[Imc-nottingham] Tash's Sheffield G8 infobust 3

[Alan Lodge]

Tash's Sheffield G8 infobust


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UK G8 Presidency Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting, Sheffield
15th – 17th June 2005


The UK Presidency of the G8 - Justice and Home Affairs

Background

The G8 (or "Group of Eight") is a multilateral group consisting of the
world's major industrial democracies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Commission
attends G8 meetings as an observer. The G8 address a wide range of
international economic, political, and security issues.

The G8 has its origin at an economic summit in 1975 convened by President
Valery Giscard d'Estaing of France and attended by leaders from Germany,
Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Italy and Canada joined
this original "Group of Five" in 1976-7. Whilst Russia started to be
involved in G7 meetings in 1992, it was only in 1998 that the name was
formally changed to "G8".


Work on Transnational Organised Crime
After the 1995 Summit in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a group of experts was
brought together to look for better ways to fight international crime. In
1996, this group (later known as the "Lyon Group") produced Forty
Recommendations to combat international crime that were endorsed by the G8
Heads of State at their Summit Meeting in Lyon in June 1996. "Subgroups" of
the Lyon Group thereafter were formed to address specific crime-related
issues (e.g., legal processes for evidence-sharing, high-tech crime, and
immigrations fraud and human trafficking). In December 1997, U.S. Attorney
General Janet Reno hosted the first-ever meeting of her counterparts from
the G8 countries and the Ministers issued their first joint Communiqué which
endorsed the work of the Lyon group. The last three Presidencies of the G8
have hosted meetings of Justice and Home Affairs ministers. The Home
Secretary will host a Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting in
Sheffield 15-17 June.


Changes following September 11, 2001
In October 2001, senior representative of G8 Justice and Home Affairs
Ministries met in Rome to discuss steps for the G8 to take to combat
international terrorism and decided to combine the G8's Lyon Group (fighting
transnational organised crime) and the G8's Roma Group (fighting
international terrorism). Since that time, the Lyon/Roma Group has met three
times annually in joint session. While continuing important work to combat
transnational organised crime, the group uses its resources to combat
terrorism through such avenues as enhancements to legal systems, transport
security, and tools for investigating terrorist uses of the Internet.


Meetings under the UK Presidency of the G8, 2005
The UK will convene 3 meetings of the Lyon / Roma group. These will be in
January, April and November. They will be chaired by senior officials from
the Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The Home Secretary will host a ministerial meeting on 15-17 June 2005 in
Sheffield.


G8 Transnational crime and Counter-terror objectives in 2005
The 2005 objectives combine work on the inherited agenda and a number of new
initiatives. There are nearly 100 separate projects. The key areas of work
are:
As lead country for counter-narcotics work in Afghanistan, the UK will
continue to seek co-ordination of the G8 support for this work


The completion of several initiatives to enhance international travel
security


International co-operation in combating immigration crime, with an emphasis
on document fraud


International law enforcement co-operation, focussing on child protection,
the expanded use of DNA and the international illegal trade in firearms


International co-operation in combating high-tech crime


Shared assessment of the threat from international terrorism and
co-operation to counter the treat


The reinforcement of the principles of judicial co-operation and mutual
legal assistance in the investigation and prosecution of transnational
organised crime and terrorism
Further information will be available soon and this page will be updated
accordingly.

If you would like to find out more about G8 please visit the website at
www.g8.gov.uk.

