Crime data blunder: Victims’ addresses were sent to their ABUSERS in series of potentially catastrophic errors, report reveals The Ministry of Justice released details of 17 data breaches in its annual report Among those were details of stalking victims being given to the perpetrators Details of criminal suspects were posted to their neighbours, the report … Read more
Animal abusers face tougher punishment as MPs support increasing maximum sentence from six months to five years The Animal Welfare Bill has now passed its second Commons reading Tory MP Chris Loder, who introduced Bill, said he was inspired to do so after mistreated springer spaniel he found abandoned by a road became family pet … Read more
Prosecutions for Blue Badge offences rise 18% as it’s revealed that a third of councils in England DON’T punish those who use permits fraudulently Some 2.29 million motorists in England have a Blue Badge – 4% of all drivers Latest figures show there were 1,432 prosecutions for misuse of the permits Massive 99% of these … Read more