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 tracey

“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

Cabinet Office warned Gordon Brown phone hacking inquiry open to legal challenge – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 15th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, media, news by tracey

“The Cabinet Office warned Gordon Brown that an inquiry into phone hacking would be open to legal challenge and could be seen as politically motivated, documents released today show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011

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

“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

Mark Kennedy’s secret tapes: CPS launches wide-ranging inquiry – The Guardian

“A leading former judge has been appointed to lead an expanded inquiry into claims that prosecutors suppressed secret surveillance tapes recorded by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy.Sir Christopher Rose, a retired court of appeal judge noted for his fierce independence, will head the inquiry which was set up by the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2011

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Phone hacking: David Cameron announces terms of phone-hacking inquiry – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 13th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, media, news, police, privacy, professional conduct by tracey

“The independent inquiry into phone hacking will have the power to summon newspaper proprietors, journalists, police and politicians to give evidence under oath and in public, Prime Minister David Cameron said today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011

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Phone-hacking inquiry: who will judge the police? – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2011 in inquiries, judges, news, police by tracey

“Who will be appointed to head the inquiry into how the police investigated the phone-hacking scandal?”

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The Guardian, 11th July 2011

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Christian MP sets up inquiry into religious discrimination – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2011 in Christianity, inquiries, news, parliament, religious discrimination by sally

“A select committee-style inquiry on Christianity is to be held in order to clarify how the law affects believers, amid increasing claims of religious discrimination and persecution.”

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The Guardian, 10th July 2011

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News of the World hires QC involved in botched hacking inquiry – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2011 in barristers, inquiries, interception, media, news by tracey

“The former director of public prosecutions Lord Macdonald QC – who was implicated in the initial botched inquiry into phone hacking – has joined News International as a paid adviser to aid its legal case over allegations that News of the World journalists paid police for information.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2011

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Phone hacking: two separate inquiries will look at police and press – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, media, news, police by tracey

“David Cameron will meet Ed Miliband next Wednesday to agree terms of two official inquiries into the phone-hacking scandal, including a judge-led inquiry into the conduct of the original police investigation, and an inquiry into the future of the media and its regulation.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2011

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Lawyers to boycott UK torture inquiry as rights groups label it a sham – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2011 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, rendition, torture, victims by sally

“The government’s plans for an inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition after 9/11 are in disarray after human rights groups queued up to denounce it as a sham and lawyers for the victims said they were boycotting the hearings.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2011

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Milly Dowler phone hacking: Speaker grants emergency Commons debate – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2011 in inquiries, interception, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“The Speaker has granted a rare emergency Commons debate on Wednesday into calls for a public inquiry into phone hacking by News International journalists, and a potential cover up by its senior executives.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

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Great Ormond Street Hospital doctors want Baby Peter inquiry – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in child abuse, disclosure, hospitals, inquiries, news by tracey

“Doctors have demanded a government investigation into why London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital kept information from the original Baby Peter inquiry.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2011

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Ofqual launches official inquiry into exam blunders – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2011 in examinations, inquiries, mistake, news by tracey

“Exam boards face being stripped of their role over blunders that affected GCSEs and A-levels sat by thousands of schoolchildren, it emerged today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2011

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Inquiry launched after police turn up at midnight to question 13-year-old who ‘threw apple’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 30th, 2011 in assault, children, complaints, inquiries, news, police by sally

“A police force has launched an inquiry to discover why two of its officers went to the home of a 13-year-old schoolboy at nearly midnight to question him about throwing an apple at a fellow pupil.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2011

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Ofcom should have final say over BBC complaints, says Lords report – The Guardian

Posted June 29th, 2011 in BBC, complaints, inquiries, news by sally

“Media regulator Ofcom, rather than the BBC, should have the final say over complaints about impartiality and accuracy with the corporation’s programmes, according to a House of Lords committee report.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2011

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Inquiry finds link between military veterans and crime – The Guardian

“Military veterans are twice as likely to be convicted for sex offences than other people and more likely to commit violent offences, an inquiry has found.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2011

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Government to launch inquiry into ‘outdated’ cyberstalking laws – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2011 in harassment, inquiries, internet, news by sally

“The government is to launch an investigation into the growing problem of cyberstalking, The Independent has learnt.”

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The Independent, 18th June 2011

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Former Manics star Richey Edwards’ sister at inquiry – BBC News

Posted June 16th, 2011 in inquiries, missing persons, news, presumption of death orders, suicide by sally

“The sister of Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards is due to give evidence to the UK’s first parliamentary inquiry into missing people.”

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BBC News, 16th June 2011

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Legal aid: a necessary safety net – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2011 in inquiries, legal aid, news by sally

“The testimonies that inform Unequal before the law? show how vital legal aid is for the most vulnerable.”

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The Guardian, 13th June 2011

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Legal aid cuts a ‘false economy’ – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2011 in inquiries, legal aid, news by sally

“The government’s proposals to slice £350m out of the legal aid budget are a ‘false economy’ that will hurt the ‘vulnerable and socially excluded’ hardest, an independent inquiry warns on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2011

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