“A crown court judge who said that burglars needed ‘a huge amount of courage’ has been formally reprimanded by the Office for Judicial Complaints.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two Metropolitan Police officers have been cleared of making racially offensive comments.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An advert for Playboy featuring scantily clad women was banned after it appeared on the side of a lorry parked outside a hotel popular with the elderly in a seaside town.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lord Justice Leveson has recommended the introduction of the first press law in Britain since the 17th century – proposing that a statutory body such as Ofcom should take responsibility for monitoring an overhauled Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report [Leveson]
“The advertising watchdog has banned a TV ad from online holiday site Kayak, after more than 400 complaints said it was distressing to those who have had brain tumours and surgery.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“SodaStream is to air a TV advert, featuring just a black screen with white text, in protest at an 11th-hour decision by regulators to ban its planned £11m campaign after an objection that it ‘denigrated’ the bottled drinks industry.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“So-called ‘chuggers’ or ‘street fundraisers’ are seen by many as the scourge of the high street, but a new code of conduct may see shoppers across Britain breathe a sigh of relief as it sets out to curb aggressive money collecting which has plagued the practice.”
The Independent, 28th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In March 1970, some 16 years before the Crown Prosecution Service was formed and when Sir Norman Skelhorn was the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), a file of evidence was submitted to the then DPP’s Office.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th November 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
“The head of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Lord Hunt, has said there is widespread agreement within the media for a proposed new self-regulation body he is arguing should be introduced in the wake of the Leveson report into press standards, which is published on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 26th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Pepsi has been criticised by the UK advertising watchdog for the way it ran a competition offering a prize of £500 an hour, after one disgruntled family was stripped of multiple wins after entering more than 11,000 times.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The deputy chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) cautioned one of their senior investigators against treating police as possible suspects in investigating a man’s death during an arrest.”
BBC News, 19th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who shot dead three women had been allowed to keep his guns by police despite complaints of domestic violence and then threatening to shoot himself, according to a report seen by the BBC.”
The Guardian, 19th Npvember 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings unfairly racially stereotyped the UK’s Gypsy and Traveller communities.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An international expert in the prevention of torture and inhuman treatment of prisoners is to lead an independent review into the way the death of a mentally ill man in police custody was investigated by the police watchdog.”
The Independent, 12th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“This consultation invites views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 and initial views on a fees framework for complaints handling by the Legal Ombudsman.
This consultation is primarily aimed at persons authorised to provide regulated claims management services in England & Wales under the Compensation Act 2006 and those businesses and individuals contemplating making an application for authorisation.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th November 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Ofcom has criticised Channel 4 for airing dating show Love Shaft, which featured contestants talking about ‘massive tits’, ‘slut’ and ‘part-time slut’, when young children were likely to be watching.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sadly barely a month seems to go by without a report in the media about the police and the justice system failing to protect the victims of domestic violence.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A new law to stop councils using counter-terrorism powers to snoop on people is thwarting efforts to tackle noisy neighbours, according to environmental health experts.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of a man who died in the back of a police van following a ‘catalogue of errors’ by officers supposed to be monitoring him today spoke of their anger that nobody would face a criminal prosecution over his death.”
The Independent, 1st November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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