Government challenges ruling finding criminal record disclosure system unlawful
6 years, 9 months ago

Government challenges ruling finding criminal record disclosure system unlawful

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government is challenging a court ruling which said forcing people to disclose minor criminal convictions to employers violates human rights laws. Appeal judges have already backed the High Court’s finding the current scheme was “not in accordance” with laws protecting the right to private life under the European Convention on Human Rights. “The criminal records disclosure scheme has twice been ruled unlawful – but instead of putting in place the urgent reform that’s so desperately needed, the government has chosen to fight this all the way to the Supreme Court,” she added. “We hope judges will agree that this situation is deeply unfair and disproportionate, and that it’s time for the government to put things right.” The Disclosure and Barring Service was established in 2012 to provide details of a job applicant’s previous convictions to prospective employers.

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Advisor to L.A. County district attorney pleads not guilty to 11 felonies over use of sheriff’s records
8 months, 1 week ago

Advisor to L.A. County district attorney pleads not guilty to 11 felonies over use of sheriff’s records

LA Times  

A top advisor to Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón pleaded not guilty on Thursday after state prosecutors said she illegally used confidential personnel records three years ago when she flagged several sheriff’s deputies’ names for possible inclusion on a list of problem officers. The Sheriff’s Department investigated her Under former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, detectives secretly investigated and urged the …

Home Office vows to better protect rape victims from ‘invasive’ records requests
2 years, 2 months ago

Home Office vows to better protect rape victims from ‘invasive’ records requests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rape victims are having “significant” amounts of their personal records …

Virginia lawmakers vote to roll back open records reform
3 years ago

Virginia lawmakers vote to roll back open records reform

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers gave final passage Saturday to a measure that would undo a recent reform intended to expand public access to certain law enforcement files in closed criminal investigations. Bell’s measure would still require the criminal investigative files to be released to victims, victims’ immediate family members under certain conditions, and certain attorneys, including those working on …

Online criminal records create a maze of digital punishment.
55 years, 3 months ago

Online criminal records create a maze of digital punishment.

Slate  

Slate has relationships with various online retailers. This article is adapted from Digital Punishment: Privacy, Stigma, and the Harms of Data-Driven Criminal Justice by Sarah Esther Lageson, published by Oxford University Press. Google search results for a person’s name are accompanied by a litany of titillating background check and reputation management All of this “data” is marked with rampant error …

Court to rule on secrecy of state police social media policy
6 years, 3 months ago

Court to rule on secrecy of state police social media policy

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s highest court has agreed to consider whether state police should have to disclose more details about how they use information from social media to investigate crimes and make their own hiring decisions. The justices will review whether the lower court should have privately examined the redacted portions of the state police’s social media monitoring policy and …

Dozens of sexual offence cases dropped because vital evidence withheld from defence lawyers, report finds
6 years, 9 months ago

Dozens of sexual offence cases dropped because vital evidence withheld from defence lawyers, report finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dozens of sexual offence cases have been dropped because vital evidence was …

Police failing to disclose crucial evidence about defendants, report finds
7 years, 8 months ago

Police failing to disclose crucial evidence about defendants, report finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police officers “rarely” told prosecutors about evidence that could undermine their case or assist …

A breach of human rights: Court of Appeal rules CRB check law must go
12 years, 2 months ago

A breach of human rights: Court of Appeal rules CRB check law must go

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major overhaul of the criminal records regime could be …

Feds Embrace Lying in Response to Public-Record Requests
13 years, 5 months ago

Feds Embrace Lying in Response to Public-Record Requests

Wired  

The Justice Department is proposing new Freedom of Information Act rules allowing the government to inform the public that records do not exist even if they do. The proposal, published in the Federal Registrar for comment, may codify existing practice, as the government has already lied to requesters of public records that relevant documents did not exist. The American Civil …

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