Hundreds more DNA records of terrorism suspects deleted

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm27th May 2016

Errors that led to fingerprint and DNA records of hundreds of terror suspects being deleted were more widespread than thought, it has emerged. The Biometrics Commissioner said two months ago that 450 profiles had been wrongly deleted from a police database in England and Wales. But in an updated report, Alastair MacGregor revealed the figure…

Cuts have left court system ‘close to breaking point’ and have put its credibility at risk, MPs warn

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm27th May 2016

Inquiry finds that a shortage of judges is contributing to two-thirds of trials in the Crown Court being delayed, or not going ahead at all Nearly half of people who had been witnesses in trials said they would not be prepared to do so again following their experience of the court system Getty The court system in England…