Category: disclosure

Consultation begins on domestic violence disclosure scheme – The Guardian

Posted October 26th, 2011 in consultations, criminal records, disclosure, domestic violence, news by sally

“Women could soon have the right to know whether a new partner has a history of domestic violence under proposed legislation announced by the home secretary, Theresa May. The Home Office has launched a consultation over how a national domestic violence disclosure scheme could work in practice following a campaign by the father of Clare Wood, who was strangled in 2009 by an ex-boyfriend she had met through Facebook.”

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The Guardian, 25th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Times can use leaked Police documents in libel defence – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 26th, 2011 in defamation, disclosure, evidence, media, news, police, proportionality by sally

“Mr Justice Tugendhat has held that, with restrictions, The Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL) should be allowed to use information from leaked documents in its defence to a libel claim brought by the Metropolitan Police Service and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). However, proportionality limited the reach of this judgment to the next stage in the libel claim, after which reassessment may be necessary.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

More secret justice on the horizon – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 21st, 2011 in courts, disclosure, evidence, intelligence services, news by sally

“The Cabinet Office has released its long awaited Justice and Security Green Paper, addressing the difficult question of to what extent the state must reveal secret information in court proceedings. A consultation has been launched on the proposals; responses can be sent via email by Friday 6 January 2012.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th October 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Ken Clarke plans secret court hearings to avoid revealing intelligence – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2011 in courts, disclosure, intelligence services, news, private hearings by sally

“Intelligence gathered by MI5 and MI6, even if obtained by torture, will never be disclosed in court proceedings under proposals published by the justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke.”

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The Guardian, 19th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Guardian pursues challenge to secrecy of criminal justice system – The Guardian

Posted October 12th, 2011 in appeals, bribery, criminal justice, disclosure, extradition, media, news by sally

“The Guardian’s efforts to win the right to see a set of key documents in a controversial extradition case continued today (11 October) at the court of appeal, where judges indicated they were minded to allow the paper an opportunity to appeal a High Court decision.”

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The Guardian, 11th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police to track criminals whose DNA is not on database – BBC News

Posted October 12th, 2011 in bills, disclosure, DNA, homicide, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“Police could take DNA samples from up to 13,000 people convicted of serious offences like murder, manslaughter and rape, whose profiles are not on record.”

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BBC News, 11th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

ICO issues guidance on complaint files disclosure – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 11th, 2011 in complaints, data protection, disclosure, freedom of information, news by sally

“Organisations do not have to issue all the information stored in complaint files in order to comply with individuals’ personal data access requests, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

ICO publishes guide to university research disclosure – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 28th, 2011 in disclosure, electronic mail, freedom of information, news, universities by sally

“University workers must release information from personal webmail accounts on request if it is related to public business, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Panic as ministers are warned they may have to disclose personal emails – The Independent

Posted September 22nd, 2011 in disclosure, electronic mail, freedom of information, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

“David Cameron and his most senior aides face being forced to open up their private email accounts to see if they contain details of sensitive government business hidden from the Civil Service. A meeting of permanent secretaries yesterday discussed ordering a ‘trawl’ of personal email accounts held by Mr Cameron, senior aides and government ministers to see if they contain messages which fall within the remit of the Freedom of Information Act, The Independent understands.”

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The Independent, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Anemometers, environmental information, and legal advice: the Planning Inspectorate’s duty to disclose? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 25th, 2011 in disclosure, freedom of information, local government, news, privilege by sally

“This interesting decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (not linked to this post, for reasons I shall explain below) goes to the circumstances in which a public authority can refuse under environmental information rules to disclose legal advice received by it.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th August 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Transcript: Judge criticises prosecutors over disclosure of evidence – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, evidence, judgments, news, withholding information by sally

“This is the transcript of the judge’s comments in one of the three cases in which the Crown Prosecution Service has been accused of withholding evidence.”

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The Guardian, 17th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Widow takes on BBC over Israel ‘bias’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 15th, 2011 in BBC, disclosure, freedom of information, media, news by sally

“The BBC faces a legal challenge over a report it has kept secret – but the case is being brought from beyond the grave.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko and others – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2011 in contempt of court, disclosure, law reports by sally

JSC BTA Bank v Solodchenko and others [2011] EWHC 2163 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 273

“The court had jurisdiction to order a solicitor to disclose his client’s contact details if satisfied it was just and convenient to do so to ensure the effectiveness of an earlier order.”

WLR Daily, 5th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Why Reprieve is quitting the torture inquiry – The Guardian

Posted August 5th, 2011 in charities, disclosure, intelligence services, news, rendition, torture by sally

“Reprieve and other charities have found that the investigation set up by the government has serious shortcomings.”

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The Guardian, 4th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Torture inquiry boycotted by human rights groups over lack of openness – The Guardian

Posted August 5th, 2011 in charities, disclosure, intelligence services, news, rendition, torture by sally

“Human rights groups and lawyers boycotting the inquiry into allegations of torture by the security and intelligence agencies are accusing the government of reneging on promises that it would be open and independent.”

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The Guardian, 4th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Undercover police officer unlawfully spied on climate activists, judges rule – The Guardian

Posted July 21st, 2011 in appeals, disclosure, evidence, news, police by sally

“Three senior judges have ruled that the undercover police officer Mark Kennedy unlawfully spied on environmentalists and arguably acted as an ‘agent provocateur’.”

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The Guardian, 20th July 2011

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Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan gain phone hacking order – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 20th, 2011 in disclosure, interception, legal representation, media, news, police by sally

“Police were ordered by a High Court judge today to disclose information which could indicate that telephone messages sent and received by celebrities Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan were intercepted by a private investigator working for a newspaper.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

CPS in crisis as allegations of suppressed evidence wreck trials – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, evidence, inquiries, news by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service faces a crisis following the abandonment of a series of trials after allegations of serious wrongdoing were made against its staff.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Al Rawi and others v Security Service and others (Liberty and others intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted July 18th, 2011 in closed material, disclosure, evidence, law reports, public interest immunity by sally

Al Rawi and others v Security Service and others (Liberty and others intervening) [2011] UKSC 34; [2011] WLR (D) 228

“It was for Parliament, if it so decided, and not for the courts, to introduce a closed material procedure to replace the existing process developed by the common law for dealing with claims to public interest immunity in an ordinary civil claim for damages.”

WLR Daily, 13th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

DPP announces details of independent inquiry into Ratcliffe-on-Soar cases – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted July 13th, 2011 in Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, inquiries, misfeasance in public office, police, press releases by sally

“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has asked retired High Court judge Sir Christopher Rose to conduct the independent inquiry into issues arising out of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station protest cases.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 13th July 2011

Source: www.cps.gov.uk