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Hate crime sentencing breakthrough

12/11/2011 – 9:00 am

Disabled activists have welcomed a campaigning breakthrough after the government agreed to correct a major disparity in the sentencing of disability hate crime murders.
Justice secretary Ken Clarke announced that the government would introduce amendments in the House of Lords to ensure that the “tariff” for disability-motivated murders would match that for other hate crime murders.
There [...]

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Justice secretary faces high court challenge over legal aid cuts

11/10/2011 – 9:00 am

The government is facing a high court challenge from a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) over its sweeping cuts to spending on legal aid.
Disability Law Service (DLS) is seeking a judicial review of the cuts proposed by justice secretary Ken Clarke through his legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill.
He plans to cut an estimated [...]

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