Why Sarah's Law Will Not Work Paedophile's are notoriously difficult to monitor, let alone to catch, and it is likely to be this rather than treatment programmes that explains low rate of re-offending, but Sarah's Law is not a solution either 18.04.07 Guardian, Paedophilia

Megan's Law Dismissed Home Office officials have dismissed statement from Labour MP Dan Norris on introduction of UK version of Megan's Law, sometimes dubbed Sarah's Law, child care agencies say paedophiles are already hard to supervise and law would add to difficulty 11.04.07 Guardian, Children's Rights, Home Office, Paedophilia

Ban on New Date Rape Drugs Home Office advisory council wants ban on GBL and 1,4-B, sold legally as solvents and cleaners but have a similar effect to date rape drug GHB, drugs figure in a third of sex offences cases 03.04.07 Guardian, Drugs

Failure to Implement Rape Reforms Police and CPS are failing to implement reforms in bringing rape cases to trial, conviction rates remain low, joint report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) 31.01.07 BBC, Criminal Justice, Criminal Sentencing, Crown Prosecution Service

Judges Reject Rape Reform Council of Circuit Judges has rejected entirety of govt reforms intended to increase rape convictions, include statutory definition of consent, expert witnesses to dispel 'myths', use of videos from early interviews 23.01.07 Guardian, Judiciary

Sex, Drugs, Murder and the Law Murder of prostitutes is relatively routine, few cases solved, need to address connection between prostitution and hard drugs Times Anti-prostitute violence multiplied 10-fold in Edinburgh when tolerance zone ended Telegraph Plan for tolerance zones came to nothing Guardian Media and celebrities glamourise hard drugs, law tolerates, and society adores, Moss and Docherty 14.12.06 Daily Mail, Drugs, Ipswich Ripper

MySpace Moves to ID Sex Offenders Booming social networking site MySpace.com says it is developing technologies that will allow it to cross-reference users with registers of sex offender 06.12.06 NY Times, Internet Regulation, Paedophilia

Child Sex Offenders Identified on Web A 'Most Wanted' list of paedophiles is being put on internet by Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, compromise with controversial Sarah's Law, focuses on those who are in breach of reporting conditions required by sex offenders register 17.11.06 Telegraph, Paedophilia

Judges Are Right to Judge Home Office is expected to return discretion to judges in setting minimum tariff for serious offenders, follows anger at Craig Sweeney, who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a child, likely to be freed in five years under current pre-set formula 09.11.06 BBC, Criminal Sentencing, Paedophilia

Sex Register Is too 'Vague' Magistrates are calling for tighter requirements for Sex Offenders Register, meant to help police track likely re-offenders quickly, cases of giving address as 'in the woods' 31.10.06 Daily Mail, Criminal Justice, Paedophilia