Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100056 total results. Showing results 67001 to 67020 «334733483349335033513352335333543355Next ›Last » The Times view on the crisis in the judicial system: Court in Limbo Long delays in the crown courts are having truly alarming consequences. The Times reports today that paedophilia trials face collapse because delays are making evidence from children unreliable. In one example the prosecution of the alleged rapist of a three-year-old is under threat after the case was repeatedly held up. In another a child aged under 16 killed herself after a long delay in the prosecution of a defendant charged with possessing indecent images of her. This month Michael Ellis, the solicitor-general, told parliament that the average time between the report of a rape and the decision to charge had more than doubled in the past four years. Criminal barristers said that adult victims were increasingly dropping out of rape prosecutions as a result. The Times - Subscription at source 31/1/2020 Feature, Opinion Courts in crisis: police and politicians caused delays Delays have reached crisis point in the crown courts in England and Wales because of three factors, all of which have been imposed by the government. The Times - Subscription at source 31/1/2020 Analysis, Feature Courts in crisis: Third of courthouses sold off The number of courts in England and Wales has been slashed by a third in the past nine years in a radical government sell-off that critics claim is severely limiting access to justice. The Times - Subscription at source 31/1/2020 Analysis, Feature Courts in crisis: Victims must put lives on hold while waiting for justice In 1995 Rosemary West was found guilty of murdering ten young women and girls at Winchester crown court. Today the prestigious building’s once bustling public areas are eerily quiet and, according to barristers who spoke to The Times, it has fallen victim to Ministry of Justice cuts that drastically limit the number of days it sits. The Times - Subscription at source 31/1/2020 Analysis, Feature PSNI warned over restraints after man ‘passed out’ Police officers have been urged to look for signs people they are restraining are having breathing difficulties, following an incident last September. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 30/1/2020 News Report – Police Scotland PIRC/00139/19 The complaints in this case arose from the applicant being stopped by the police for speeding in a vehicle. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 30/1/2020 Report First quarterly CPS prosecution data published Updated prosecution data has been released by the Crown Prosecution Service today (30 January Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 30/1/2020 News Report – Police Scotland PIRC/00150/19 The complaints in this case arose after the applicant was issued with a recorded police warning (RPW) for threatening and abusive behaviour towards another motorist. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 30/1/2020 Report Have confidence, come forward, rape victims urged "Have confidence, come forward," the director of public prosecutions has told victims of rape, as the number of prosecutions continues to fall. BBC 30/1/2020 News Report – Police Scotland PIRC/00045/19 The complaints in this case arose after the applicant reported a vehicle acting in a strange manner in the local area. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 30/1/2020 Report Bedfordshire police officers to face gross misconduct hearing Six officers from Bedfordshire Police will face a gross misconduct hearing on 3 February 2020 following an IOPC investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Leon Briggs in Luton in 2013. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 30/1/2020 News Report – Police Scotland PIRC/00136/19 The complaints in this case arose following the applicant’s contact with officers after he attempted to report counter-allegations of stalking and harassment. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 30/1/2020 News Four Review Team reports published with majority of complaints handled to reasonable standard Four Complaint Handling Review (CHR) reports have been published this wee Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 30/1/2020 News West Yorkshire introduce phone-in witness statements Members of the public in the Leeds and Bradford area can now give their witness statements over the phone in pilot scheme. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/1/2020 News Drop in LGBT equality for police employees Police forces are becoming less inclusive for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) officers and staff, according to the LGBT charity Stonewall. Police Professional 30/1/2020 News Funding formula is ‘deeply flawed’, says Surrey PCC The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Surrey, David Munro, has written to the Home Secretary calling for the current police funding formula to be urgently reformed following last week’s government settlement. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/1/2020 News UK policing will keep Schengen database until end of 2020 Officers who help-co-ordinate quid pro quo international law enforcement inquiries are hoping that the UK can keep its access to the Schengen II crime and intelligence database after the UK leaves the EU at the end of this month. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/1/2020 News Rising offences sees MPS double size of online child abuse unit The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has more than doubled the size of its online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) unit in response to a sharp rise in the number of offences. Police Professional 30/1/2020 News Policing Minister says ‘no link’ between crime and officer numbers Policing Minister Kit Malthouse says there is “no direct link” between the number of police officers and levels of crime. Police Professional 30/1/2020 News Technology in policing: Change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again The UK's first ever National Policing Digital Strategy was launched at the recent Police ICT Summit. Director of the National Enabling Programmes and Chair of the National Police Technology Council Wayne Parkes explores the reasons for the strategy, its ambitions, and how it can be delivered. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 30/1/2020 Opinion «334733483349335033513352335333543355Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
