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How to stay safe if the media post the street you live in

Dharma — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:31:07 GMT

Hello,

I'm currently awaiting a date for a plea hearing for a charge relating to online sexual offences. I'm unsure what my sentence is likely to be but if it's non-custodial, I'm worried about returning home following the hearing as I know the l

Press publishing spent convictions

Bob24 — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:14:32 GMT

Hi All

This topic is very close to my heart. I've been on it for some years and have learnt a lot. Of course all this is personal experience and views of my own as I'm not legally qualified.

If you find your spent conviction publis

Media Coverage of a CLEARED Sex Offence Trial

Steadfast — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:59:16 GMT

There was a high-profile trial of a former Ballet Teacher of sexual assault. The arrest, charge and subsequent trial were all covered by UK national media. The gentleman in question was subsequently cleared.
At the conclusion of the Trial, the judge s

Open letter to a journalist

punter99 — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:59:21 GMT

I've reprinted this letter, which I came across, on another forum. It's written by the partner of an offender and it's very good. It was described as an open letter and published on a website that is open, for any member of the public to read, so I don't

Sites that repoupose criminal conviction information and GDPR

Zack — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:18:41 GMT

I’m wondering if sites like the UK database one (I won’t put the actual url, as linking out gives sites more publicity and more power), could actually be stopped with GDPR. Where it may violate GDPR, is the fact that it calls itself a database of criminal

Now Imagine If The Genders Were Reversed?

khafka — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:13:57 GMT

https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/01/woman-22-spared-jail-sex-boy-14-judge-said-relationship-was-mutual-12926412/

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Human Rights of Prisoners - a Facebook Posting

Diogenese — Tue, 08 May 2018 13:25:28 GMT

There is no more apt forum for this discussion so my apologies if it's the wrong place.

I am posting a comment from Sir Roger Gale, which I feel impacts on the rights of those serving a prison sentence or trying to progress through t

Nick Hardwick suggests having parole board information online

AB2014 — Tue, 01 May 2018 14:33:44 GMT
I saw an article in the Evening Standard yesterday by Nick Hardwick, saying he wants the parole board to publish as much of their