“CPS opens inquiry after claims prosecutors withheld undercover police officer’s surveillance tapes from defence lawyers.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police today pledged to crack down on corrupt prison officers after a male officer was jailed for smuggling drugs to inmates.”
The Independent, 28th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police forces are sacking almost 160 officers on average each year after misconduct hearings held in private, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A married policeman who had sex with a woman while he was on duty was jailed for 12 months today.”
The Independent, 15th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former Greater Manchester Police constable who had sex with a vulnerable woman while on duty has been jailed.”
BBC News, 8th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“News of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy’s sexual relationships with environmental activists has fuelled speculation about the possibility of civil lawsuits, as experts say there may be legal grounds for action.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A police force which admitted failings over its recruitment of an officer who raped and assaulted vulnerable women is facing damages claims from his victims.”
BBC News, 28th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Belton [2010] WLR (D) 283
“The offence of misconduct in public office was not restricted to office holders in receipt of remuneration.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Three Metropolitan Police officers may face criminal charges over claims they altered an alleged rape victim’s statement so proceedings were dropped.”
BBC News, 10th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, announced today that no charges will be brought in relation to the death of Ian Tomlinson at the ‘G20 protests’ in London on 1 April 2009.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“A corrupt Crown prosecutor who pocketed £10,000 to use his position to discontinue an assault case has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police constable who tricked teenagers into accepting official cautions to meet detection targets and boost his promotion prospects has been given a three-year jail term.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A London community support officer has been jailed for 15 months for sending criminals police intelligence..”
BBC News, 7th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A corrupt senior Crown prosecutor has admitted pocketing £20,000 to use his position to discontinue a criminal case, it can be reported today.”
The Independent, 29th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Muuse v Secretary of State for the Home Department; [2010] EWCA Civ 453;; [2010] WLR (D) 108
“When considering an award of exemplary damages in respect of the oppressive, arbitrary or unconstitutional conduct of government officials where the conduct complained of was considered by the court to be outrageous, it was not necessary to show further that the outrageous conduct disclosed malice, fraud, insolence, cruelty or the like.”
WLR Daily, 28th April 2010
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“PC and sergeant sentenced to 18 months’ jail after a judge said their treatment of suspect was ‘little short of torture.’ ”
The Guardian, 8th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A former police officer has been jailed for three years for passing secret information to his wife and her drug dealer, in return for drugs and money.”
BBC News, 12th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An experienced but corrupt police officer faces jail today after being convicted of being at the centre of an ‘extremely dangerous conspiracy’. ”
The Independent, 12th March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government will attempt today to have a case about torture heard entirely behind closed doors in a move that some lawyers say would extend secrecy to a new area of hearings, overriding ancient principles of English law.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v W [2010] EWCA Crim 372; [2010] WLR (D) 61
“Where the crime of misconduct in a public office was committed in circumstances involving the acquisition of property by theft or fraud, particularly when the holder of a public office was alleged to have made improper claims for public funds in circumstances which were said to be criminal, proof that the defendant was dishonest was an essential ingredient of the offence.”
WLR Daily, 3rd March 2010
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