YJLC Guide to Avoiding Criminalisation of Children in Sexting Cases

The updated guidelines were published following the publication of the Attorney General’s Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system in 2018 which highlighted significant concerns about the disclosure process. Its recommendations included encouraging earlier engagement between the prosecution and defence, harnessing the use of technology and effecting culture change. These guidelines attempt to address these and other systemic issues.

This Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the current police stop and search powers, outlines evidence which has been gathered to measure the effectiveness of these powers at reducing and detecting crime and sets out a brief history of recent stop and search reforms.  Whilst the report does not specifically deal with the impact of this power on children, it is clearly a police practice which affects them significantly.

The Court of Appeal have rejected a Divisional Court ruling that where a police officer held an honest belief that he was in imminent danger, there could be no inquiry in misconduct proceedings as to whether that belief was reasonable.

The updated guidelines were published following the publication of the Attorney General’s Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system in 2018 which highlighted significant concerns about the disclosure process. Its recommendations included encouraging earlier engagement between the prosecution and defence, harnessing the use of technology and effecting culture change. These guidelines attempt to address these and other systemic issues.

This Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the current police stop and search powers, outlines evidence which has been gathered to measure the effectiveness of these powers at reducing and detecting crime and sets out a brief history of recent stop and search reforms.  Whilst the report does not specifically deal with the impact of this power on children, it is clearly a police practice which affects them significantly.

The Court of Appeal have rejected a Divisional Court ruling that where a police officer held an honest belief that he was in imminent danger, there could be no inquiry in misconduct proceedings as to whether that belief was reasonable.