Mark Blake spared jail after leaking stories to newspaper – BBC News
‘An ex-official who leaked stories about an immigration centre has been spared jail to care for his two children.’
BBC News, 21st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: misfeasance in public office
Couple win damages from Hackney after children wrongly kept in care – The Guardian
‘A husband and wife have won £10,000 each in damages from a local authority that wrongly kept their eight children in foster care. A deputy high court judge Sir Robert Francis said that if ever there was a case illustrating the challenges that faced children, parents, public authorities and the courts when concerns were raised about the safety and welfare of children, it was this one.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bishop Ball sex charges caution ‘wrong’ admits CPS – BBC News
‘A retired bishop who has admitted sex offences against young men, should have faced charges 22 years ago, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted. The CPS said a caution given to Peter Ball in 1993 was wrong as there was sufficient evidence to prosecute.’
BBC News, 13th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Officer who challenged racism in police cleared of sexual assault charges – The Guardian
‘A retired Asian officer who fought racism in the police has been cleared of sexually assaulting a prisoner almost 30 years ago after claiming the charges against him were part of a vendetta by Scotland Yard.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poppi Worthington: Court overturns baby’s ‘unexplained death’ verdict – The Independent
‘Poppi Iris Worthington was just 13 months old when she died in December 2012 and still, nearly three years later, the reasons why remain a secret. This is despite the efforts of several pathologists, a “fact-finding” judgment that remains unpublished, an ongoing Serious Case Review, and a failed police investigation that saw three officers accused of misconduct.’
The Independent, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-News of the World royal reporter’s conviction over prince leaks quashed – The Guardian
‘A former News of the World royal reporter who was found guilty of getting scoops from one of Prince Harry’s army colleagues has had his conviction quashed.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Broadmoor nurse who sold stories about killers is jailed – BBC News
‘A mental health nurse at Broadmoor hospital who sold stories about patients has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 27th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Policeman who slept with rape victim to dodge gross misconduct charge – The Guardian
‘Decision to let DS Robert Dawson retire contradicts new regulations by Theresa May to stop officers avoiding disciplinary action by quitting the force.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Belmarsh prison officer guilty of being paid mole for reporter – The Guardian
‘A prison officer at Belmarsh high-security prison has been found guilty of being the paid mole of a reporter working at the Daily Mirror and News of the World over five years.’
The Guardian, 1st June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Security officer found guilty of trying to sell photos of Ian Brady to NoW – The Guardian
‘Alan Hagan, 48, was found guilty of committing misconduct in public office over his dealings with the defunct newspaper’s then crime reporter Lucy Panton in 2008, while he worked at Ashworth hospital in Merseyside.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sun reporter Anthony France sentenced over misconduct – BBC News
‘A Sun reporter has been given an 18-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of receiving tip-offs from an anti-terrorism officer.’
BBC News, 29th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sun crime reporter found guilty of paying police officer for stories – The Guardian
‘A Sun crime reporter has been found guilty of paying an anti-terrorism police officer more than £22,000 for story tips relating to Heathrow airport.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Operation Elveden: Ex-prison officer jailed for celebrity tips – BBC News
‘A former prison officer has been jailed for 10 months for selling “salacious gossip” about celebrity inmates to two national newspapers.’
BBC News, 15th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Operation Elveden: Sun reporter Tom Wells will not face retrial – BBC News
‘Sun journalist Tom Wells will not face a retrial over a charge of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office, the Old Bailey has heard.’
BBC News, 24th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Operation Elveden: 13th Century Justice – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Operation Elveden was prompted by the Leveson Inquiry – evidence heard at the Inquiry suggested there was a culture of tabloid newspapers paying public officials for stories. At a time when the tabloid press was being vilified for intruding in people’s private lives through phone hacking, this was seen as further evidence of out-of- control journalists, ignoring the law for their own gain.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 24th April 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Operation Elveden: Journalists cleared in payment trial – BBC News
‘Three journalists have been found not guilty of illegally paying public officials by a jury at the Old Bailey.’
BBC News, 17th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Journalists should not always be prosecuted for paying public officials, says former CPS head – The Indpendent
‘The former head of the Crown Prosecution Service has said it can be “appropriate” for journalists to pay officials for information and that Operation Elveden had overlooked the public interest.’
The Independent, 18th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Crown Prosecution Service re-review of Operation Elveden – CPS News Brief
‘Operation Elveden is a Metropolitan Police Service investigation that revealed the payments made to corrupt public officials by journalists for information. It followed two parliamentary committees and the Leveson Inquiry which revealed serious questions over the techniques used by some which may have amounted to systematic and flagrant breaches of the law. The range and circumstance of this activity was of a scale not previously encountered by police or CPS.’
CPS News Brief, 17th April 2015
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Three years, £20 million, one conviction: Operation Elveden on brink of collapse – Daily Telegraph
‘Operation Elveden, the long running investigation into allegations of corruption by tabloid journalists, lies in tatters after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was forced to scrap most of the outstanding cases. ‘
Daily Telegraph, 17th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Operation Elveden: Judge to allow majority verdicts – BBC News
‘The jury in the latest trial of journalists accused of illegally paying public officials has been told the judge will accept majority verdicts.’
BBC News, 16th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
