Police complaints on the increase – BBC News
“Almost half of complaints against police are allegations of rudeness or neglect, according to a watchdog.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: complaints
NHS complaint response “failing” – BBC News
“Patients are being let down by the way NHS trusts in England handle complaints, a watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 7th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lads’ mag FHM used topless photo of girl, 14, without consent – The Guardian
“The lads’ mag FHM was yesterday found guilty of a significant breach of the Press Complaints Commission code for publishing a topless picture of a 14-year-old girl without her consent.”
The Guardian, 12th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog attacks Blair over Tube shooting – Daily Telegraph
“The country’s most senior policeman was lambasted for ‘a lack of an inquiring mind’ by members of his force’s watchdog yesterday over his actions following the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Convicted paedophile abused girl – BBC News
“The father of a four-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a convicted paedophile said he intends to sue the police force over his supervision.”
BBC News, 25th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Probe into legal complaints handling launched – The Lawyer
“The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) has launched a ‘pre-consultation study’ into its plans to publish the complaints handling track records of law firms.”
The Lawyer, 20th August 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
More students lodge complaints – BBC News
“More students are lodging complaints about their universities, an independent watchdog reports.”
BBC News, 16th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landmark ruling on phone footage – BBC News
“A newspaper has been criticised in a landmark Press Complaints Commission (PCC) ruling on the use of video material on its website.”
BBC News, 15th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rail firm’s legal threat to silence passenger watchdog – The Times
“Britain’s worst-performing train company tried to silence the official passenger watchdog by threatening to sue it for libel for making a complaint about its poor performance.”
The Times, 13th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
How well behaved are Britain’s judges? – The Times
“Dale Simon has spent the past year investigating complaints about judges.”
The Times, 7th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Scotland Yard under pressure as watchdog finds it misled public – The Times
“Relations between the police and the independent watchdog set up to investigate them are at breaking point, senior sources have told The Times. ”
The Times, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sir Ian Blair’s statement: I did not lie – Daily Telegraph
“Here is a full transcript of the statement made by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair in response to the IPCC report.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judicial watchdog debuts disciplinary figures – Legal Week
“Sixteen holders of judicial office have been removed from their posts in the last year, with a further 16 being subject to alternative disciplinary action, according to figures published by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC).”
Legal Week, 25th July 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Peter Smith J case: the first test of judging the judges – The Lawyer
“The referral of Mr Justice Peter Smith to the Office of Judicial Complaints (OJC) over his conduct has led to the inevitable question: what is going to happen now?”
The Lawyer, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Watchdog received more than 300 complaints about judges – The Times
“More than 200 complaints were lodged in the past year arising from the conduct of judges, according to the annual report of a judicial watchdog.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Law Soc warned about complaints conduct – The Lawyer
“The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner Zahida Manzoor today (10 July) raised concerns that the Law Society was not handling complaints in line with its own policies.”
The Lawyer, 10th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
