‘Four police officers and a civilian employee are to face disciplinary action for alleged errors that helped leave the serial rapist David Carrick free to attack a string of women.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Metropolitan Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct after holding a Taser against a 16-year-old Black boy’s neck, the police watchdog has said.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard has launched its latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London’s black community, which the Met police commissioner acknowledged had been let down for many years.
The Guardian, 23rd September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A constable in the Metropolitan Police has been dismissed for using antisemitic language at work.’
BBC News, 9th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The Guardian’s John Harris looks at the findings of the report with the social affairs leader writer Susanna Rustin. And, as Labour continues to warn ‘things will get worse before they get better’, we are joined by the economists James Meadway and Ann Pettifor to discuss whether a painful period of austerity-lite is the only way through the storm.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Grenfell Inquiry’s final report sets out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to Grenfell Tower becoming a death trap.’
BBC News, 4th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police has dropped its investigation into betting on the date of the general election, saying the bar for misconduct in public office had not been met.’
The Independent, 24th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hackney Council is facing a High Court challenge by campaigners battling to save two children’s centres from closure.’
BBC News, 18th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Roderick Morton analyses an appeal from an inspector’s decision to grant both a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) and planning permission for the amalgamation of two flats into one in a residential block of flats by the side of the Thames in Lambeth.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The London Borough of Enfield has secured interim injunctions against the occupants of boats and land on the River Lea who it has claimed obstruct progress on a £6bn development of 10,000 homes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Nearly 200 homeless people in London have been arrested in the past two years under a Georgian-era act that criminalises rough sleeping, new figures show.’
The Independent, 8th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Victims’ Commissioner has welcomed a new review by the London Victims’ Commissioner, which finds that the criminal justice system is failing victims of stalking.’
Family Law, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Two-thirds of South Asian partners in large London law firms have experienced racial discrimination in career progression, a new report has found.’
Legal Futures, 24th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The criminal justice system is failing women on stalking, a review by London’s victims’ commissioner has found.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the council had “failed to effectively implement sufficient measures” to protect its systems from attack.’
The Independent, 17th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over whether a private hire operator outside London is required by legislation to enter into a contract as principal with a person who makes a booking for their vehicle. Gerald Gouriet KC and Michael Feeney examine the ruling and its wider impact.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police has not identified a single suspect in investigations into neighbourhood crimes such as phone and bike thefts, burglaries and vehicle crime in more than 160 areas for the past three years.’
The Independent, 15th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A young offender institution has been identified as the most violent prison in the country, with teenage inmates refusing family visits to keep their relatives away from danger, a watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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