IPCC inquiry over fatal car crash – BBC News
“A crash in which which a 17-year-old was killed and four others were injured has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: complaints
Facebook, Bebo, My Space face censorship orders – The Times
“Social networking sites will be required to remove material unsuitable for children, such as nude or violent images and comments, within 24 hours of receiving a complaint, under a tough new code for internet safety.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Children “let down” on complaints – BBC News
“The man who presided over the North Wales child abuse inquiry has attacked a failure to set up an independent body to deal with young people’s complaints.”
BBC News, 14th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crisis at police watchdog as lawyers resign – The Guardian
“The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) faces a crisis of confidence after a network of more than a hundred lawyers who specialise in handling police complaints resigned from its advisory body.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The IPCC: a catalogue of delays, rejections and basic failures – The Guardian
“In an investigation into the body that examines complaints against the police, Nick Davies uncovers a series of disturbing inadequacies.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Siborurema) v Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education – Times Law Reports
Regina (Siborurema) v Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
Court of Appeal
“The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education was entitled to take into account the regulations and procedures of a higher education institution against which a student had made a complaint and was not obliged to conduct an investigation into the underlying facts.”
The Times, 10th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Fall” in deaths involving police – BBC News
“The number of people who died after coming into contact with the police in England and Wales has fallen, a report by the police watchdog says.”
BBC News, 14th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reprimand for Met’s former terror chief – The Guardian
“The former head of Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism unit will be reprimanded for his role in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said last night.”
The Guardian, 13th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No charges for police officer filmed hitting woman – The Guardian
“No police officer is to be prosecuted as a result of the controversial incident in which a young woman was arrested outside a Sheffield nightclub last year, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What do clients think of their lawyers? – The Times
“The time-honoured complaints of communication, costs and delay still top the list. But the Solicitors Regulatory Authority is determined to improve things.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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
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
