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Demonstrations will return to Parliament Square after the government said it would undo its own legislation outlawing protests. Reform announced in Gordon Brown’s draft Queen’s Speech yesterday seeks the repealing of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (Soca) 2005. The act outright banned any demonstration within 1km of Parliament Square after MPs claimed their… Read more »
The British Crime Survey (BCS) could be extended to include young children, the home secretary has said. Jacqui Smith said the Home Office wanted the BCS to include offences committed against children because of the likelihood of 11 to 16-year-olds being the victims of street crime. One in eight children aged between 11 and 16… Read more »
