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Hillsborough – How They Buried the Truth – Panorama

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in health & safety, inquiries, news, police, sport by sally

“A Panorama investigation reveals how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part in burying the truth about Britain’s worst football disaster.

Never-before-broadcast footage of the FA Cup semi-final in which 96 Liverpool fans died reveals a catastrophic failure by the emergency services, how lives might have been saved and how subsequent inquiries were misled.

And a former home secretary and former police chiefs are put on the spot about why a succession of official investigations left the truth hidden for a generation.”

BBC Panorama, 23rd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Newspaper royal charter plans are ‘bizarre’, says Liberty director – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2013 in charters, damages, fines, inquiries, media, news, ombudsmen, privacy, professional conduct by sally

“A key adviser to the Leveson report, the civil rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, has hit out against politicians and newspaper barons, accusing them of letting down the public over promises to set up a new press watchdog.”

The Guardian, 21st May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Legal watchdog warns budget cuts will damage justice – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2013 in barristers, budgets, consultations, demonstrations, inquiries, judicial review, legal aid, legal representation, news, solicitors by sally

“Depriving defendants of the ability to choose their own solicitor will undermine confidence in the criminal justice system, an official legal watchdog warned on Monday.”

The Guardian, 20th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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SFO considers criminal inquiry into alleged price fixing by oil firms – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2013 in energy, inquiries, news, price fixing, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“The Serious Fraud Office said on Thursday it is considering a criminal inquiry into alleged price fixing at BP and other oil companies already being investigated by European competition authorities.”

The Guardian, 16th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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100 witnesses to be called for inquest into death of Jimmy Mubenga, who struggled with guards as he was being deported – The Independent

Posted May 15th, 2013 in death in custody, deportation, homicide, inquiries, news, restraint, security companies, witnesses by sally

“Inquiry expected to look at the restraint techniques authorised by G4S as well as the UK Border Agency.”

The Independent, 14th May 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Papers drop veto on watchdog appointments – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2013 in inquiries, media, news, ombudsmen, professional conduct, regulations, veto by tracey

“Newspaper owners have backed down on demands to have a veto over the board members of any new press regulator.”

BBC News, 10th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Former judge to examine role of police corruption in murder investigation – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2013 in corruption, inquiries, judges, media, murder, news, police, private investigators by sally

“The home secretary has ordered a review by a former senior judge into the role police corruption had in shielding the murderers of a private detective found with an axe embedded in his head.”

The Guardian, 10th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Headteacher under investigation by DfE over cronyism claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 9th, 2013 in education, employment, examinations, inquiries, news, teachers by tracey

“A headteacher is under investigation following allegations of cheating at exams,
nepotism and cronyism at the primary school she runs.”

Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Daniel Morgan murder: Home Office to hold independent review – BBC News

Posted May 9th, 2013 in inquiries, murder, news, police, private investigators by tracey

“The Home Office is to announce an independent review into the murder of private
investigator Daniel Morgan in south London in 1987.”

BBC News, 8th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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‘Serious and systemic abuse’ took place in Welsh care homes, investigation finds – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 29th, 2013 in care homes, child abuse, inquiries, news, sexual offences by tracey

“A new inquiry has found ‘significant’ evidence of ‘systemic and serious’ sexual
and physical abuse of children as young as seven in care homes in North Wales.”

Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Revealed: George Osborne’s secret veto on fraud inquiries – The Independent

Posted April 24th, 2013 in banking, budgets, compensation, conflict of interest, fraud, inquiries, news, veto by sally

“George Osborne has a secret veto over large and potentially politically sensitive fraud investigations, The Independent has learnt.”

The Independent, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Leveson: counsel’s relationship with barrister did not compromise inquiry – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2013 in barristers, confidentiality, inquiries, news, professional conduct by sally

“Lord Justice Leveson has cleared the junior counsel to his inquiry over suggestions she compromised its impartiality by conducting a relationship with the lead barrister for victims of press intrusion.”

The Guardian, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Iraq Inquiry: Inject urgency to complete report, peers urge – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2013 in armed forces, delay, inquiries, Iraq, news, reports by sally

“Peers have called for a speedy conclusion to the Iraq Inquiry amid growing dissatisfaction with the length of time it is taking to report.”

BBC News, 22nd April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Al-Swaiedi inquiry: Teenager was tortured and hanged, claims his uncle – The Independent

Posted April 18th, 2013 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture, unlawful killing, young persons by sally

“A teenager who it is claimed was unlawfully killed by British troops in Iraq had been tortured and hanged, his uncle has claimed.”

The Independent, 18th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Sapper Mark Smith death: Coroner calls for inquiry – BBC News

Posted April 12th, 2013 in armed forces, evidence, inquests, inquiries, news by sally

“A coroner has called for an inquiry to look at ‘systemic failures’ in an investigation into the death of a Kent soldier in Afghanistan.”

BBC News, 11th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Rendition report still unpublished nine months after completion – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2013 in inquiries, news, rendition, reports by sally

“An official report into Britain’s involvement in rendition and torture since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US has yet to be published more than nine months after it was completed and delivered to David Cameron.”

The Guardian, 4th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Hillsborough families have to wait two more years for investigations to be concluded – The Independent

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in complaints, delay, families, health & safety, inquiries, news, police, sport by sally

“Anger over delays that will see bereaved families have to wait more than two years for investigations into Hillsborough to be concluded have prompted campaigners to abandon a meeting with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) planned this week.”

The Independent, 31st March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Blogs likely to be excluded from press reforms by House of Lords – The Guardian

Posted March 25th, 2013 in bills, damages, freedom of expression, inquiries, internet, media, news, regulations by sally

“Fears that bloggers and small-scale news websites will be dragged into the new proposed system of press regulation, so facing crippling costs, appeared to be lifting on Friday when Labour and the Liberal Democrats agreed to table last-minute amendments in the Lords to make it clear they will be excluded.”

The Guardian, 22nd March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Public inquiries should avoid mock trial image, says study – The Guardian

Posted March 21st, 2013 in inquiries, news, reports, trials by sally

“Public inquiries should avoid the atmosphere of a ‘mock trial’ in order to improve dialogue among participants, according to a study.”

The Guardian, 21st March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Labour MP given ‘substantial damages’ after Sun accessed text messages – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2013 in damages, inquiries, interception, media, news, privacy, telecommunications, victims by sally

“The Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh has accepted ‘very substantial damages’ from News International, with the Sun admitting that it accessed text messages from her mobile phone after it was stolen, the high court has heard.”

The Guardian, 18th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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