Former City trader behind UK’s biggest banking fraud deported to Ghana
A former City trader behind a £1.4 billion banking fraud has been deported to Ghana despite a campaign to keep him in the UK.
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Police Scotland ‘inappropriately recorded’ allegations against officers
Police Scotland bosses have been accused of having “inappropriately recorded” allegations made against officers.
Rape allegation recorded as ‘incivility’ by police, MSPs told
Police Scotland bosses have been accused of having “inappropriately recorded” allegations made by the public, MSPs were told, including a rape claim that was recorded as an “incivility”.
Rape allegation against police officer recorded as ‘incivility’, MSPs told
An allegation of rape against a police officer was “inappropriately recorded” as an “incivility” instead of a crime, MSPs were told.
New £950,000 centre for pre-recording evidence from child witnesses
Plans have been announced for a new £950,000 centre to enable children and vulnerable adults to give evidence without attending court.
Electronic tagging curbs for violent and knife crime convicts following murder
Offenders convicted of crimes involving violence or knives will generally no longer be able to serve part of their sentence at home on an electronic tag curfew.
Statement on electronic tagging to be made in Holyrood
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf will make a statement to MSPs on the use of electronic tagging to monitor offenders in the community.
Crown Office set for highest ever staff numbers
Scotland’s prosecution service will have its highest level of staff ever if a £3.6 million funding boost brings in expected numbers of recruits, MSPs have heard.
‘Second chancers’ campaign aims to change views on justice system
A new campaign has been launched in a bid to boost awareness of how non-custodial sentences can help reduce crime.
£1.4bn fraud trader Kweku Adoboli bailed pending deportation decision
Former City trader Kweku Adoboli, who gambled away £1.4 billion in the UK’s biggest banking fraud, has been bailed from detention pending a decision over his deportation.
Prison remand system costing £55m each year, MSPs told
Remanding alleged criminals in custody before trial is costing £55 million a year, MSPs have heard.
MSPs urged to consider law to boost alternatives to civil litigation
Increased use of alternatives to civil courts has been backed by a Holyrood committee.
Rise in recorded sexual crime in Scotland
Recorded sexual crime was up 13% last year, following new legislation outlawing acts such as circulating intimate photographs.
Police Scotland has sometimes ‘not met expectations’, bosses tell MSPs
Police Scotland has made savings of £330 million in its first five years – but bosses at the national force have accepted that “sometimes our service has not met expectations”.
Disabled ramps and playpark renovations in Dundee among work completed in payback orders
New figures have revealed fewer community payback orders (CPOs) are being given to offenders in Dundee – but the measures are more effective than ever.
Government rules out inquiry into HMP Birmingham crisis
The Government has rejected a watchdog’s call for an urgent inquiry to establish how one of Britain’s largest jails slipped into crisis.
One in eight solicitors attacked because of work, Law Society finds
Almost a fifth of prosecutors and four out of ten criminal defence lawyers have been the victim of violence as a result of their job, a new survey has found.
Better support sought for people representing themselves in court
More support should be offered to those who represent themselves in court to ensure they get a fair trial, researchers have suggested.
Murder victim’s mother tells of ‘dreadful’ justice system treatment
The mother of a murder victim has said she hopes a planned support service will help other families avoid her “dreadful” experience of the justice system.
Westminster attack victim Aysha Frade ‘using phone as car mowed her down’
Mother-of-two Aysha Frade was sending a text message to her husband when she was mowed down by an SUV in the Westminster Bridge attack