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UK - No Evidence Needed To Report Transphobic Hate Crime
March 01, 2017 - The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has held a “public consultation” and issued “revised” guidelines on “hate crimes” and “transphobia”, which are likely to result in ever increasing numbers of people being dragged through court for speech crimes. As well as setting out policy on racism, homophobia, and “transphobia”, the new guidelines include the “first public policy statement on Crimes Against Disabled People” to stress the CPS “understand[s] the serious nature of these crimes”. The new guidelines reaffirm the fact that no evidence is needed to bring a criminal complaint against someone for a “hate crime”, as &...
Top UK Academic Calls for Sex Offenders-Style 'Hate Crime Register
February 28, 2017 - Head of Durham University Law School Professor Thom Brooks has told a Commons inquiry that people found guilty of committing ‘hate crimes&rsq...
In Britain, Criminal Records Dog Offenders For Decades
February 27, 2017 - About 17 years ago, Mrs P received a caution for stealing a sandwich. She also stole a 99p book, for which she was prosecuted. Homeless and sufferi...
Privacy Law In The UK - Retention Of Personal Data
February 23, 2017 - Principle 5 requires you to retain personal data no longer than is necessary for the purpose you obtained it for. This principle has close l...
Amsterdam to hire more young people with criminal records
February 23, 2017 - The Amsterdam city council adopted a proposal made by the D66, PvdA and GroenLinks to limit the certificate of good behavior rule at some jobs in t...
Extreme Vetting Difficulties in Rebel Nations
February 23, 2017 - Taking refugees in from nations that are in civil war or have parts under rebel control poses vetting difficulties that can not be o...
Western Australia Sex Offender Search
February 20, 2017 - About Community Protection The Community Protection Website (www.communityprotection.wa.gov.au/LocalSearch/) provides any mem...
Nepal Compiling Criminal Database
February 17, 2017 - The Crime Investigation Department under Nepal Police said it had expedited the process of creating a central criminal database. ...
Electronic Access To Public Records Improves In Tokyo
February 15, 2017 - To improve transparency, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced plans to improve access to public documents. At a regular n...
These 11 South African industries attract the highest number of job candidates with criminal records
February 10, 2017 - Background screening company, Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE), says that as many as one in 10 job candidates has a criminal record, with some in...
European Commission Dismisses Privacy Shield Concerns Over Trump Executive Order
February 10, 2017 - On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order on Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the U.S. Among other elements...
Wipe criminal records at age 25, report will suggest
February 09, 2017 - Young people’s criminal records should be wiped when they reach the age of 25, the former chair of the Workplace Relations Commission has sai...
Attorney general opinion on city's gun background checks expected soon
January 25, 2017 - Montana Attorney General Tim Fox likely will issue his legal opinion in the next week on a universal background check ordinance passed by the Misso...
Police struggle with background checks for foreign students
December 27, 2016 - West Lafayette police have been grappling with how to conduct background checks on foreign college students who apply for handgun licenses in India...
Data Facts Talks Turkey About Background Screening
December 01, 2016 - As a nationwide provider of background screening solutions, Data Facts, Inc. is an industry expert on powerful employment screening tools employers...
Preventing gun suicides may require changes to background check laws
November 21, 2016 - Gun control laws that mandate a background check before a gun can be temporarily transferred to a friend or family member may interfere with suicid...
Criminal background checks go mobile in Rhode Island
November 11, 2016 - The attorney general's office will hold events in August to provide national and state checks in local communities. The Rhode Is...
PSNI get greater access to European files
October 28, 2016 - The authorities in Northern Ireland are to be granted access to criminal records in more European countries. It is part of an extens...
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