Phone-hacking scandal: Theresa May defends police investigation – The Guardian

Posted September 7th, 2010 in inquiries, interception, news, police, telecommunications by sally

“Home secretary says it is not for government to decide whether there should be new inquiry into allegations against News of the World.”

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The Guardian, 6th September 2010

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Manchester community reacts with anger as police cleared of violence – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in complaints, inquiries, news, police, violence by sally

“Community groups in a formerly troubled area of Manchester have warned of serious damage to relations with the local police after an investigation cleared officers of undue violence at a street fracas.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2010

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Met asked to reveal what it knew about NoW hacking of officers’ phones – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in disclosure, inquiries, interception, news, police, telecommunications by sally

“Scotland Yard was tonight under fresh pressure to reveal what it knew about attempts by the News of the World to hack the phones of senior police officers.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2010

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News of the World faces fresh phone hacking charge – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in inquiries, interception, media, news, police, telecommunications by sally

“The government tonight came under pressure to set up a judicial inquiry into the phone hacking scandal at the News of the Wordl after the paper confirmed that it has suspended a journalist while it investigates new allegations of the unlawful interception of voicemail.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2010

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Lord Carlile to investigate abuse at private school – BBC News

Posted August 6th, 2010 in child abuse, education, inquiries, news by sally

“Lord Carlile has been asked to lead an inquiry into child protection at a Roman Catholic private school.”

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BBC News, 6th August 2010

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Police cleared over CS spray use in Brentwood – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2010 in complaints, inquiries, news, police by sally

“An inquiry into Essex police officers who arrested a man using CS spray has concluded the arrest was lawful.”

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BBC News, 29th July 2010

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Jon Venables case: inquiry ordered into parole supervision – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2010 in inquiries, news, parole, release on licence by sally

“The Ministry of Justice is to review how Jon Venables, one of the young killers of James Bulger, was supervised after his release from custody in 2001.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2010

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NHS Somerset to hold inquiry into killer care home boss – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in care homes, drug abuse, homicide, inquiries, medicines, news by sally

“An NHS inquiry is to be held into how a former care home manager in Somerset was able to siphon off prescription drugs from the elderly people she nursed, the BBC can reveal.”

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BBC News, 23rd July 2010

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Torture inquiry chairman is ‘compromised’ – BBC News

Posted July 20th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, judges, news, torture by sally

“The judge leading the inquiry into claims UK security services colluded in the torture of terror suspects abroad must be removed, a charity has said.”

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BBC News, 20th July 2010

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David Cameron must not compromise on torture – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, legislation, news, torture by sally

“The coalition should wait for the results of the torture inquiry before proposing legislation that bows to transatlantic pressure.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2010

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Torture inquiry will not lead to any prosecutions – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“Sir Peter Gibson’s task in chairing the inquiry, David Cameron told MPs, will be to establish whether the British government and its intelligence agencies were involved in improper treatment of detainees held by other countries, and if so, to what extent. Gibson, a former appeal court judge, is trusted by MI5 and MI6 as the commissioner for the intelligence services, who draws up a short annual report on the work of the agencies based on evidence given to him in private.”

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The Guardian, 7th July 2010

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Torture inquiry: Pressure from courts and victims forced government’s hand – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, torture by sally

“The scope of the torture inquiry outlined by David Cameron today (6 July) followed weeks of negotiations between Cameron and Nick Clegg; talks that were influenced by conversations not only with senior civil servants, but also with the security services, eminent judges and experts in international law.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2010

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Government to compensate torture victims as official inquiry launched – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2010 in compensation, inquiries, intelligence services, news, torture, victims by sally

“David Cameron today (6 July) ordered an unprecedented inquiry into evidence and allegations of British complicity in the torture and abuse of terror suspects.”

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The Guardian, 6th July 2010

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Tortured terror suspects to get official inquiry at last – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“David Cameron is tomorrow expected to announce the terms of a long-promised, judge-led inquiry into allegations of MI5’s complicity in the torture of terror suspects and into how British citizens and residents are to be compensated for being detained at Guantánamo Bay.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2010

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Chilcot inquiry: Iraq papers show Lord Goldsmith’s warning to Tony Blair – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2010 in attorney general, documents, illegality, inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Tony Blair was warned by his government’s chief law officer that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal the day before he privately assured President George Bush he would support US-led military action, documents released today by the Chilcot inquiry reveal.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2010

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Iraq inquiry publishes legal advice to Blair on war – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2010 in attorney general, illegality, inquiries, Iraq, news by sally

“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2010

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David Cameron agrees terms of UK torture inquiry – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2010 in inquiries, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“David Cameron and the foreign secretary, William Hague, are understood to have agreed the terms of a judge-led inquiry into claims that British security services were complicit in torture of terrorism suspects.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2010

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Iraq war inquiry to resume public hearings – The Independent

Posted June 29th, 2010 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War will resume public hearings today after a break of nearly four months because of the general election.”

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The Independent, 29th June 2010

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Report due into Kirk Reid police rape inquiry – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2010 in inquiries, news, police, professional conduct, reports by sally

“The Metropolitan Police is expected to be criticised over its investigation of a sex attacker who targeted women in south-west London.”

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BBC News, 28th June 2010

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Results of Cherie Blair inquiry ‘were covered up’ – The Independent

Posted June 21st, 2010 in belief discrimination, complaints, inquiries, judges, news by sally

“The body which investigates complaints against judges has been accused of covering up the full extent of an investigation into Cherie Blair over her decision to hand down a lenient sentence to a convicted man because he was ‘a religious person’.”

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The Independent, 21st June 2010

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