If you would like more information on Justice and Home Affairs or the Home
Office please visit the Home Office website at www.homeoffice.gov.uk

http://www.g8sheffieldmedia.co.uk



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Yorkshire Post :: Tuesday 14th June 2005

http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=55&articleid=105
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Protests to greet summit ministers
William Green
Political Correspondent

HUNDREDS of protesters are expected to greet politicians from the world's
most powerful countries as they arrive in Sheffield tomorrow for a major
international summit.
The justice and home affairs ministers of eight of the world's leading
nations will be discussing the "war on terror", international crime and
helping Africa tackle corruption at the city summit, which runs until
Friday.
More than 500 people, including around 200 delegates and officials from the
G8 group of countries, and 150 of the world's media will be staying in
Sheffield, putting the city firmly in the global spotlight.
Campaign groups are also hoping that protesters will make their voice heard
on issues from tackling poverty in the developing world to the Iraq war.
Security concerns have led to road closures, and other G8 conferences have
been marred by violence.
But city leaders are hoping the event will pass off peacefully and showcase
Sheffield to the world.
The G8 is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain
and America.
The European Commission vice-president responsible for security is also
coming along with the justice minister of Luxembourg, which currently holds
the presidency of the European Council.
They will be welcomed to Sheffield at a reception at the Winter Garden and a
meal at the Millennium Galleries on Wednesday. Ministers will then stay and
hold their main meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Nether Edge, and attend a
gala dinner at Cutlers Hall on Thursday.
The chief executive of Sheffield council, Bob Kerslake, said: "It is a big
event, it showcases Sheffield. We want and hope it will go peacefully and
think it will raise Sheffield's standing."
He said preparations were "going to plan" and he had confidence in security
arrangements after months of work with the Home Office – which chose
Sheffield to host the meeting when local MP David Blunkett was Home
Secretary.
But protester Alan Kenny, of the Sheffield Stop the War Coalition, said G8
ministers were not welcome and expressed hope that hundreds of people would
take part in demonstrations during the summit.
"We shouldn't be welcoming them with open arms and we also want to put
forward our positive agenda, which is based on peace and justice. Quite
clearly, the war on terror has made the world a much more unstable place,"
said Mr Kenny.
Under police plans, protestors will be allowed inside exclusion zones in
Sheffield for the G8 summit. But police also want to invoke powers that
allow them to ban marches and restrict public gatherings.
Any sporadic protests will be dealt with by senior officers on duty, while
leave has been cancelled and colleagues from several other forces have been
called in to assist.
As part of the preparations, Sheffield Council has been brightening up the
city centre by the use of floral displays and ensuring the area is as clean
as possible – although the Government is paying for the conference venues
and most of the policing.
Young people are also playing a role in welcoming the G8 to Sheffield,
pupils from Meadowhead and Tapton Schools designing Flower Power, a massive
sculpture to celebrate the visit as well as providing a focal point for this
year's Sheffield Children's Festival. It is being housed in the Winter
Garden.
A Zimbabwean dance group will dance with students from Fir Vale school at
the reception, linking in with one of the overriding themes of the G8,
Africa. Tapton junior choir will sing two songs, Can You Hear Me, with sign
language, followed by the African song Nsana Censele, with the refrain
"smiling and laughing for Africa".
Home Secretary Charles Clarke said he was "absolutely delighted" Sheffield
was hosting the meeting and hoped local people would see it as a positive
event.
Mr Clarke acknowledged there were concerns about the level of security for
the meeting but was confident police had got the balance right.
"I don't think they have been over-cautious," said Mr Clarke. "Security is a
measure of modern life now particularly when you have interior ministers
from other countries."
The Home Secretary revealed trouble was not expected but warned that while
people should be allowed to protest, they should do so in an "orderly way".
Mr Clarke added anti-poverty campaigners would be better off protesting at
the G8 leaders' summit in Gleneagles, Scotland.
"The role we have as interior ministers to fight poverty is to ensure good
governance and absence of corruption," he said.
Mr Clarke said the G8, under Britain's presidency, had shown clear
commitment to tackle poverty with an agreement to cancel the debt of some of
the world's poorest countries.
But decisions at the Sheffield meeting could be reached on tackling
organised crime, people trafficking, drugs, terrorism and stronger
protection for children from Internet-based paedophilia. Ministers will also
hear from the head of Britain's security service and the boss of Interpol,
the international police organisation.
william.green at ypn.co.uk

