‘Two British students have been jailed for life for plotting to kill police or soldiers in a shooting inspired by so-called Islamic State.’
BBC News, 22nd April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of sexual offences recorded by police in England and Wales in a year has risen to more than 100,000 for the first time, data has shown.’
BBC News, 21st April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Kent police force has been found guilty of serious breaches after an alleged domestic abuser was passed sensitive details and intimate pictures of the woman who brought a complaint against him. The suspect was a police officer and the contents of the mobile phone of his partner were given to him, after they had been gathered by police investigating the domestic abuse claims.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Claims an undercover officer set fire to a high street department store while infiltrating animal rights campaigners are being investigated by the police.’
The Independent, 20th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lily Allen’s awful experience – being stalked, then failed by the criminal justice system – is sadly all too common.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The claimants said that Northumbria Police owed PC David Rathband a duty of care to warn him of the threats made by Raoul Moat.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th April 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Anti-arms trade campaigners have put pressure on the Government to act after officials’ business-as-usual response to a court ruling warning that illegal arms could be changing hands at at London arms fair.’
The Independent, 16th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former police officer has been given a 23-year sentence after using Facebook to find vulnerable girls to have sex with.’
BBC News, 15th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have been given more time to question four people arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of an investigation launched after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels.’
BBC News, 16th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Only a tiny proportion of all stalking cases are recorded by police, figures have suggested, leading to calls for more training for police to recognise the crime and provide support to victims.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The police chief in charge of combating digital crime has admitted that an “inconsistent” approach from police forces to online abuse is undermining the confidence of victims.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A British Asian police officer stationed at Kent police’s outpost near the Channel tunnel entrance at Calais has won a case alleging that the force victimised and racially discriminated against him.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will take over an investigation into allegations of a £1m fraud at the Police Federation of England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The EU’s highest court will hear arguments on Tuesday concerning the validity of UK data retention laws.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Sensitive details held by police and prosecutors in England are being lost because evidence is still being shared on computer discs, watchdogs say.’
BBC News, 13th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A suburb in Leeds is the first place in the UK where it is permitted for women to sell sex between specified hours. The “managed approach” was introduced to try to control the trade.’
BBC News, 12th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Michael McMillan, a former Merseyside police officer has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for seven counts of misconduct in public office.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th April 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A former aide to the Duke of Edinburgh who was cleared of historical sex offences says he felt “like a lamb to the slaughter” during the case. Lt Col Benjamin Herman, 81, was acquitted last year of abusing a girl in the early 1970s, when she was aged around 11 or 12 and he was working as equerry to Prince Philip. He said his family went through “absolute hell” after he was arrested in February 2013. He spent 27 months on bail before eventually being cleared by a jury in less than an hour following a trial at Blackfriars crown court in London.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The police are turning a blind eye to law-breaking cyclists, traffic lawyer Nick Freeman – who calls himself Mr Loophole – has claimed after new statistics showed a sharp fall in the number of police penalties handed to cyclists.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A specialist policing unit which investigates sexual offences on the Tube will not be disbanded the British Transport Police (BTP) has confirmed.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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