Criminal Records

Criminal Record Checks Are Breach Of Human Rights, Court Rules

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK

Asking people to declare all past criminal convictions, including offences committed as children, is a breach of human rights, a landmark judgment has...

Want To Watch Your Son Play Rugby? We Need To Check Your Criminal Record

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 01.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Parents have expressed fury at being asked to undergo a criminal records check before they are allowed to watch their children play in school sports. ...

Burglars, Robbers, Wife Abusers And Drug Dealers. And That's Just The Police!

PA | Posted 02.03.2012 | UK

More than 900 serving police officers and community support officers have a criminal record, official figures show. Forces across England and Wales...

DNA Data - a Political Party's Nightmare

William Turvill | Posted 25.12.2011 | UK Politics
William Turvill

The coalition government are under increasing pressure from both the Labour party and the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) over its Protection o...