Friday, 25 May 2012

Victims should have ‘guarantee of protection’

05/03/2010 | By Chloë Stothart

The Home Office is preparing to tell housing departments how to deal with vulnerable victims of anti-social behaviour in the wake of the Fiona Pilkington case.

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