http://www.factuk.org Fighting injustice, lobbying for change Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:55:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.factuk.org/2012/01/home-office-announce-taxi-drivers-will-become-eligible-for-enhanced-crbs/ http://www.factuk.org/2012/01/home-office-announce-taxi-drivers-will-become-eligible-for-enhanced-crbs/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:17:30 +0000 Michael at FACT http://www.factuk.org/?p=9814

Home Office look for replacement of CRB and ISA The Home Office has begun to look for a replacement...

Scottish government to consult on CRBs Scottish government to consult on CRB. The scottish Government has...

Ministry of Justice announce plans to introduce fees for using employment tribunals The Ministry of Justice has issued a press release (here)...

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Dance teacher charged with falsely accusing Louis Walsh of assault The following has been extracted from the Irish Times website...

X Factor’ judge Louis Walsh says he has ”changed forever” after being falsely accused of sexual assault Louis Walsh ‘X Factor’ judge Louis Walsh says he has...

A man who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of sexual assault has been charged with making false claims A man who accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of...

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Kent police officer who was accused of falsely claiming she was attacked while on duty cleared of wasting police time. A Kent police officer who was accused of falsely claiming...

A top West Midlands Police officer cleared of child sex offence charges A top West Midlands Police officer has been cleared of...

Pupils who make malicious accusations against their teachers could face criminal prosecution This article by Richard Garner first appeared in the Independent...

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BBC report that charges have been dropped against nurse accused of contaminating saline drips at Stockport hospital Charges have been dropped against a nurse accused of contaminating...

Court considers Human Rights issues in disciplinary procedings Puri, R (on the application of) v Bradford Teaching Hospitals...

Abused adults to receive £8 million in compensation The BBC have reported that adults with learning disabilities at...

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Tribunal rules that some information on local sex offence teachers must be disclosed, rules tribunal There is a very interesting blog on the UK Human...

Supreme Court rules that teaching assistant not entitled to legal representation in disciplinary proceedings. In what appears, at least to the laymans eyes, a...

Teachers accused of crime have legal right to anonymity up to point of being charged with an offence Teachers accused of crime are given lifelong anonymity A Press...

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Launch of new centre for criminal appeals This article by Jon Robbins appeared on the Guardian website...

Guardian reports on alleged failures by the Criminal Cases Review Commission This article by Jamie Doward  first appeared on the Guardian...

Court clarifies ‘real possibility test’ in CCRC referrals Morris, R (on the application of) v Criminal Cases Review...

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Teacher wins unlawful arrest case Richardson v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2011] EWHC...

Court of Appeal gives guidance on SOPO controls and and human rights The Daily Telegraph (22nd August) have given extensive coverage (see...

Court considers Human Rights issues in disciplinary procedings Puri, R (on the application of) v Bradford Teaching Hospitals...

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Teacher and his wife were suspended for three years before being sacked from the same school A teacher and his wife were suspended for three years...

Teacher wins unlawful arrest case Richardson v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2011] EWHC...

Falsely accused man still waiting for a apology from police eight years on This item was first reported on the BBC website here...

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Metropolitan Police confirm that a sexual assault case against MP has been dropped It has been widely reported in the press that the...

Police chiefs ‘authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence in court’ A report  by Andy Bloxham in the Daily Telegraph published...

Over 900 police staff caught misusing databases According to an article on the Register (here) over 900...

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Over 900 police staff caught misusing databases According to an article on the Register (here) over 900...

Police chiefs ‘authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence in court’ A report  by Andy Bloxham in the Daily Telegraph published...

Calls for police officers to face open hearings Calls have been made for police officers to face public...

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We should pray for all those clergy falsely accused of sexual abuse There is an interesting article in the Catholic Times (here)...

Book Review: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong by Brandon L. Garrett [USA] Judge Learned Hand called “the ghost of the innocent man...

Irish Broadcaster apologises to falsely accused missionary This items appears on the Independent Catholic News website (here)...

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Innocence Network launch membership drive Innocence Network UK is now offering Individual Membership for £25,...

UK Innocence Network publish their Autumn newsletter The UK Innocence Network have published their Autumn newsletter whicvh...

Innocent Network publish quarterly newsletter Innocent Network UK have published a comprehensive newsletter. This edition...

