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Criminal law

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    Miscarriages of justice: compensation schemes

    Friday, 06 March, 2015

    This note describes the statutory scheme under which victims of miscarriages of justice can apply to the Government for compensation.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
  • Research Briefing

    Serious Crime Bill

    Thursday, 18 December, 2014

    This Bill would make changes aimed to strengthen the law on the recovery of the proceeds of crime. It would make amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to update existing offences. It would also provide for a new offence of participating in the activities of an organised crime group and make changes to Serious Crime Prevention Orders and gang injunctions. The Bill would provide for the seizure and forfeiture of substances used as drug-cutting agents. It would also amend the offence of child cruelty, create a new offence relating to the possession of ‘paedophile manuals’ and amend the law on Female Genital Mutilation. The Bill would create a new offence of unauthorised possession of a knife or other offensive weapon in prison and confer extra-territorial jurisdiction on the courts in respect of certain terrorism offences.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Prisons
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Criminal Justice and Courts Bill – Lords Amendments

    Thursday, 27 November, 2014

    This paper is designed to provide background information for Consideration of Lords Amendments of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, which is due to take place on 1 December 2014

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Justice
    • Prisons
  • Research Briefing

    The UK block opt-out in police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters: recent developments

    Monday, 10 November, 2014

    The UK Government would like to opt back into 35 measures in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters adopted before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, but will the other EU Member States agree unanimously on this? Will the Government manage to get approval for the draft regulations published on 6 November which complete the transposition of 11 of the 35 opt-back-ins?

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Police
    • The EU
  • Research Briefing

    The Law Officers

    Friday, 01 August, 2014

    Information about the role of the Law Officers in England and Wales (the Attorney General and Solicitor General).

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Criminal law
    • Justice
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: Commons stages

    Thursday, 12 June, 2014

    The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill 2013-14 had its second reading on 24 February 2014 and was carried over to 2014-15 session. Library Research Paper 14/8 The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill provides background on the proposals in the Bill. There are four parts covering criminal justice, including offences relating to extreme pornographic images and release and recall of prisoners, young offenders, secure colleges and youth cautions, changes to courts and tribunals, including strict liability and jury misconduct, and judicial review changes, which attracted much written and oral evidence.

    • Research Briefing
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Prisons
  • Research Briefing

    Calls for reform of the criminal law on child neglect

    Wednesday, 04 June, 2014

    The current criminal offence of child neglect is set out in section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. The charity Action for Children has launched a campaign calling for reform of the law, arguing that the legislation needs to "catch up" with modern society's understanding of neglect. Initially the Government said it had no plans to change the law in this area as the courts and children's services already interpret the 1933 Act "in a contemporary way". However, it now plans to legislate (via the Serious Crime Bill announced in the 2014 Queen's Speech) to make clear that the offence covers serious emotional neglect and psychological harm.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Criminal law
  • Research Briefing

    Crimes and misdemeanours: penalties and punishment in the UK financial services sector.

    Tuesday, 29 April, 2014

    This note gives a broad outline of how financial crimes are defined and who is responsible for their policing.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Draft Modern Slavery Bill

    Tuesday, 15 April, 2014

    On 16 December 2013 the Government published a White Paper which included a Draft Modern Slavery Bill. The draft Bill contains provisions to: consolidate existing offences, create new civil orders and establish and new Anti-Slavery Commissioner. The Bill will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
  • Insight

    Ending FGM in the UK

    Monday, 10 March, 2014

    • Insight
    • Criminal law
  • Research Briefing

    Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

    Thursday, 20 February, 2014

    The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill would make a number of changes to the criminal justice system including sentencing; cautions; prisoners’ release and recall; and the detention of young offenders. It would also reform court proceedings and costs; establish a new system of strict liability in contempt proceedings; create new offences for juror misconduct; make changes to the conduct and funding of judicial review claims; and amend the law on extreme pornography.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Justice
    • Prisons
  • Research Briefing

    Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant – Recent Developments

    Monday, 10 February, 2014

    This note is designed to complement two earlier Standard Notes on extradition namely: ‘The UK/US Extradition Treaty’ (SN/HA/2204) and ‘The introduction of the European Arrest Warrant’ (SN/HA/1703) which each set out background information to the introduction of the current extradition regime (governed by the Extradition Act 2003).

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill: Lords Amendments

    Monday, 03 February, 2014

    This note gives background on Lords Amendments to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill, which are due to be considered by the Commons on 4 February 2014.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Environment
    • Police
  • Research Briefing

    Domestic violence statistics

    Tuesday, 24 December, 2013

    Summary of statistics on the extent and nature of domestic violence from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Equality
  • Insight

    Stalking – does the new law protect victims?

    Wednesday, 20 November, 2013

    • Insight
    • Criminal law

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