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Man claims riot conviction is a breach of his human rights
A man from Nottingham who was sentenced to prison after the riots that took place last year intends to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights, reports the BBC.The 22-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison for violent disorder but, according to his lawyer, the conviction… Read more ...Prosecution service targets metal thieves
A new Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ‘Metal Theft Policy’ has been issued in response to the increasing incidence of metal theft due to a rise in scrap metal value. Prosecutors will take a robust prosecution approach to all cases of metal theft. For instance, solemn proceedings will be… Read more ...Report claims police are restricting the right to protest
The Network for Police Monitoring (NetPol) has published a new report, which claims that police forces across the UK are adopting a hard line 'total policing' approach to handling protests, which is restricting the right to protest.The report also claims that the use of police tactics such as 'kettling', stop… Read more ...DPP invites responses to proposed new Code for Crown Prosecutors
Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, has launched a consultation on a proposed new edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code) in England and Wales. The Code is the overarching document that all prosecutors follow in deciding whether or not a suspect should be charged.The draft of… Read more ...Police crack down on speeding drivers
A recent three day anti-speeding campaign detected a total of 1837 drivers breaking the speed limit across Scotland - equivalent to one every two minutes.The campaign, which was organised by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, also resulted in a further 62 drivers being reported for driving dangerously… Read more ...Crime fighters disrupt organised crime
The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) has disrupted the activities of more serious organised crime groups than ever before as a result of a range of new tactics used in the last year.The SCDEA disrupted serious organised crime groups on 109 occasions, twice as many as last year… Read more ...Access to lawyers before police questioning essential
Anyone suspected or accused of a criminal offence in the EU should have the right to talk to a lawyer as soon as possible, and before police questioning starts, the European Parliament's civil liberties committee has said in amendments to a draft directive. The new rules should apply as soon… Read more ...Dangerous Driving-Will I lose my licence?
If a motorist is charged with dangerous driving under section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and subsequently prosecuted and found guilty of that offence, disqualification from driving is obligatory. However, if an individual does not receive a warning that he or she could be prosecuted for… Read more ...Keeping your driving licence - establishing 'exceptional hardship'
Where a driver is on the brink of receiving penalty points that would take the total points on the licence to 12 or above, and where those points are accumulated within a three year period, the driver faces disqualification unless he/she can demonstrate that this would result in exceptional… Read more ...More From Our News Archive
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