“A woman from west London is suing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after a series of blunders, including her phone number being given to a man who was accused of stalking her.”
BBC News, 20th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been ordered to pay £5,000 each to four women for failing to investigate allegations of slavery.”
BBC News, 2oth May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Press Complaints Commission has upheld a complaint against Pick Me Up magazine over a payment to a woman who slept with a criminal. The PCC ruled that by paying a fee to an associate of a criminal the magazine had breached the editors’ code of practice, which forbids all such payments.”
The Guardian, 20th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Daily Telegraph is criticised by the Press Complaints Commission today for secretly recording conversations between Liberal Democrat ministers and having reporters pose as constituents.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A senior Metropolitan police officer has been found to have ‘recklessly’ misled two pathologists over the possible cause of Ian Tomlinson’s death at the G20 protests in London.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Reporter and newspaper Twitter feeds are expected to brought under the regulation of the Press Complaints Commission later this year, the first time the body has sought to consolidate social media messages under its remit.”
The Guardian, 6th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The independent police watchdog is investigating after a father-to-be died in police custody following an apparent altercation at a pub in east London.”
The Guardian, 19th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The legal watchdog is investigating a crown court judge after he was accused of being ‘influenced by alcohol’ during a trial in which an alleged paedophile was freed.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The legal ombudsman has warned that consumers will need to take even greater care checking the regulatory status of firms offering legal services when the legal world experiences its equivalent of the big bang this autumn.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Top Gear episode which caused controversy with jokes about Mexicans has been cleared by the broadcasting watchdog.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Media regulator Ofcom has censured comedian Frankie Boyle and Channel 4 for broadcasting ‘offensive’ jokes about Katie Price and her son Harvey.”
BBC News, 4th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two Leicestershire police officers face misconduct proceedings following an investigation into the way they dealt with a victim of harassment.”
BBC News, 29th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police have been criticised for their handling of the case of a man with learning difficulties who died after being harassed in Greater Manchester.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Melanie Phillips blogpost on the Spectator website which referred to the ‘moral depravity’ of Arab ‘savages’ is being investigated by the Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“IPCC investigating claims that officer colluded with colleagues to arrest man on false grounds during December protest.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police marksman involved in barrister’s shooting faces misconduct action for ‘crass remark’ after IPCC investigation.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The way police responded to a woman who made two 999 calls before she was battered to death was ‘wholly inadequate’, according to a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It highlighted failings in Leicestershire Constabulary’s response to phone calls they received prior to Joanne Butler’s murder in January 2006.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A super-complaint is to be launched about the ‘murky practice’ of surcharges levied on customers who pay by debit or credit card.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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