Wiltshire Police ‘sorry’ for wrongful arrest – BBC News
‘A woman has received £9,000 and an apology from Wiltshire Police after being unlawfully arrested and held in a cell for hours.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: police
Met must respond to spy allegations in undercover police case, court rules – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police cannot use its policy of “neither confirm nor deny” in response to damages claims brought by women who claim they were tricked into forming relationships with undercover officers.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Black female officer discriminated against by Met Police, tribunal finds – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain’s biggest force faces a large compensation claim as a tribunal rules Carol Howard was treated unfairly because of her sex and race.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man awarded just £5 damages against police after court rules detention breached his rights – Daily Telegraph
‘Court of Appeal said ‘aggressive and truculent’ man’s initial detention was unlawful and amounted to false imprisonment.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Corruption played no part in Stephen Lawrence case, Met maintains – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police have said they still believe corruption played no part in shielding Stephen Lawrence’s killers from justice, despite an independent review ordered by the home secretary saying there was reason to suspect a detective in the original murder investigation.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kingsley Burrell death: ‘insufficient evidence’ to prosecute – BBC News
‘Prosecutors say there is “insufficient evidence” to charge anyone after the death of a man detained under the Mental Health Act.’
BBC News, 1st July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman face re-trial – BBC News
‘Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman are to face a re-trial on a charge that they bought royal telephone directories from police officers.’
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BBC News, 30th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police failures partly blamed for Hywel Hughes’ custody death – BBC News
‘The death of a man in police custody after he was ejected from a Bangor nightclub in 2003 was partly due to failures by two police officers who arrested him, an inquest has concluded.’
BBC News, 26th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Theresa May pushes for greater surveillance powers – BBC News
‘Theresa May is continuing to push for a change in the law to give police and security services the power to access email and social media.’
BBC News, 25th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officer jailed over relationships with vulnerable women – The Guardian
‘A police officer who seduced and slept with vulnerable women while on duty has been jailed for 18 months.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who died in custody should have been in hospital, says Birmingham jury – The Guardian
‘A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after being taken into custody amid concerns for his welfare.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and others (Liberty and others intervening); Regina (B) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Same intervening) – WLR Daily
‘The provisions in Part V of the Police Act for the automatic release of a person’s convictions, cautions and warnings— regardless of their relevance or the length of time that had elapsed— when that person was required, by reason of articles 3 or 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, to obtain and disclose an enhanced criminal record certificate for the purpose of obtaining employment or some other position which involved working with children or other vulnerable groups of persons, did not meet the requirement of legality for the purposes of article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and so was incompatible with the person’s right to respect for their private life guaranteed by that article. Moreover, the provisions contravened article 8 in that they were not “necessary in a democratic society”, as required by article 8.2.’
WLR Daily, 18th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
High Court: provision of reference containing details of uncompleted disciplinary action was “unfair” use of personal data – OUT-LAW.com
‘Whether it is “fair” to share an individual’s personal data for lawful public policy reasons requires a careful balancing of the interests of that individual and the interests of others, including the public interests, the High Court in England has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Fairness under the DPA: public interests can outweigh those of the data subject – Panopticon
‘Suppose a departing employee was the subject of serious allegations which you never had the chance properly to investigate or determine. Should you mention these (unproven) allegations to a future employer? Difficult questions arise, in both ethical and legal terms. One aspect of the legal difficulty arises under data protection law: would it be fair to share that personal information with the prospective employer?’
Panopticon, 18th June 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Simon Tandy police shooting: Officers actions ‘proportionate’ – BBC News
‘The shooting of a disabled man in his wheelchair by police was “proportionate, reasonable and necessary,” a watchdog said.’
BBC News, 18th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Corrupt police face 14 years in jail under new law – Daily Telegraph
‘New offence will introduce new tougher penalty for dishonest police in wake of Stephen Lawrence revelations.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPPC say South Wales Police let down woman in hammer attack – BBC News
‘A woman attacked by her partner with a claw hammer was put at “serious risk” by South Wales Police, despite her reporting him to them, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said.
BBC News, 11th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
