences of throwing stones at vehicles. Youngsters from schools throughout Greater Easterhouse watched a play about bus crime before meeting real-life victims. . .” Evening Times

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Update

Press release

“Proposed amendment of Section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994: A further consultation document has been issued on the proposed amendment of Section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. . .” SPS

See also

Further Consultation Document: The proposed amendment of section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 by Order under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001

Prison Officers Association

Following posted on 16.12.03

Press Release

The Home Office has issued a Consultation Paper on the proposed amendment to Section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. This “makes it unlawful for a person to induce a prison officer to withhold his services or to commit a breach of discipline. The proposal is to amend Section 127 by way of a Regulatory Reform Order so that it no longer applies in relation to inducements in respect of prison officers in the England and Wales and the Scotland prison service jurisdictions where the relevant parties have signed up to contractually binding Voluntary Industrial Relations Agreements.”

The dead-line for responses is the 9th February 2004. SPS News

See also

Consultation Document: The proroposed amendment of section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 by Order under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001. HM Prison Service. December 2003.

“The proposed change to the legislation recognises the improvement in
relations between the POA and the Prison Services in both the England and
Wales and the Scotland jurisdictions, and honours the pledge made by the
Government prior to the 1997 General Election and reiterated by the Home
Secretary in 2003.”