Date: 13th March 2014 This week Clare’s Law was rolled out across the country giving police the right to disclose details of an abusive partner’s past. Clare’s Law is named after Clare Wood, who was brutally murdered five years ago by her former partner, George Appleton, who had a record of…
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Date: Tue 25th February 2014 This week the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill came before the House of Commons for its second reading and I made a speech to the House of Commons in support of the Bill. This important legislation proposes a number of changes to the Criminal Justice…
Read MoreDate: Tue 29th October 2013 Gareth Johnson MP for Dartford, member of the Justice Select Committee, has today welcomed the announcement made by Victims’ Minister Damian Green that the Government will be introducing a new Victims’ Code. Gareth said “The Victims’ Code sets out a framework for how the victims…
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Date: Thu 17th October 2013 There can be very few people not moved by the tragic circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Madeline McCann over 6 years ago, which this week was thrust back into the limelight by a new appeal. The officers from the Metropolitan Police who are re-investigating the…
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