The Guardian Senior Tories and opposition MPs demand tighter controls in legislation that will overhaul state’s surveillance powers The law would give the state powers to force communications firms to store individuals’ internet connection records. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Theresa May is facing calls from senior Tories and the opposition to improve the investigatory powers bill…
The Law Gazette Fundamental weaknesses’ in a system to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes remain, according to the public spending watchdog, which says offenders now owe £1.6bn to the state. The government clawed back only 26p out of every £100 of identified criminal proceeds, the National Audit Office (pictured) reported in December…
The Guardian Delays and miscommunication between Ministry of Justice and Home Office mean that law passed a year ago to tackle online grooming still not being used The NSPCC has criticised the government for failing to enact section 67 of the 2015 Serious Crime Act, aimed at protecting children from online grooming. Photograph: Government blunders…
The Law Gazette A Cheshire solicitor convicted of multiple counts of fraud has been barred from the profession by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Andrew John Taylor, who practised from his firm in Cheadle, misappropriated £624,000 through payments and transfers from the firm’s client account for his own personal use. Taylor’s victims had been clients vulnerable…
The Guardian Woman says staff threatened to refer her son to counter-extremism programme thinking he had drawn a ‘cooker bomb’ The child’s drawing of a cucumber caused concern Photograph: BBC Asian Network Staff at a nursery school threatened to refer a four-year-old boy to a de-radicalisation programme after he drew pictures they thought showed his…
The Independent Former driving instructor Aslan Kayardi denied he was travelling at more than 50 mph on the 30 mph stretch The defendant, Aslan Kayardi, insisted he was a regular cyclist himself Getty Images Britain’s first private prosecution of a motorist accused of dangerous driving by overtaking a cyclist too close and too fast has failed.…
The Guardian European arrest warrant that Piotr Kupiec was detained under withdrawn after police arrested another man with same name Piotr Kupiec was wanted by Interpol at the time of his arrest in Devizes, Wiltshire. Photograph: Interpol A Polish murder suspect who was on Interpol’s most wanted list before he was found working in a…
The Independent The dire situation at privately run HMP Doncaster should force Mr Gove to tackle over-population in UK jails Britain locks up the most people in Western Europe Getty Images The early stages of Michael Gove’s career as Justice Secretary have involved tearing down the work of his predecessor, Chris Grayling. Mr Grayling considered…
The Guardian Court finds David Dinsmore guilty of breaching Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act after paper printed pixelated photo Judge said he was satisfied Dinsmore did not know he was committing offence, ordering him to pay £1,300 costs and to offer to pay £1,000 compensation to girl. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian The former editor…
The Guardian Government lawyers had argued that a compulsory ban could cause discipline problems and risk staff and prisoner safety The ban on smoking in public places does not apply to state prisons and other crown premises in England and Wales, the appeal court has ruled. Photograph: Alamy A compulsory, immediate ban on smoking in…
