‘A national inquiry into institutional misogyny and racism in the workplace has been rejected by the government. The inquiry was called for by the authors of a damning report into London Fire Brigade’s workplace culture.’
BBC News, 27th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘“Every death was avoidable” said Richard Millett KC at the closing submission to the Grenfell Inquiry. Now we know from the inquest verdict into the death of two year old Awaab Ishak’s that this death was also thoroughly avoidable,and we know the catalogue of failures that caused the tragedy.’
Nearly Legal, 15th November 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Manchester Arena Inquiry has published a catalogue of failings and mistakes by the emergency services following the terror attack in 2017.’
BBC News, 4th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three teenage girls died after major failings in the care they received from NHS mental health services in the north-east of England, an independent investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is going to have to wait until the end of the Post Office inquiry before it can take formal disciplinary action against any lawyers involved in the scandal, it has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 24th October 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual abuse was created in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal to examine how institutions responded to allegations of abuse in England and Wales – both in the past, and today.’
BBC News, 20th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog is investigating after a Black child was mauled by a police dog as he was detained by armed officers.’
The Independent, 17th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Families bereaved by Covid will write to eight PR companies that received hefty government contracts during the pandemic asking them to withdraw from a tender process to manage part of the inquiry.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A diplomatic row has broken out over the UK’s alleged delay in helping an overseas territory combat a spate of murders and untrammelled drugs trading.’
The Guardian, 13th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘At least 175 children with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with HIV in the 1980s, according to documents from the national archives seen by BBC News. Some of the families affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into what has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.’
BBC News, 6th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog has ruled out an investigation into the Metropolitan police’s treatment of an athlete who was pulled over in his car by seven armed officers.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It is “essential” that sub-postmasters claiming on one of the compensation schemes following the Horizon scandal can recover their legal costs, the chair of the Post Office scandal enquiry said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 16th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Payments of £100,000 will be made to victims of the contaminated blood scandal, the government is expected to announce this week.’
BBC News, 7th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An investigation into three ex-senior officers who led an inquiry into child sexual exploitation has been discontinued by the police watchdog.’
BBC News, 4th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police should reopen an inquiry into an IRA bombing which killed five and left 11 people wrongly imprisoned, a family of one of the victims has said.’
BBC News, 4th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Every officer involved in the Daniel Morgan scandal will escape punishment, the police watchdog has announced, despite an independent inquiry finding that corruption in the Metropolitan police shielded the private detective’s killers with the force ignoring information.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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