Daily News Summary
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Main Stories
Yet more criminal justice legislation...
The government has published its plan for future legislation including more criminal justice bills. There will be a `Policing and crime reduction Bill' which will make chief constables accountable to directly elected representatives and strengthen powers to seize criminal assets. There are also plans to introduce different degrees of homicide and there will be a `Law reform, victims and witnesses Bill' which will include proposals for a new Sentencing Commission. Times 6&7, DMail7.
But the Guardian says that Brown's drive to recapture the political agenda with a programme of new laws to create `an opportunity rich Britain' was undermined by the warning from the Governor of the Bank of England that `the nice decade is behind us' and that the economy could sink into recession. Gdn1
`MP3 Generation are new prey for muggers'
`One in eight children aged 11 to 16 has been the victim of a "hot product" theft including mobile phones and MP3 players in the past three years according to research commissioned by the Design Council. In an attempt to gain a more comprehensive picture of offending by children, the Home Secretary will also announce today that the British Crime Survey is to be extended to include under 16 year olds. Times25, DMail21
Other Stories
`Tories promise to ease health and safety rules for police'
Gdn16, DMail17
Tesco alcohol ban
`Tesco is refusing to sell alcohol to parents shopping with their children under rules designed to tackle underage drinking.' DTel13
`Fundamental flaws in 42 day detention plan'
The parliamentary joint committee on human rights has said the government should abandon plans for detaining terror suspects for up to 42 days. Gdn9
`Crackers'
`Yesterday, our Home Secretary confessed: I should have been prosecuted after I smoked dope. But hours earlier, cops told Amy Winehouse she would NOT be charged with taking Class A crack.' Sun1
Public inquiry into Iraqi death
The MoD has agreed to hold a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi hotel worker in British custody in Basra. Times3
Comment, editorial and letters
`Smugglers and villains make hay while Soca fails to shine'
Various letters about organised crime and SOCA including a response from the DG of SOCA, William Hughes. Times12
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