‘More than 500 black and ethnic minority individuals have died in suspicious circumstances while in state detention over the past 24 years, but not a single official has been successfully prosecuted, a report examining institutional racism has revealed.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A cold case unit is to investigate claims police released MP Cyril Smith after images of child abuse were found in the boot of his car.’
BBC News, 19th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police match commander David Duckenfield spent a week in the witness box at the new inquests into the Hillsborough disaster. But what were the key parts of his evidence, and what have we learned?’
BBC News, 19th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority routinely refuses to make awards to women who have committed minor offences.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘There are a number of ongoing investigations and inquiries – criminal and otherwise – into historical abuse allegations at institutions across the UK. Here is a guide to the key inquiries and their scope.’
BBC News, 17th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who admitted having sex with three vulnerable women he met while on duty has more victims, Gloucestershire Police has said.’
BBC News, 18th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Theresa May has said the claims a police investigation into the late Liberal MP Cyril Smith was scrapped, and corruption blocked other historic police operations into child abuse, were “shocking and could lead to criminal prosecutions”.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Section 10(6) of the Police Reform Act 2002 enabled the Independent Police Complaints Commission to do anything calculated to facilitate the carrying out of its functions, which included the power to reopen an investigation into allegations against a police constable, which had resulted in a final report that there was no case to answer.’
WLR Daily, 6th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Kololo v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2015] EWHC 600 (QB); [2015] WLR (D) 111
‘A data subject access request made pursuant to section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the data held about the subject with a view to employing such data in foreign criminal appeal proceedings was not an abuse of process. In such circumstances, there was nothing to indicate that the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 was the sole procedure by which evidence for use in foreign criminal proceedings could be obtained.’
WLR Daily, 9th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘An undercover police operation that gathered evidence of child abuse by Cyril Smith and other public figures was scrapped shortly after the MP was arrested, BBC Newsnight has been told.’
BBC News, 16th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Research shows hundreds of under-fives have been frisked by officers in the last five years, often because of fears they have been forced to carry drugs or guns.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who spent 17 years in prison for attempted rape before having his conviction quashed on the basis of a DNA test is suing the miscarriage of justice watchdog for negligence. It is claimed the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) repeatedly failed to undertake forensic analysis of the victim’s clothing, instead relying on the assurances of the same police force that investigated the case.’
The Independent, 15th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has considered the compatibility with Article 8 ECHR of the police’s removal of a 14 year old girl’s clothing after she had been arrested and taken to a police station.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Catt and T cases are both concerned with this important question: to what extent may the police lawfully retain records relating to individuals who have not in fact been arrested or charged in connection with any criminal offence. The Supreme Court has now had its say on this question – see the judgment here.’
Panopticon, 11th March 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘In a decision handed down last week, the Supreme Court has decided that the police were entitled to retain personal data regarding a 91 year-old peace activist and a woman who got into a minor dispute with a neighbour, even though in both cases the individuals’ article 8 rights to privacy were engaged.’
RPC Privacy Law, 9th March 2015
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Theresa May postpones ruling on whether Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, can use three machines already purchased by Metropolitan Police.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Nearly three-quarters of recorded rapes of adults and children in England and Wales are not referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for a decision on whether to charge a suspect, a report by the inspectorate of constabulary revealed on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘It is not uncommon for data controllers to be faced with subject access requests under s. 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 the motivations for which appear to have nothing whatever to do with the purposes of the DPA. The DPA seeks to protect individuals’ privacy rights with respect to data which is processed about them. The subject access provisions help people check up on that data and its processing (see for example YS v Minister voor Immigratie (Cases C-141/12 & C-372/12)). In practice, however, a subject access request is a fishing expedition with an eye on prospective litigation.’
Panopticon, 10th March 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘A total of 396 registered sex offenders – who are supposed to be monitored by police and inform authorities if they change address – are missing across the UK, with some out of contact with police for more than a decade, according to freedom of information responses to the Press Association.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An apparently disproportionate number of people of African-Caribbean descent are being held in police cells and strip-searched, according to an official report, which also warns that children and vulnerable adults are being placed in custody because their families, health and social services cannot cope.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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