“Parliamentary ombudsman orders department to pay family who were repeatedly refused compensation for their ordeal.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A photo of a horse van was in breach of privacy rules, the UK’s advertising watchdog has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Ofcom has rejected a complaint from a former Sunday Times reporter accused in a Channel 4 documentary of attempting to improperly obtain tax details about the former culture secretary Tessa Jowell.”
The Guardian, 12th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An urgent review has been ordered into the conduct of police in West Yorkshire who took a murder trial witness to a brothel and allowed him to take drugs.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The UK’s advertising watchdog has received a surge in the number of complaints it has had to investigate since it was given oversight of digital marketing regulation, it has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Police officers who carried out a raid on the home of Smiley Culture, in which the reggae star died, will not face disciplinary action from the police watchdog.”
The Independent, 3rd September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A police officer used ‘excessive force’ in dragging a protester in a wheelchair across a road and Scotland Yard was wrong not to recommend criminal charges against him, a police watchdog has concluded.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police restraint tactics are under fresh scrutiny after a third member of the public died following the use of either a Taser stun gun or pepper spray by officers.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“Police failed to monitor a convicted rapist who disappeared for nearly a year before he went on to murder the teenager Ashleigh Hall after befriending her on Facebook.”
The Independent, 25th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The case of a Newport gunman who shot his wife and two others in a hair salon, and was later found dead, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”
BBC News, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“By his own admission, the Mastermind appearance was not Simon Curtis’s finest hour.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The police watchdog has launched an investigation following the death of a man after he was tasered by police.”
The Independent, 17th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has forced a magazine to apologise for printing an altered photograph of the Duchess of Cambridge.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The police watchdog is investigating an allegation that a Surrey officer gave information about the Milly Dowler murder investigation to the News of the World.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked London’s riots, did not fire a shot at police officers before they killed him, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Details emerged Thursday of fresh police errors in domestic violence cases that saw two women murdered by former partners after they had complained to officers of threats and that they feared violence.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The legal complaints process, in as far as it applies to large corporate clients, has always been a thorny issue, as top City law firms have long asserted that their clients are intelligent buyers of legal services with little need for pointers when it comes complaining.”
Legal Week, 4th August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“EastEnders’ controversial cot death and baby swap storyline has been cleared by media regulator Ofcom after thousands of complaints.”
BBC News, 1st August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Chair will not seek to extend her three-year term, after criticism of her handling of the News of the World phone-hacking affair.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Today’s Sun front page carries a single column panel, at the foot of the first column, that should be seen as something of a landmark – for the paper and for the Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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