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Parliamentary Report for the 12th - 16th May 2008

Posted by KM on Mon 19th May 2008 at 7:31 pm
Drugs and alcohol Legislation Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008
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Parliamentary Report for the 10th to the 14th of March, 2008

Posted by KM on Mon 17th Mar 2008 at 4:44 pm
Legislation Senior Judiciary (Vacancies and Incapacity) (Scotland) Act 2006 Prisons and prisoners Sentencing Tagging/tracking
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Parliamentary Report for the 3rd to the 7th of December

Posted by KM on Tue 11th Dec 2007 at 9:01 pm
Courts Summary Justice Legislation Criminal Proceedings etc (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007
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Parliamentary Report for the 29th October - 2nd November 2007

Posted by KM on Tue 6th Nov 2007 at 8:00 am
Children and justice Legislation Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Police Civilians Victims and witnesses
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Research into adult attitudes and contact with children and young people published

“Crisis in volunteers revealed” Herald
“Adults ‘too afraid’ of youth work” BBC
“Working with children and the law” BBC
“Half of Scots fear working with children” Evening News

See also
SCCYP (October 2007) Adults’ attitudes towards contact with children and young people - Research Report | Summary

Posted by MM on Tue 16th Oct 2007 at 7:50 am
Children and justice Crime Prevention Legislation Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
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MacAskill addresses licensing boards on control of ‘drinking culture’

Update

“Retailers told not to fight cheap drink ban” Herald

Following posted on 08.10.07

“Licensing chief warns over lack of pubs prosecuted for serving drunks” Herald
“City cracks down over drinks for drunks” Evening Times

“Police chief claims licensing law paperwork will keep staff away from frontline duties” Herald

Following posted on 25.09.07

“MacAskill tells licensing chiefs to ‘get tough’” Evening News
“Licensing boards told to tackle antisocial drinking” Herald

See also

“Licensing Act” Scot. Gov.

Posted by MM on Mon 15th Oct 2007 at 6:06 am
Drugs and alcohol Legislation Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
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Parliamentary Report for the 24th to the 28th of September

Posted by KM on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 at 7:26 pm
Legislation Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Prisons and prisoners Service privatisation
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Parliamentary Report for the 17th - 20th September 2007

Posted by KM on Tue 25th Sep 2007 at 8:01 am
Legislation Management of Offenders etc (Scotland) Act 2005
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Stockline explosion: fines and call for new corporate homicide legislation: independent report

Update

“Stockline disaster: The most damning verdict” Sunday Herald
“Time to tackle the shame of Scotland’s industrial fatalities” Sunday Herald
“Stockline report criticises firm and watchdog” Herald

Following posted on 31.08.07

“Maryhill blast boss says ‘sorry’” Evening Times

Following posted on 30.08.07

“MSP to pursue bill on corporate killing” Herald
“Verdict shows need for a new corporate killing law” Herald
“Gillon to battle on with bill on corporate killing” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted on 29.08.07

“Stockline factory disaster companies fined” STV
“Families condemn blast firm fine” BBC
“Anger at £400,000 fine for deadly factory blast” Telegraph
“£44,000 for each life lost and bosses ‘just go back to work” Scotsman
“Just £405 worth of pipeline repairs could have saved Stockline lives” Scotsman
“Explosion firms fined £400,000” Scotsman
“Firms fined over fatal gas blast” Independent
“Blast victims’ families call for new safety laws” Guardian
“Families of Stockline victims call for new law” Herald
“Factory operators fined £400,000 over fatal gas explosion” Herald
“ICL fined £400,000 over Glasgow factory explosion” Guardian
“£400,000 for nine lives” Evening Times
“Stockline blast firms fined £44k a life” Evening News
“The price of disaster” Evening Times
“Blast firm fine ‘put in context’” BBC

Press releases

“Stockline Disaster: Independent Report by Stirling and Strathclyde Criticises Working Conditions” Stirling University If this link does not work track this release in the University news archive.

“STUC reacts to ICL Plastics and ICL Tech Limited Fines” STUC
“ICL investigation: Completion of legal proceedings” HSE
“HMA v ICL Plastics Ltd and ICL Tech Ltd” COPFS

See also

Corporate Homicide Expert Working Group Report (submitted to the Scottish Executive in 2005).
This report contains an appendix on penalties and corporate homicide.

Posted by MM on Mon 3rd Sep 2007 at 7:34 am
Corporate issues Health and Safety Legislation Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
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Justice Secretary to announce independent review of Custodial Sentences Bill

“Early release to go on amid jail crisis fears” Scotsman
“Revised prisoner release scheme to be delayed” Law Society Journal Online

See also

Cyrus Tata (March 2007). The End to ‘Dishonesty’ in Sentencing? The Custodial Sentences Act will be Fogged by Confusion. CjScotland.

notebook.gif Research tip: for other relevant posts try entering ‘custodial’ in the search box, go to the Custodial Sentences and Weapons Bill category in the Archives or review recent Parliamentary reports.

Posted by MM on Mon 13th Aug 2007 at 7:00 am
Legislation Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 Sentencing Prison sentences Sentencing reform
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