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Part 82: The worrying new rules of the Secret Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 15th, 2013 in civil procedure rules, closed material, inquiries, interpretation, news, parliament by sally

“While MPs were dreaming of the imminent long summer break and a possible pay hike, in mid-June the Government produced the draft amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (‘CPR’) necessary to bring Part 2 of the Justice and Security Act 2013 (‘JSA’) into force. Many – including JUSTICE – consider the Act’s introduction of closed material procedures (‘CMP’) into civil proceedings unfair, unnecessary and unjustified.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 12th July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Litvinenko public inquiry blocked by government – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2013 in coroners, inquiries, murder, news, poisoning, spying by tracey

“The government has refused a request to hold a public inquiry into the death of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, the coroner has announced.”

BBC News, 12th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Keir Starmer to launch inquiry into fall in reports of rape and domestic violence – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2013 in crime, Crown Prosecution Service, domestic violence, inquiries, news, police, rape by sally

“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is to launch an inquiry into why police forces are reporting fewer cases of rape, domestic violence and child abuse than they were two years ago.”

The Guardian, 10th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Damning indictment of police actions surrounding death of Azelle Rodney – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 10th, 2013 in complaints, human rights, inquiries, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“On 5th July 2013, the report of the inquiry into the death of Azelle Rodney was published. Mr Rodney was a 24-year-old man who was shot dead by a Metropolitan Police officer on 30th April 2005. Mr Rodney was the rear seat passenger in a vehicle driven by an acquaintance of his and was unarmed.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 10th July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘Gutting’ of Jillings child abuse report angers victims – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2013 in care homes, child abuse, defamation, inquiries, insurance, local government, news, privacy, reports, victims, Wales by sally

“A decision to continue to withhold crucial details from a damning report on widespread abuse in children’s homes has been strongly criticised by victims, lawyers and child protection experts.”

The Guardian, 8th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Call for inquiry into deaths of four men at psychiatric hospital – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2013 in hospitals, inquests, inquiries, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

“A public inquiry has been demanded into the use of anti-psychotic drugs after an investigation revealed that side-effects from such medication probably played a part in the deaths, in quick succession, of four men on one hospital ward.”

The Guardian, 7th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

North Wales care abuse: Jillings report published after 17 years – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2013 in care homes, child abuse, Crown Prosecution Service, inquiries, local government, news, reports, Wales by sally

“A report written 17 years ago into claims of abuse at children’s homes in north Wales in the 1970s and 1980s has been published.”

BBC News, 8th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Azelle Rodney death: ‘No justification’ for police shooting – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2013 in inquiries, news, police, reports, unlawful killing by tracey

“Police had no lawful justification for shooting dead a 24-year-old man in north London eight years ago, an inquiry has found.”

BBC news, 5th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Azelle Rodney inquiry to give final ruling – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2013 in complaints, homicide, inquiries, news, police by tracey

“An official inquiry is expected to criticise the Metropolitan police over the shooting dead of a man by an elite firearms officer.”

The Guardian, 5th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Appeal inquiry of 100-home Essex scheme unfair, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 4th, 2013 in appeals, housing, inquiries, news, planning by sally

“A decision by a Planning Inspector to grant permission for a residential development in Great Dunmow, Essex is set to be quashed following a High Court ruling that the appeal process had been unfair.”

OUT-LAW.com, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Norman Bettison referred to IPCC over Stephen Lawrence inquiry – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2013 in complaints, inquiries, murder, news, police, racism, witnesses by sally

“The controversy over police dirty tricks directed at Stephen Lawrence’s family’s campaign for justice grew today after Sir Norman Bettison was alleged to have attempted to intervene in the public inquiry into the racist killing.”

The Guardian, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Calls for police ethics crackdown and positive discrimination in recruitment – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2013 in codes of practice, diversity, equality, fines, inquiries, news, penalties, police, remuneration by tracey

“An investigation by the home affairs select committee into the standards of police leadership in England and Wales, after a series of scandals involving the most senior officers, found a patchwork of training, standards and accountability countrywide.”

The Guardian, 1st July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Senior judge backs calls for Litvinenko public inquiry – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 28th, 2013 in inquests, inquiries, judges, murder, news, spying by tracey

“A senior judge has joined calls for a public inquiry in to the death of Russian
dissident Alexander Litvinenko, piling more pressure on the Government to act.”

Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Payday loans industry to face competition inquiry – BBC News

Posted June 27th, 2013 in competition, consumer credit, consumer protection, inquiries, loans, news by sally

“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the payday lending industry to the Competition Commission because of concerns about ‘deep-rooted problems with the way competition works’.”

BBC News, 27th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence’s father demands judicial inquiry into police spying – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2013 in inquiries, news, police, professional conduct, whistleblowers by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, came under pressure from the father of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence to set up an independent inquiry into the Guardian’s revelations that undercover police spied on and attempted to smear his family.”

The Guardian, 24th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Pressure grows on Lord Leveson to explain why he ignored hacking beyond the press – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2013 in evidence, inquiries, interception, media, news, police, privacy, private investigators by sally

“Lord Justice Leveson is facing mounting questions over why he decided to ignore a bombshell report detailing serious and widespread corruption among police and private investigators that was passed to his inquiry.”

The Independent, 24th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Bar chief calls for royal commission – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 24th, 2013 in consultations, Crown Prosecution Service, inquiries, legal aid, legal profession, news, sentencing by sally

“More than two decades after the Runciman Commission was set up following high-profile miscarriages of justice, the chairman of the Bar Council has called for a royal commission to conduct a root-and-branch review of the criminal justice system.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 24th June 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Revealed: How UK justice is dispensed out of hours down the phone line – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2013 in Court of Protection, evidence, inquiries, judgments, judiciary, local government, news, telephone hearings by sally

“The Court of Protection is facing fresh questions about transparency, as The Independent reveals that its judges are making life-or-death decisions over the phone, with incomplete evidence, in proceedings that are not always recorded.”

The Independent, 24th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Wales child abuse: Mrs Justice Macur holds Wrexham meetings – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2013 in child abuse, inquiries, news, Wales by sally

“The judge leading a review of the Waterhouse inquiry into abuse at children’s homes in north Wales will hold public meetings later on Tuesday.”

BBC News, 18th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stuart Hall jailed for indecently assaulting young girls – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2013 in abuse of position of trust, BBC, child abuse, inquiries, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“The disgraced BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall was jailed for 15 months on Monday for a string of historic sex attacks on girls as young as nine.”

The Guardian, 17th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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