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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MPs seek fresh investigation into News of the World phone hacking – The Guardian

Posted September 6th, 2010 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“News International and David Cameron’s PR chief, Andy Coulson, face the prospect of a fresh parliamentary inquiry into phone-hacking by the News of the World after Labour MPs said they plan to press for the issue to be referred to the powerful standards and privileges committee of the House of Commons.”

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The Guardian, 5th 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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Emails and phones snooped on by authorities every minute – Daily Telegraph

“Public authorities asked for confidential communications data on more than 525,000 occasions last year including a 13 per cent increase in requests by town halls.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2010

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Government begins RIPA review – OUT-LAW.com

“The Government will review the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), the law that governs state tapping of phone, email and internet use. The law will be looked at as part of a wider review of counter-terrorism laws.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th July 2010

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Rapid review of counter-terrorism powers – Home Office

“The Home Secretary has announced today that a rapid review of key counter-terrorism and security powers is underway. The review will look at what counter-terrorism powers and measures could be rolled back in order to restore the balance of civil liberties and counter-terrorism powers.”

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Home Office, 13th July 2010

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Counter-terrorism powers to face government review – BBC News

“The government is to review key counter-terrorism and security powers including the 28-day limit on detaining terrorist suspects without charge.”

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BBC News, 13th July 2010

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Ken Clarke sets up secret inquiry into police killing of Azelle Rodney – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2010 in evidence, inquiries, interception, news, police by sally

“A ‘secret’ judicial inquiry is to be held into the death of Azelle Rodney, an unarmed 24-year-old black Londoner who was shot by a Metropolitan police marksman five years ago, the new justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has announced.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2010

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UK’s secret surveillance regime does not breach human rights, rules ECHR – OUT-LAW.com

“The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a claim that the UK’s Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) violates the human right to a private life. The UK’s rules and safeguards on covert surveillance are proportionate, said the court.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th May 2010

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Work starts to reverse ban on using intercept evidence in criminal trials – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2010 in evidence, intelligence services, interception, news by sally

“The government will attempt to make intercept evidence admissible in court, the Guardian has learned, in a move likely to bring ministers into conflict with the intelligence services.”

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The Guardian, 16th May 2010

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Solicitor General to examine ‘News of the World’ hacking – The Independent

Posted March 15th, 2010 in evidence, interception, media, news, police, telecommunications by sally

“The News of the World phone-hacking scandal took a fresh twist yesterday as it emerged that Britain’s second most senior law officer is to examine concerns of collusion between the newspaper and police.”

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The Independent, 14th March 2010

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Max Clifford drops News of the World phone hacking action in £1m deal – The Guardian

Posted March 10th, 2010 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The News of the World was tonight (9 March) accused of buying silence in the phone-hacking scandal after it agreed to pay more than £1m to persuade the celebrity PR agent Max Clifford to drop his legal action over the interception of his voicemail messages.”

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The Guardian, 9th March 2010

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PCC response to phone hacking controversy ‘weakened its credibility’ – The Guardian

Posted March 2nd, 2010 in complaints, interception, media, news, reports, telecommunications by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission’s actions over the phone-hacking controversy has weakened its credibility’ and ‘revealed major failings in its mandate and its ways of operating’, according to an independent report.”

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The Guardian, 1st March 2010

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News of the World may offer Max Clifford cash to settle illegal phone hacking case – The Guardian

Posted February 16th, 2010 in interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“The News of the World is believed to be planning to settle a court case which threatens to disclose further evidence of the involvement of its ­journalists in illegal information-gathering by private investigators. According to one source at the paper, executives have devised a plan to block the case by offering money to the celebrity PR agent Max Clifford to persuade him to settle his legal action over the illegal ­interception of his voicemail messages.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2010

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News International admits payout to phone-hacker was for unfair dismissal – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2010 in compensation, interception, media, news, privacy, unfair dismissal by sally

“News International has admitted it was forced to hand former News of the World journalist and convicted phone-hacker Clive Goodman a generous payoff because it failed to follow statutory procedures.”

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The Guardian, 8th January 2010

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Using intercept evidence in court ‘not yet viable’ – BBC News

Posted December 10th, 2009 in admissibility, evidence, interception, news by sally

“The use of intercept evidence in criminal trials is not yet ‘legally or practically viable’, the independent reviewer of terror laws has said.”

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BBC News, 10th December 2009

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Ban intercept evidence in terror trials, advises Lord Carlile – The Guardian

Posted November 25th, 2009 in admissibility, evidence, interception, news, terrorism by sally

“Intercept evidence should not be allowed into British terror trials, the government’s terrorism reviewer said today.”

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The Guardian, 24th November 2009

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Should intercept evidence on terror suspects be made admissible in court? – The Times

Posted September 17th, 2009 in evidence, interception, news, terrorism by sally

“The control orders regime for detaining suspects who have been neither charged nor prosecuted has been widely discredited.”

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The Times, 17th September 2009

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The Big Question: Will phone tapping convict more people, and why are its opponents so worried? – The Independent

Posted July 23rd, 2009 in evidence, interception, news by sally

“Why are we asking this now?

Because a government watchdog has warned against the use of phone-tap evidence in court, following mock trials in which its use gave every indication of being a disaster. Sir Paul Kennedy, the Interception of Communications Commissioner and a former Lord Justice of Appeal, said he could see no way to overcome problems with such evidence, and that the Government should drop its plans. Use of the technique at trials through March and April revealed “real legal and operational difficulties inherent in using intercept as evidence in the UK”, he said, before adding: “I cannot see a way to safely overcome these”. Aside from the immediate question of whether the law should be changed, intercepted phone calls have come under the spotlight with increasing frequency. Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor who now advises David Cameron, revealed this week that he had his phone bugged during his reign at the paper. Last year Sadiq Khan, a Labour MP, had his phone bugged during conversations with a constituent who was suspected of involvement in terrorism.”

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The Independent, 23rd July 2009

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