Lady Scotland will consider whether the five-year minimum sentence imposed on brothers was unduly lenientThe attorney general is to review the sentences imposed on two young brothers who subjected a pair of boys to an attack involving “prolonged sadistic violence” and sexual humiliation in Edlington, South Yorkshire.Lady Scotland has called for the papers on the [...]
Lady Scotland will consider whether five-year minimum terms are too lenient for brothers, 11 and 12The attorney general is to reconsider the sentences given to two brothers last week for beating and torturing another pair of boys, her office said today.Lady Scotland will look at the terms given to the brothers, aged 11 and 12, [...]
The Attorney General is to review the minimum terms imposed on two brothers for brutally attacking two boys in Edlington.
The purpose of serious case reviews is not to feed media and popular interest but to learn lessons on how to safeguard children, says Mike SteinFrom a child welfare policy perspective, the most disturbing aspects of the tragic Edlington story are twofold: first, children being subjected to criminal proceedings – in contrast to the welfare [...]
Conservative leader David Cameron once again calls for a report into the Edlington torture case to be published in full.
Doncaster children’s services were already under fire following series of deaths of youngstersThe beleaguered local authority at the centre of the Edlington torture case controversy is to face an official investigation into its management and leadership, it was announced today.Doncaster council was criticised last week after the full horror emerged of how two brothers from [...]
A pair of boys torture two of their peers to the brink of death just to pass the time – the horror of the thing almost defies comprehension. But the facts of the Edlington case also command attention. The society where such a thing happens must search itself for explanations.That needn’t mean condemning society in [...]
What Britain’s struggling areas need is support and a sense that they’re a part of society tooSo, Dave, what happened to hugging a hoodie? Cameron has already been criticised for making political play of the Edlington case – where two brothers, now 11 and 12, were sentenced to an indefinite period, of a minimum of [...]
A government watchdog is ready to launch a snap inspection into Doncaster council, where social workers have been revealed to have been “reluctant” to get involved with two children who abducted, tortured and battered two other boys they did not even know.The Audit Commission will announce this week whether it will invoke rarely used powers [...]
Conservatives claim the lessons of the Edlington torture case will never be learnt unless the Serious Case Review is published.