Pat Strickland Archives

Research Briefing

Serious Crime Bill

Thursday, 18 December, 2014

This Bill would make changes aimed to strengthen the law on the recovery of the proceeds of crime. It would make amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to update existing offences. It would also provide for a new offence of participating in the activities of an organised crime group and make changes to Serious Crime Prevention Orders and gang injunctions. The Bill would provide for the seizure and forfeiture of substances used as drug-cutting agents. It would also amend the offence of child cruelty, create a new offence relating to the possession of ‘paedophile manuals’ and amend the law on Female Genital Mutilation. The Bill would create a new offence of unauthorised possession of a knife or other offensive weapon in prison and confer extra-territorial jurisdiction on the courts in respect of certain terrorism offences.
Research Briefing

Criminal Justice and Courts Bill – Lords Amendments

Thursday, 27 November, 2014

This paper is designed to provide background information for Consideration of Lords Amendments of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, which is due to take place on 1 December 2014
Research Briefing

Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: Commons stages

Thursday, 12 June, 2014

The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill 2013-14 had its second reading on 24 February 2014 and was carried over to 2014-15 session. Library Research Paper 14/8 The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill provides background on the proposals in the Bill. There are four parts covering criminal justice, including offences relating to extreme pornographic images and release and recall of prisoners, young offenders, secure colleges and youth cautions, changes to courts and tribunals, including strict liability and jury misconduct, and judicial review changes, which attracted much written and oral evidence.
Research Briefing

Deregulation Bill: Committee Stage Report

Monday, 12 May, 2014

The Bill proposes a range of measures in line with the Government’s aim to reduce regulatory burdens on businesses and public authorities.
- Research Briefing
- Business
- Crime
- Energy
- Housing and planning
- Prisons
- Rail
- Roads
- Work and incomes
Research Briefing

Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

Thursday, 20 February, 2014

The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill would make a number of changes to the criminal justice system including sentencing; cautions; prisoners’ release and recall; and the detention of young offenders. It would also reform court proceedings and costs; establish a new system of strict liability in contempt proceedings; create new offences for juror misconduct; make changes to the conduct and funding of judicial review claims; and amend the law on extreme pornography.
- Research Briefing
- Civil law
- Courts
- Crime
- Criminal law
- Justice
- Prisons
Research Briefing

Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill: Lords Amendments

Monday, 03 February, 2014

This note gives background on Lords Amendments to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill, which are due to be considered by the Commons on 4 February 2014.
Research Briefing

Deregulation Bill

Thursday, 30 January, 2014

The Bill proposes a range of measures in line with the Government’s aim to reduce burdens on businesses and public authorities.
- Research Briefing
- Business
- Crime
- Energy
- Housing and planning
- Prisons
- Rail
- Roads
- Work and incomes
Research Briefing

Clare’s law: the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

Tuesday, 26 November, 2013

The Government has announced that, from March 2014, it will introduce a national domestic violence disclosure scheme. This will provide a framework for the police to disclose information about an individual’s history of domestic violence to a new partner.
- Research Briefing
- Crime
Research Briefing

Stalking – does the new law protect victims?

Wednesday, 20 November, 2013

On 25 November 2013, it will be a year since two new stalking offences came into force. This Thursday sees a Backbench Business Committee Debate in the House of Commons on the implementation of the new law. So has changing the law done enough to protect victims?
- Research Briefing
- Criminal law
Insight

Stalking – does the new law protect victims?

Wednesday, 20 November, 2013
- Insight
- Criminal law
Research Briefing

Young Offenders: What Next

Thursday, 24 October, 2013

The problem of youth crime, and how best to respond to it, has attracted political attention for decades. More than 30 years ago, for example, the 1979 Conservative party manifesto promised to make more use of attendance centres for “hooligans” and to give a “short, sharp shock” to young offenders.
Research Briefing

The Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill: Debate in Parliament

Thursday, 10 October, 2013

The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (Bill 7 of 2013-14) is due to have its report stage on 14 and 15 October 2013. This note sets out the debate so far.
- Research Briefing
- Animals
- Crime
- Criminal law
- Police
- Security
Research Briefing

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

Tuesday, 04 June, 2013

This Bill, which is wide-ranging, will receive its second reading in the House of Commons on 10 June 2013. Amongst other changes, it would reform the “tool kit” of remedies for anti-social behaviour; amend the law on dangerous dogs; introduce new firearms offences; criminalise forced marriage; give powers to the new College of Policing; implement some of the Winsor report’s recommendations on police remuneration; provide new powers for the Independent Police Complaints Commission; and make changes to compensation for miscarriage of justice.
Research Briefing

“Public Service Mutuals” and the Fire Service

Wednesday, 29 May, 2013

This note examines the controversy over reports that Cleveland Fire Brigade is proposing becoming a "Public Service Mutual", with Government support.
- Research Briefing
- Communities
Research Briefing

The duty of the police to enforce the law

Monday, 08 April, 2013

There is case law to suggest that, although under a general duty to uphold the law, chief officers of police retain discretion as to the degree of effort they will attach to enforcing any particular law at any particular time.
- Research Briefing
- Police

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