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8th Jun 2021
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Stalking and Stalking Protection Orders
A former premier league footballer, Shayne Bradley, pleaded guilty to stalking a former girlfriend.
It was said he followed her, watched her house, sent mails and...
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8th Jun 2021
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Assault sentencing guidelines
The existing assault guidelines came into effect in January 2012; at the same time, the attempt murder guideline was revised.
Following an "extensive and complex proj...
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19th Mar 2021
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GPS tags
The government has announced what it has called a "world-first scheme" to track certain offenders as they are released from prison.
The proposal will make those convicted of burglary, theft or...
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11th Feb 2021
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Encrochat
A vast number of cases are awaiting a criminal trial that will rely, to a greater or lesser extent, on the admissibility of communications made via the supposedly highly encrypted Encrochat service.
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28th Jan 2021
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Sentencing for Drugs Offences
New sentencing guidelines for some drugs offences will come in to force on 1 April 2021 and will apply to all cases sentenced on or after that date.
The update is to reflec...
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15th Jan 2021
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Custody Time Limits & Young Defendants
In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the government introduced changes to the custody time limit regulations that extended the custody time limits in the Crown Cour...
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