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• Over 900 UK Police Staff Caught Misusing Databases

  August 01, 2011 - More than 900 police personnel were disciplined for unlawful data protection practices in the past three years, privacy campaigners have said. Figures released by 36 police forces in England and Wales under freedom of information (FOI) requests by Big Brother Watch (BBW) stated that 904 police officers and civilian employees were disciplined for offences under the Data Protection Act in the three years up to 1 June 2011. Under the Act organisations that are responsible for holding personal information have a number of legal obligations, including ensuring that the data is processed fairly and is secure from accidental loss, damage or destruction. The figures also showed that 98 police officers and civilian staff left the forc...

• Puerto Rico Criminal Record Searches Made Easy

  August 01, 2011 - Straightline International offers you the easiest ways to get a Puerto Rico Criminal Record Check. Our reports are used the world over for empl...

• The Background Investigator Goes To London

  August 01, 2011 - In a continuing series, The Background Investigator, is sends its staff to various countries around the world to explore the justice systems and br...

• Better Dot Your I's And Cross Your T's

  August 01, 2011 - Two men from Bangladesh have been found working illegally at a Droitwich (UK) Spa restaurant. The immigration offenders were caught following a...

• High Tech Medical Exam Cheats Busted

  July 01, 2011 - Two B.C. men are facing criminal charges for allegedly attempting a high tech scam to cheat on a medical school entrance exam using secret cameras,...

• Proposed Filipino National ID Will Control Crime

  July 01, 2011 - Giving each Filipino one identification number for all transactions with the government will improve the delivery of public services, Senator Panfi...

• University To Flash Names Of Students With Criminal Records

  July 01, 2011 - To keep a check on students involved in misconduct of any kind,Panjab University plans to create a separate website with the names of such students...

• We've Caused Problems In Canada

  July 01, 2011 - With a substantial growth in residential building projects and an increase in government investment in the non-residential sector, the construction...

• Quarter Of UK Population Will Be On New Police Database

  July 01, 2011 - The personal details of 15 million people, a quarter of the population of Britain, will be held on a new police database which will include informa...

• Costa Rica Catches On To Criminal Pasts

  July 01, 2011 - A total of 324 people who wanted to join the ranks of the Costa Rica Fuerza Pública (police) were rejected for having a criminal records, ma...

• More Than One Million Crimes Not On UK Police Database

  July 01, 2011 - More than one million crimes, including murders and rapes, are not on the Police National Computer because forces are refusing to pay a fee to obta...

• Panchkula Court To Put Data Online

  July 01, 2011 - Litigants, who are contesting cases in the district court here, will soon be able to access the cause list and daily judgments at the click of a mo...

• Czech Ombudsman's Analysis Shows Job Announcement Discrimination

  July 01, 2011 - A recent analysis published by the Czech ombudsman, Pavel Varvarovský, has revealed an unflattering fact: Of more than 1 200 job announcemen...

• How Far Back Does Your Vendor Search?

  July 01, 2011 - A register of medieval court rolls, surveys and maps, has been released online for the first time. Information about 200 Nottinghamshire manors...

• Straightline International Criminal Record Background Checks Opens Office In Mumbai

  July 01, 2011 - Steven Brownstein announces that a Straightline International office is being established in Mumbai, India to handle the growing global presence of...

• IPC Cases To Reach Panchkula CBI Court

  June 01, 2011 - Cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Haryana under Indian Penal Code (IPC) have now been transferred to the CBI court i...

• A Canadian Council Dumps Criminal Record Check Fee

  June 01, 2011 - Volunteers can rest a little easier. The Sooke (Canada) council voted to amend and give third reading to Bylaw No. 488 Fees Bylaw. After a lot...

• Criminal Background Checks Gone Awry

  June 01, 2011 - A UK badminton club says it is turning away under-18s because Criminal Records Bureau checks and other steps designed to protect children are leavi...