http://www.markpack.org.uk/sir-roger-singleton-isa/ Mark's blog about politics, technology and history Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.markpack.org.uk/sir-roger-singleton-isa/comment-page-1/#comment-7073 Dear Ed Balls… Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:02:39 +0000 http://www.markpack.org.uk/?p=4390#comment-7073 [...] I previsously wrote, I emailed Sir Roger Singleton [see letter here] on 14 September about my concerns with the way the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s [...] [...] I previsously wrote, I emailed Sir Roger Singleton [see letter here] on 14 September about my concerns with the way the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s [...]

]]> http://www.markpack.org.uk/sir-roger-singleton-isa/comment-page-1/#comment-3533 Sir Roger Singleton writes… | Mark Pack Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:40:12 +0000 http://www.markpack.org.uk/?p=4390#comment-3533 [...] Last month I recounted the Home Office’s repeated failures to reply to my letters, including one to Sir Roger Singleton of the Independent Safeguarding Authority which was passed on to them and was about the ISA’s [...] [...] Last month I recounted the Home Office’s repeated failures to reply to my letters, including one to Sir Roger Singleton of the Independent Safeguarding Authority which was passed on to them and was about the ISA’s [...]

]]> http://www.markpack.org.uk/sir-roger-singleton-isa/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 Memo to Home Office: it would be terribly nice if you sometimes answered a letter Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:21:16 +0000 http://www.markpack.org.uk/?p=4390#comment-2748 [...] a letter to my MP: I emailed Sir Roger Singleton [see letter here] on 14 September about my concerns with the way the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s [...] [...] a letter to my MP: I emailed Sir Roger Singleton [see letter here] on 14 September about my concerns with the way the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s [...]

]]> http://www.markpack.org.uk/sir-roger-singleton-isa/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 The Independent Safeguarding Authority: my letter to Ed Balls | Mark Pack Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:32:38 +0000 http://www.markpack.org.uk/?p=4390#comment-2212 [...] my letter to Sir Roger Singleton about the ISA's apparent reluctance to believe that a jury may acquit because it is sure someone is [...] [...] my letter to Sir Roger Singleton about the ISA's apparent reluctance to believe that a jury may acquit because it is sure someone is [...]

]]> http://www.markpack.org.uk/sir-roger-singleton-isa/comment-page-1/#comment-2200 Independent Safeguarding Authority: kudos to Sarah Teather | Mark Pack Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:41:58 +0000 http://www.markpack.org.uk/?p=4390#comment-2200 [...] Authority (ISA) are very much to do with how they've decided to go about doing their job (see my letter to Sir Roger Singleton for an example), some of the problems are to do with how the law has been [...] [...] Authority (ISA) are very much to do with how they've decided to go about doing their job (see my letter to Sir Roger Singleton for an example), some of the problems are to do with how the law has been [...]

]]> http://www.markpack.org.uk/sir-roger-singleton-isa/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Greg Foxsmith Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:09:57 +0000 http://www.markpack.org.uk/?p=4390#comment-2199 I agree, I understand in Scotland juries can return a verdict of "not proven" as an alternative to not guilty. Singletons argument is little better than a head-shaking old woman saying "there's no smoke without fire" Sadly it is part of a trend. Prosecutions regularly apply now to adduce "bad character evidence" to show "propensity"-and this evidence can include instances where the defendant was previously acquitted (or even arrested but not charged) I agree, I understand in Scotland juries can return a verdict of "not proven" as an alternative to not guilty.
Singletons argument is little better than a head-shaking old woman saying "there's no smoke without fire"
Sadly it is part of a trend. Prosecutions regularly apply now to adduce "bad character evidence" to show "propensity"-and this evidence can include instances where the defendant was previously acquitted (or even arrested but not charged)

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