Unit 4.3

• sarahs law

  newspaper campaign

  introduced following the abduction and murder of 8 year old sarah payne by paedophile roy win 2000

  aimed to protect children from such attacks in the future

  successful

  child sex offender disclosure scheme
• ann ming

  individual campaign

  introduced following the murder of julie hogg (anns daughter) by william d who strangled her and hid her mutilated body behind a bath panel where it was undiscovered for 2 months

  aimed to permit retrials of serious offenders if new evidence comes to light

  successful

  double jeopardy amendment in criminal justice act 2003
• clares law

  individual campaign

  introduced due to the murder of clare wood who was killed by her ex boyfriend george appleton who had a history of stalking and abusing women

  aimed to give people access to check whether a new partner has a violent past, the police will decide whether to disclose this infomation

  successful

  domestic abuse disclosure scheme
• lillians law

  individual campaign

  introduced due to 8 year old lillian being killed by being hit by a motor vehicle and the driver admitted to taking drugs prior to driving

  aims to make it illegal to drive under the influence of drugs above a certain limit

  successful

  drug driving regulations 2014
• bobby turnball

  individual campaign

  introduced due to his mother, aunt and sister were shot dead by licensed gun owner micheal atherton (bobbys aunts partner) on new years day 2012

  aimed to prevent any person who recieves a suspended sentence of 3+ months, for any offence, from purchasing or possessing a firearm

  successful

  amendments to the firearms act 1968
• british lung foundation

  pressure group

  proved that passive smoking caused 300,000 kids to need primary care and 10,000 hospital admissions yearly

  because of this, a law was created that made it illegal to smoke in cars with U18s

  successful

  children and families act 2014
• howard league

  pressure group

  aimed to build a more humane and effective response to crime in england and wales to help provide justice to all and help to reduce reoffending

  penal reform aimed to attempt to improve the system of legal punishment to help people reform

  successful

  penal reform and young offenders institutions