A delicious GAla dinner... or a bowl of rice with campaigners

William Green
THEY may come from around the world and enjoy dishes from sushi to
sauerkraut, but G8 Ministers will get the best of British when they sit down
for a gala dinner in Sheffield.
Yorkshire pudding, roast beef and roast potatoes will be on the menu at
Cutlers Hall on Thursday evening. And the mouth-watering main course will be
followed up by a summer pudding, with a pledge from the Home Office – which
has agreed the menu – that all the food has been locally produced.
But Make Poverty History activists want the politicians to forego their
dinner for a bowl of rice with local people.
They want them to show they are serious about tackling poverty by trying the
kind of dinner billions of people around the world eat every night.
Campaigner Chris Malins said: "We don't know if the Ministers will come, but
it would be fantastic if they did.
"There will be hundreds of local people there – it's going to be like a big
picnic on Devonshire Green, where everyone's there to say 'enough is enough,
it's time to do something about this'."


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NEWS RELEASE FROM SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

Date: 7/6/2005

G8 Policing Plans Inc reference:

Sheffield is hosting the UK Presidency G8 Justice & Home Affairs Ministerial
Meeting from 15-17th June, involving ministers from the eight G8 nations
(Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, and United
States of America).

South Yorkshire Police has the responsibility of ensuring not only that this
event takes place in safety and security but also that people have the
opportunity to protest within the law and that minimum disruption is caused
to everyday life.

This balance is a delicate one, involving a huge amount of detailed
organisation, intelligence gathering and assessment, discussion with both
partners and with representatives of protest groups, meetings with local
communities and others who might be affected by the event.

If we are to discharge this responsibility effectively a combination of
elements must be in place: the event must take place in an orderly
environment and this will necessarily involve temporary changes to routine;
those wishing to protest must co-operate with the police; and powers must be
available to enable police to deal with specific circumstances that
experience tells us are possible.

The main meeting is taking place at the Marriott Hotel, with functions in
the city centre on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th.  As part of the
arrangements for the event some limited road closures will occur at specific
times, which should cause minimal disruption. Sheffield City Council and
South Yorkshire Police have agreed the following road closures, which will
mean that there will be no access for vehicles. These are:

Kenwood Road, adjacent to the Marriott Hotel (between the junctions of
Rundle Road and Cherry Tree Road), will be closed from 10.00 am Monday 13th
June until 6.00 pm Friday 17th June. Local businesses and residents have
been contacted individually by South Yorkshire Police and appropriate
security arrangements and screenings put in place.

The Winter Garden and Millennium Galleries will host a formal welcome
reception on the evening of Wednesday 15th June.  South Yorkshire Police
will close several roads around the venue; Surrey Street from its junction
with Norfolk Street down to Arundel Gate will close from 12 noon (there will
also be limited pedestrian access), Norfolk Street will close to vehicles
from 4.00pm and Arundel Gate from 5.45pm.  Central Library will close at
4.00pm, access to the library from 12 noon will be via the children's
library entrance at the Arundel Gate end of Surrey Street. The Graves Art
Gallery will close earlier than normal.    The Winter Garden and Millennium
Galleries will be closed all day on the 15th June.

The Cutlers' Hall will host a Gala Dinner in the evening.  Again several
roads around the venue will close from 4.00pm onwards including Church
Street, High Street, Fargate, York Street and several side roads.  Supertram
will be affected, terminating at Castle Square and Hanover Way for both
inward and outbound journeys from 4.00pm.

Other than these limited local restrictions on these specific dates the
remainder of the City Centre will operate as normal.

Our approach to dealing with protest is to achieve a balance between
facilitating lawful activities (including the right to protest), protecting
life and property and minimising disruption.

In terms of powers available to the police to enable this approach to work,
the following will apply:

Section 13 of the Public Order Act 1986 enables police to ban marches and
processions in specifies areas.

