An update on some of the court cases involving those who refused to complete the 2011 Census on anti-war and anti-surveillance grounds amongst others. Many objections were directly related to arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin's contract to process census data. The CPS has started dropping cases. This is the latest information we have. Please get in touch if you have more up-to-date info on any of these cases (or others).
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John Marjoram:
(Bristol)
Case dropped by CPS on grounds of insufficient evidence likely to secure conviction.
John Voysey:
(Wrexham, then Bristol, who sent case back to Wrexham)
Case dropped by CPS one day before John was due to appear in Wrexham
Magistrates court on Friday 11 May.
Deborah Glass Woodin:
(Reading)
Last information we had is
Court date: Monday 14 May, Reading Magistrates Court (full hearing)
Barbara Dowling:
(Glasgow)
Court dates: Monday 14 May, 2pm, Glasgow Sheriff Court (intermediate diet)
Tuesday 15 May, 10am, Glasgow Sheriff Court (trial diet)
Judith Sambrook:
(Wrexham, then Shrewsbury)
Case dropped by CPS but revived by Judith.
Court date: Thursday 17 May, 10am, Shrewsbury Magistrates Court.
Crown is likely to present no evidence against Judith.
Derek Shields:
(Liverpool)
Court date: Friday 8 June, Liverpool Crown Court (Appeal hearing)
Andy Manifold:
(Liverpool)
Court date: Thought to be Thursday 14 June, Liverpool Magistrates Court
(Mention Hearing)
*There is some query over the above two dates - awaiting update*
Sarah Ledsom;
(Liverpool)
Court date: Thursday 14 June, Liverpool Magistrates Court (Mention hearing)
Mandy Woods:
(Bury St Edmunds)
New court date: Tuesday 26 June, Bury St Edmunds Magistrates Court, 9.30am
for 10am hearing (full hearing)
Stephen Grieve:
(Ashford)
4 May hearing adjourned at last minute.
New court date: not yet known, estimated 6 weeks time.
Jane Howarth:
(Plymouth, then Barnstaple, now Exeter)
Court dates: Tuesday and Wednesday 21 and 22 August, Exeter Magistrates
Court before District Judge (full hearing)
Roger Grenville:
(Birmingham)
Roger is refusing to pay the fine imposed by the courts and is expecting Bailiffs.
(Areas in brackets indicate court locations. In most instances, people live far from these locations)
For previous reports on some of these cases, see the indymedia census refuser topic:
https://indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2011/census/
(Bristol)
Case dropped by CPS on grounds of insufficient evidence likely to secure conviction.
John Voysey:
(Wrexham, then Bristol, who sent case back to Wrexham)
Case dropped by CPS one day before John was due to appear in Wrexham
Magistrates court on Friday 11 May.
Deborah Glass Woodin:
(Reading)
Last information we had is
Court date: Monday 14 May, Reading Magistrates Court (full hearing)
Barbara Dowling:
(Glasgow)
Court dates: Monday 14 May, 2pm, Glasgow Sheriff Court (intermediate diet)
Tuesday 15 May, 10am, Glasgow Sheriff Court (trial diet)
Judith Sambrook:
(Wrexham, then Shrewsbury)
Case dropped by CPS but revived by Judith.
Court date: Thursday 17 May, 10am, Shrewsbury Magistrates Court.
Crown is likely to present no evidence against Judith.
Derek Shields:
(Liverpool)
Court date: Friday 8 June, Liverpool Crown Court (Appeal hearing)
Andy Manifold:
(Liverpool)
Court date: Thought to be Thursday 14 June, Liverpool Magistrates Court
(Mention Hearing)
*There is some query over the above two dates - awaiting update*
Sarah Ledsom;
(Liverpool)
Court date: Thursday 14 June, Liverpool Magistrates Court (Mention hearing)
Mandy Woods:
(Bury St Edmunds)
New court date: Tuesday 26 June, Bury St Edmunds Magistrates Court, 9.30am
for 10am hearing (full hearing)
Stephen Grieve:
(Ashford)
4 May hearing adjourned at last minute.
New court date: not yet known, estimated 6 weeks time.
Jane Howarth:
(Plymouth, then Barnstaple, now Exeter)
Court dates: Tuesday and Wednesday 21 and 22 August, Exeter Magistrates
Court before District Judge (full hearing)
Roger Grenville:
(Birmingham)
Roger is refusing to pay the fine imposed by the courts and is expecting Bailiffs.
(Areas in brackets indicate court locations. In most instances, people live far from these locations)
For previous reports on some of these cases, see the indymedia census refuser topic:
https://indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2011/census/ 
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