Fewer job seekers to be forced to admit spent convictions – People Management Magazine Online
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Fewer job seekers to be forced to admit spent convictions
People Management Magazine Online In what would be the first change to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act for 28 years, the time in which jail sentences and convictions are considered spent – and no longer have to be declared – could be more than halved. The government hopes that the … Kenneth Clarke to 'wipe slate clean' for hundreds of thousands of ex-offenders Criminal past of thousands may be wiped out by Ken Clarke |
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Brockley gunman sees sentence doubled – News Shopper
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Brockley gunman sees sentence doubled
News Shopper Zephen Rollings had his sentence for possession of a loaded firearm with intent to enable another to endanger life, increased from five to 10 years at the Court of Appeal today. Rollings, who had previous convictions for criminal damage and cocaine … |
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Firefighter sentenced over ‘jealous’ attack on colleague – BBC News
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Firefighter sentenced over 'jealous' attack on colleague
BBC News Defence barrister Terence Woods said Broughton had no previous convictions. He said: "They were in their underwear and it looked to the defendant very much that something was going on. "He was confronted with a situation he did not expect to find and … |
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Italian court rules men convicted of gang rape do not have to be jailed – The Guardian
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Italian court rules men convicted of gang rape do not have to be jailed
The Guardian The Italian supreme court has caused outrage after ruling that those convicted of gang rape do not have to be sentenced to jail. Late on Thursday the court upheld a constitutional court decision to annul the jail sentence of two 19-year-old men found … |
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War memorial thief jailed – The Sun
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War memorial thief jailed
The Sun Kelly, who has 48 previous convictions, was serving a community sentence for assault at the time of the theft and was caught ransacking a sports shop during last August's riots. He was arrested when detectives recovered CCTV showing the pair wheeling … Looter who carted off war memorial in wheelbarrow to sell as scrap metal for … |
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Killers’ convictions could be erased in just SEVEN years under new … – Daily Mail
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Killers' convictions could be erased in just SEVEN years under new …
Daily Mail Serious offenders with a sentence of between 30 months and four years will no longer have to declare their convictions after seven years. This will include some killers with manslaughter convictions, as well as rapists and paedophiles. |
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Tory senator: My let-killers-hang idea has lots of support – CTV.ca
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Tory senator: My let-killers-hang idea has lots of support
CTV.ca (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, seen here on March 16, 2010, has proposed that convicted murderers be given a rope to hang in their cell. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit) OTTAWA — A Conservative senator says he's … |
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Hundreds of thousands of criminals to get clean slate in law change – Telegraph.co.uk
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Hundreds of thousands of criminals to get clean slate in law change
Telegraph.co.uk Currently, anyone sentenced to more than 2.5 years never has their conviction spent but that will now be raised to those who are jailed for more than four years. Offenders sentenced to between 2.5 and four years will have the conviction cleared after … 'Prison doesn't work': Justice Secretary Ken Clarke sparks anger with … |
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Conviction overhaul to ease offenders into jobs – Financial Times
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Conviction overhaul to ease offenders into jobs
Financial Times By Helen Warrell Thousands of offenders could have their past convictions cleared from the record to help them get a job once they have come out of prison, under new government proposals announced on Thursday. Prison sentences of up to six months will … Fewer job seekers to be forced to admit spent convictions Thousands may lose criminal record Criminal past of thousands may be wiped out by Ken Clarke |
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Spent conviction time reductions proposed – BBC News
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Spent conviction time reductions proposed
BBC News Spent convictions need not be declared to prospective employers. The 10 years it currently takes for a six to 30-month sentence to be spent could be reduced to four years. The proposal is in an amendment to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of … Thousands may lose criminal record |
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