Requests
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License | Apache License 2. 0 |
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Written in | Python |
Stable release | 15 May 2019 |
Developers | Cory Benfield |
Original author(s) | Kenneth Reitz |
Initial release | 14 February 2011 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1416328 |
About Requests
Requests is a Python HTTP library, released under the Apache2 License. The goal of the project is to make HTTP requests simpler and more human-friendly. The current version is 2. 22. 0
Social care costs see thousands chased for debt
... Data from 79 of 152 local authorities in England - obtained by the BBC through Freedom of Information Requests - shows that councils began more than 60,000 debt collection procedures against social care claimants living in the community in 2021-22...
Rape victims asked for too much information, says data watchdog
... The Home Office says it has already strengthened the law on Requests for digital information...
Sexual offence victims face longest-ever court waits
... Data about the Crown Courts - published here after BBC Freedom of Information Requests - comes amid growing concerns about backlogs across courts and by barristers...
Downing Street party: Johnson to face MPs as Tories discuss his future
... However, only MP Sir Graham Brady, chair of the Conservative backbenchers 1922 committee - who receives and counts up the no-confidence Requests - knows the exact number...
Beirut blast: UN ignored plea for port disaster evidence
...The BBC has learned that the UN has repeatedly ignored Requests from bereaved families for information to help the official investigation into the Beirut port explosion which killed 219 people in August last year...
Police vetting: Thousands of staff members not properly checked
... But figures obtained by the BBC s File on 4 programme - through a series of Freedom of Information Requests - show more than a quarter of police forces have still not met this deadline...
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... June, to honor your Requests...
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... The data came from Freedom of Information Requests - shows, there were 110 complaints of sexual assault and 80 allegations of rape...
Rape victims asked for too much information, says data watchdog
Police and prosecutors should immediately stop collecting large amounts of personal Data about rape and sexual assault victims, the UK's information commissioner says.
In a new report, John Edwards says many victims are treated as " suspects".
They are asked for an " extraordinary" amount of information, he says - Such as medical records and school reports.
The Home Office says it has already strengthened The Law on Requests for digital information.
Mr Edwards - who leads The Information Commissioner's Office, the regulator Set Up to uphold rights and rules over information and Data - Released his report on Tuesday.
It says victims of rape and sexual assault are being told to consent to hand over " extraordinary" amounts of information about their lives.
" Victims are being treated as suspects, " Mr Edwards says. " And people feel re-victimised by a system They expect to support them. Change is required to rebuild trust that will enable more victims to seek the justice to which They 're entitled. "
As well as being asked to give permission for their mobile phones to be examined - a so-called " digital strip-search" - Survivors are also asked for their medical records, Social Services files and in some cases school reports.
These intrusive practices in The Immediate aftermath of a life-changing attack mean it is no surprise that victims withdraw from the legal process, Mr Edwards argues.
That, in turn, is resulting in very Low conviction rates for serious sexual offences, he suggests.
Conviction rates for rape are already Low - Something " deeply ashamed" about.
Victims of sexual crimes are often put Under Pressure by police and prosecutors to hand over their phones because of the possibility They might have sent private messages which undermine their evidence.
This is voluntary, but victims are often told the case will be closed if They do not comply, and some withdraw because They are uncomfortable handing over private Data .
Victims' Commissioner Dame Vera Baird previously said some victims withdraw their complaints after being asked to hand over their phones so that Data can be downloaded: " They cannot face the unwarranted and unacceptable intrusion into their privacy. "
Recent legal changesLast summer, the government announced that any digital material requested from victims would be strictly limited to what was " necessary and proportionate to allow reasonable lines of inquiry into the alleged offence".
The Home Office pointed to this law change, and said it has given £5m of funding to 24 police forces for new technology to make sure no adult Rape Victim is left without a phone for over 24 hours.
" We will also shortly be launching a public consultation on police Requests for personal information, Such as medical or education records, to understand more about the problems in this area and to test possible solutions. "
It said the recently passed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act requires authorities to inform The Victim in writing about why their information is sought and how it will be handled.
The Crown Prosecution Service says prosecutors and investigators are asked to " carefully consider" when to seek a victim's Data .
" Both The Law and our guidelines set out clear parameters police and prosecutors must follow when making Requests - They must be specific and only sought when necessary, " it said. " Defence should be passed this information only to comply with our legal obligations where information is capable of undermining The Prosecution case or assisting The Suspect . "
The Commissioner 's report asks the National Police Chiefs' Council to mandate all police forces to stop using forms which indicate broad, general consent to obtain victims' Data .
It says the NPCC should produce new, clearer forms for police to use when requesting personal information.
The NPCC says it accepts The Commissioner 's recommendations and that it has already started working on improving forces' response to rape victims, including the use of " digital processing notices" which clarify how Data is used.
But one charity said neither The Commissioner nor CPS have gone far enough.
While welcoming The Information watchdog for recognising the scale of The Problem , the Centre for Women's Justice says its recommendations are not sufficiently clear.
" What is needed is clear unequivocal guidance that police and prosecutors should not be seeking to trawl rape Survivors ' personal Data looking for anything that may undermine their credibility, " said Harriet Wistrich , director of the CWJ.
" The new guidance will not achieve the protections that rape Survivors need, or restore their faith in The System , " She Said .
Source of news: bbc.com