Fines and Dead Criminals

Helen Grant, Justice Minister, has indicated there will be an overhaul of the payment system for collecting court fines. £600m of unpaid court fines! £1.2m of confiscation orders unrecovered in 2011/2012. But there is a dead loss as £141m relates to deceased criminals.

Bolt, Bottle and Behaviour

The yob who threw a bottle at the 100m final sprinters after sneaking into the Olympic Stadium has been convicted to of public disorder. Ashley Gill-Webb was found guilty at Stratford Magistrates Court of Section 4 and 5 of the Public Order Act. His case has now been adjourned for sentence. 

 

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Super Jail Coming Near You?

There may be a super-prison built in London to hold more than 2000 prisoners. The idea was put across by the Ministry of Justice. This would replace 6 prisons around the area and would apparently save £63million a year. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: “We have to bring down the cost of our prison system. But I never want the courts to be in a position where they cannot send a criminal to prison because there is no place available.”

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Police Chase Ends in Death of Teenager

A 13-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene of a car crash after a police chase. A Peugeot 308 was being pursued by an unmarked police car which had its flashing lights and sirens on. The 308 then crashed into a Volkswagen Polo. The parents of the girl, who were in the polo, went to hospital but had no serious injuries. The driver of the 308 was taken into custody and his passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Devon Mewell aged 32 from Peckham in London has now been taken to court, charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and driving with no insurance or licence. 

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Facebook Points Towards Custody

Scott Woodburn has been jailed after he offered a sum of money to someone via Facebook to take penalty points on his behalf. Daniel Baggaley accepted £250 to take the penalty points, despite not having a licence. The police found out it was Woodburn after forensic evidence showed that he was at the wheel. He was sentenced to 5 months in prison and disqualified from driving for Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Justice at Sheffield Crown Court.

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Drop in Police Numbers

The number of officers employed by the Metropolitan Police has dropped to 30,939, after being cut by the Home Secretary Theresa May and the Mayor of London. Boris Johnson’s aides admitted that police numbers had fallen but insisted they were still above the level he inherited five years ago of 30,659 warranted officers.

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