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Government announces major overhaul of civil justice The first major overhaul of the civil justice system in...

Government announce changes for making unfair dismissal claims “Workers will have to pay to bring unfair dismissal claims...

Reconviction rates published by Ministry of Justice The latest National Statistics on the re-offending of adults released...

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Supreme Court agree wrongly convicted men can be compensated. The Supreme Court have handed down their judgement (here)  in...

Teacher wins unlawful arrest case Richardson v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2011] EWHC...

Baby P social worker compensated for false claims made by Sun newspaper This article first appeared in the Guardian on the 9th...

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Retracting rape and domestic violence allegations: CPS launches public consultation The CPSs have launched a consultation regarding the retraction of...

Judge accuses CPS of with-holding evidence (Crown Court, Nottingham) The Guardian have published (on-line) a transcript of a  judge’s...

Eight former South Wales police officers accused of fabricating Lynette White murder case This item has been taken from the Guardian Website (here)...

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Mirror and Sun to face contempt charges   The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, will begin court action...

Newspapers admit making flase claims about suspect Eight national newspapers have made public apologies today to Christopher...

Newspapers guilty of contempt during murder investigation The Attorney General has issued the following press release follwing...

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Lord Black warns against giveing teachers anonymity This story appeared in the Daily Mail newspaper on 15th...

Nearly half the allegations made against teachers are unsubstantiated or unfounded This article appeared in the Daily Mail (here) Nearly half...

Lawyer and top author demand anonymity for accused teachers This item appeared on the Yorkshire Post web site here...

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Scottish Government publishes rape conviction statistics The Scottish Government have issued a press release (21/06/2011) following...

Scottish Group fear new policy on hate crime will lead to unfounded allegations This article appears on the Scottish Catholic Observer Website under...

Bristol Innocence Project ask Scottish CCRC to reconsider referral The University of Bristol Innocence Project have recently made a...

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New support group for falsely accused parents has been set up in in Scotland A new support group for falsely accused parents has been...

Scottish Group fear new policy on hate crime will lead to unfounded allegations This article appears on the Scottish Catholic Observer Website under...

Blueprint to reform criminal law in Scotland The Scottish Government undertaken a review of  the future of...

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Bristol Innocence Project ask Scottish CCRC to reconsider referral The University of Bristol Innocence Project have recently made a...

UK Innocence Network publish their Autumn newsletter The UK Innocence Network have published their Autumn newsletter whicvh...

Innocent Network publish quarterly newsletter Innocent Network UK have published a comprehensive newsletter. This edition...

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Two school girls falsely accused by Marks and Spencer’s security staff Two schoolgirls were awarded over €10,500 each after being falsely...

More than 10% of Americans report they have been falsely accused of abuse This item first appeared on the PRNewswire website on the...

Author Nik Greene wins literary award after being falsely accused of being a paedophile This article first appeared on Your Thanet here Author Nik...

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Judge says police coached witness – case thrown out The Guardian have reported that that a supergrass was prompted...

Torment of teacher cleared of sex attack claims: Accusations saw him barred from birth of son This article by James Tozer appeared in the Daily Mail...

A top West Midlands Police officer cleared of child sex offence charges A top West Midlands Police officer has been cleared of...

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Law Commission recommends that expert evidence in criminal trials should be tested by judges before trial begins Law Commission report considers medical evidence in infant death trials...

Law Commission publish report on ‘Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials’ Background to Report This project addressed the admissibility of expert...

Law firm raises concerns over the consistency of information released under Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks. The following article appeared in the Liverpool Daily Post on...

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Metropolitan Police confirm that a sexual assault case against MP has been dropped It has been widely reported in the press that the...

Police warned about rising risk of false confessions This article by Mark Townsend appeared in the Guardian on...

Kent police officer who was accused of falsely claiming she was attacked while on duty cleared of wasting police time. A Kent police officer who was accused of falsely claiming...

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X Factor’ judge Louis Walsh says he has ”changed forever” after being falsely accused of sexual assault Louis Walsh ‘X Factor’ judge Louis Walsh says he has...

Senior Judge names all adults in family case so the public could know father was falsely accused This item has been extracted from the Press Gazette website...

Teacher accused of assaulting pupil as he attempted to restore order in school This items appears on the Daily Telegraph website A secondary...

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