Section 14 of the same Act enables police to place conditions on public
assemblies and restrictions on the locations in which they can be held.

Section 14A of the same Act enables the police to deal with protestors
trespassing onto property.

We have applied to the Home Office through the city council for powers under
Section 13 and 14A to be available to police from 0001 hours on Wednesday
June 15th 2005 until 1800 hours on Friday June 17th 2005 and Section 14A
from 1800 hours on Monday June 13th to 1800 hours on Friday June 17th 2005.

The Chief Constable will use powers under Section 14 to allow lawful
protestors who co-operate with police to have the opportunity to voice their
opinions. With this in mind, we are considering two protests in close
proximity to the evening venues. We will limit protestor numbers to ensure a
balance between the rights of the protestors and those attending the event.

Those acting unlawfully or violently will be firmly dealt with using
existing police powers. The Chief Constable has the necessary resources to
deal with all issues identified.

G8 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, SHEFFIELD

ROAD CLOSURES CITY CENTRE


WINTER GARDEN/MILLENNIUM GALLERIES

Wednesday 15th June 2005.

6am       Cones placed on Surrey Street and Norfolk Street.

·         No parking and supervised deliveries

8am       Enforcement of parking restrictions

12 midday Restrictions imposed upon access to Tudor Square

4pm       Norfolk Street closed to vehicles

5.45pm    Arundel Gate closed to vehicles and pedestrian access   restricted
to:
·         Arundel Gate Car Park (access via Pond Street only)
·         Odeon Cinema
·         Sheffield Hallam University (access from Pond Street only)
·         Novotel limited access for guests only


CUTLERS' HALL

Thursday 16th June 2005

6am       Cones placed on St James Street, St James Row and Vicar Lane. No
parking.

4pm       Restricted access to Cathedral Square from St James Row, East
Parade, Church Street and High Street

4pm       Road Closures
·         Church Street junction with Leopold Street
·         High Street junction with Arundel Gate
·         Vicar Lane junction with Campo Lane
·         St James Row
·         East Parade
·         York Street


4pm       Supertram will terminate at Castle Square and Upper Hanover Street
tram stops for both inward and outward journeys.
Buses will be re-routed from High Street and Church Street

5.45pm    Pedestrian access restricted
·         Fargate junction with Exchange Gateway
·         High Street junction with George Street
·         Leopold Street junction with Orchard Street
·         Norfolk Street junction with Chapel Walk


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Live 8 show ticket bids 'obscene'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4090774.stm

More than 2 million ticket entries were received. People selling Live 8
tickets on the auction site eBay have been criticised by a group helping to
organise the Scottish concert with Bob Geldof.

Scores of pairs of tickets have already been put up on the site for the
London show on the 2 July, with some pairs being offered for £1,000.

But The Hunter Foundation urged sellers to withdraw the lots and return any
profits to Live 8.

Hunter Foundation chief executive Ewan Hunter called the situation
"obscene".

'Free market'

"We would urge anyone selling Live8 tickets on eBay, or anywhere else for
that matter, to withdraw them immediately," he said.

"If you can't go, return your tickets to Live 8, if you see them being sold,
don't bid, we implore you."

More than two million text entries were sent in the competition to win
tickets for the London leg of Live 8.

The deadline for pop fans to apply for tickets for the Hyde Park show to
fight African poverty expired at midnight on Sunday.

Meanwhile, phone lines for a similar text competition for tickets to a
second concert in Edinburgh on 6 July opened at 0800 BST.

A spokeswoman for eBay said: "The reselling of charity concert tickets is
not illegal under UK law, so Live 8 tickets are allowed to be resold on
ebay.co.uk.

"We have offered to make a donation to the Live 8 organisers at least
equivalent to the fees we collect from the sale of Live 8 tickets.

"We are allowing the tickets because we live in a free market where people
can make up their own minds about what they would like to buy and sell."


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