“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
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.
“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
“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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 are lodging complaints about their universities, an independent watchdog reports.”
BBC News, 16th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“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
“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
“Dale Simon has spent the past year investigating complaints about judges.”
The Times, 7th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“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
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