G4S staff at Medway youth jail cleared of misconduct – BBC News
‘Four men accused of threatening and assaulting children at a youth jail in Kent have been cleared.’
BBC News, 26th March 2018
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‘Four men accused of threatening and assaulting children at a youth jail in Kent have been cleared.’
BBC News, 26th March 2018
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‘Five police officers involved in the Hillsborough disaster and subsequent investigation will not be charged over an alleged “cover-up” over the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.’
The Independent, 14th March 2018
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‘Where an officer is dismissed at a fast-track hearing, based upon a conviction which is then subsequently overturned, a Police Appeals Tribunal (“PAT”) will likely allow the misconduct appeal. In such circumstances, there has been no finding on the merits in misconduct proceedings to prevent the officer from facing a subsequent standard-track hearing. So said the Court of Appeal in CC Nottinghamshire v R (Gray) [2018] EWCA Civ 34.’
UK Police Law Blog, 13th February 2018
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‘Six Devon and Cornwall police and detention officers will face gross misconduct proceedings over the death of a church caretaker who had a cardiac arrest after being restrained.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
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‘Four police officers who wrongly arrested a black man for stealing a bicycle in London when told that the suspect was white have been put through misconduct hearings.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2018
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‘A prison officer who lost his freedom, home and livelihood after being jailed for exposing dangerous and life-threatening failures and cutbacks in the British prison system has spoken out over the “chilling effect” that his case has had on press freedoms in the UK.’
Garden Court Chambers, 23rd November 2017
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‘The High Court has refused an application to strike out a claim in negligence and misfeasance in public office taken by someone born as a result of a liaison between an activist in the animal liberation movement and a man who subsequently turned out to be an undercover police officer.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th December 2017
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‘Retired police officers who leaked information about an inquiry into Cabinet minister Damian Green could face prosecution, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said.’
The Independent, 4th December 2017
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‘Proposals to allow the information commissioner to assess journalists’ use of private information before publication could let the powerful off the hook.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2017
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‘Police officer has sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal.’
Attorney General’s Office, 30th November 2017
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‘A woman and her baby son were murdered by a man being monitored by police.’
BBC News, 29th November 2017
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‘The ‘Hillsborough Law‘ was first suggested after families of the 96 victims of the disaster were forced at recent inquests to defend themselves against allegations that fans had had too much to drink.’
RightsInfo, 22md November 2017
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‘Two married constables working for Lancashire Police were sentenced last month for stealing police data about car crashes and selling it to claims firms for £363,000.’
Legal Futures, 8th November 2017
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‘An ex-police officer who secretly filmed sexual encounters with seven women on his mobile phone has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 20th October 2017
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‘The police officer who initially restrained a man whose death sparked violent street protests is being investigated for gross misconduct, the police watchdog has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2017
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‘Publication of misconduct investigation reports can give rise to difficult and important questions, particularly in cases where there has been no misconduct hearing because there has been a determination of “no case to answer”, or because the accused officer has resigned or retired.’
UK Police Law Blog, 11th September 2017
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‘Six men charged after an investigation into the Hillsborough disaster can go on trial, a judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 6th September 2017
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‘A detective has been jailed for filming himself performing a sex act in a child’s bedroom while on duty.’
BBC News, 18th August 2017
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‘A Senior Crown Prosecutor who put in £5,800 worth of false travel expenses to help pay off his son’s university debt has been jailed for six months.’
Legal Futures, 17th August 2017
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‘Seedy legal plea to name couple filmed having sex by police officer Adrian Pogmore is anything but a matter of high principle.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2017
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