Workplace News
Employment reforms doubles the time an employee has to work before being able to make unfair dismissal claim
Excerpt from the Guardian The amount of time an employee has to work for an organisation before he or she can make an unfair dismissal …
Millions paid out to teachers for classroom assaults and accidents
Excerpt from The Guardian NASUWT sees 20% rise in claims on previous year while NUT warns of huge stress now placed on staff Assaults, …
‘Make them pay’: Pupils who make false claims against their teachers should be dealt with by police, says union
As reported in the Daily Mail 9th April 2012 Pupils who make malicious allegations against teachers should face criminal charges, a union …
Investigations
Teacher falsely accused of paedophilia in “Ku Klux Klan-like” internet campaign
This article has been extracted from the Daily Telegraph 3rd May 2012. Neil Carr, 25 - who is heterosexual but celibate - was placed …
Names of staff members who dealt with complaints are not necessarily personal data, Tribunal says
Excerpt from Out-law.com published 18th April 2012. The names of three junior members of staff who had handled complaints made to the …
IPCC criticise police for failure to disclose evidence
From: The Guardian IPCC finds a collective responsibility for failure to disclose undercover officer's recordings to …
Legal Matters
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 published
The Protection of Freedoms Act has now passed Royal Assent and will come into force on the 9th May 2012. Part 5 will be …
The Mysterious MAPPA
There is a very good article by Emma Davies and Lucy Batten, solicitors from Hine Solicitors in this months …
Judiciary of England and Wales to review sanctions for disclosure failures in criminal trials
Excerpt from Judiciary of England and Wales Press release - 26 April 2012. Review of sanctions for disclosure failures in …
Other Key Issues
Thousands reported to vetting agency but only 4% barred
The following article written by Martin Beckford, Home Affairs Editor appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 8th May 2012. Thousands of …
Jersey compensation terms outlined
Up to £60,000 compensation is to be made available per person for the most serious cases of abuse for those in care in Jersey. To be …
Judge rules that a fair trial could not be achieved in a compensation case relating to historic abuse which was said to have occurred more than 50 years ago
Judge rules that a fair trial could not be achieved in a compensation case relating to historic abuse which was said to have occurred more …
News from FACT
FACTsheet on How to Appeal
There is new FACTsheet on the website on How to Appeal in Criminal Cases. You can find it here …
All FACT submissions now on-line
All FACT submissions to Government Bodies have recently been updated in a new pdf format Submission to Leveson Inquiry 2012 Submission to CRB Review 2011 Submission to the Independent Safeguarding Review (ISA) …
Book page updated
The book page on this website has been recently updated. Please take a look. Also if you wish to suggest a book which should be included please email us. …
CRB & Barring
Plans to ease Criminal Records Bureau checks defended
Parents should teach their children about the risk of paedophiles, a minister has said as he defended plans to ease Criminal …
Home Office stakeholders meeting on future statutory guidance on CRB’s
FACT's Chairman and Secretary both attended the Home Office Stakeholders Working Party on the future statutory guidance on CRB's …
Government publish new regulatory framework for investigating allegations of serious professional misconduct by teachers
Following the decision to abolish The General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) with effect from 1 April 2012 responsibility for …
Government Policy
Clarke asks top judges to probe disclosure sanctions
This is an excerpt from an article which appeared on the Law Society Website on Thursday 03 May 2012 written by Catherine …
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 – implications for listing bodies
The Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but …
Employment reforms doubles the time an employee has to work before being able to make unfair dismissal claim
Excerpt from the Guardian The amount of time an employee has to work for an organisation before he or she can make an unfair …
Other News
Claims of Innocence: An Introduction to Wrongful Convictions and how they might be challenged
Claims of Innocence: An Introduction to Wrongful Convictions and how they might be Challenged is now available on the INUK …
Mother jailed for falsely reporting her daughter had been abducted from her backyard
Excerpt from the Guardian 12 April 2012. A mother of four has been jailed for six months for falsely reporting her daughter had …
Irish broadcaster discontinues program that falsely accused priest
From: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Dublin, Ireland, Apr 4, 2012 Irish broadcaster RTE has ended its current affairs series …



