Tuesday 15 May 2012

First Reading Of The Crime & Courts Bill

The Crime & Courts Bill has received its first Reading in the Lords. The Bill contains the following key elements relating to children:
  • A National Crime Agency will be established to tackle serious organised and complex crime including sexual abuse and exploitation of children and cyber crime; 
  • A Single County Court system and a Family Court will be established to allow greater flexibility and increase the efficiency of the civil and family court systems in England and Wales; Enabling the introduction, in limited circumstances, of court broadcasting; 
  • A new offence of driving or being in charge of a vehicle with concentrations of specified controlled substances in excess of specified levels will be introduced.
You can read a summary of the Bill here: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2012-13/crimeandcourts.html

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