‘Mental health nurses are to be based in police stations and courts in 10 areas of England as part of a pilot scheme aimed at cutting reoffending.’
BBC News, 4th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A catalogue of police failures allowed sex-grooming gangs to flourish in Rochdale, according to a damning, leaked report that is published on Friday. Among the failings identified in the 300-page report, untrained detectives were used to investigate child exploitation and there was a lack of resources and oversight.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has cited the landmark Mitchell costs case for the first time to reject a defendant’s plea for relief from sanctions.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th December 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Mileage claims lodged by a police and crime commissioner are being looked at by the police watchdog.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The College of Policing is reviewing its training to try to prevent more people dying in police custody in England and Wales, the BBC has learned.;
BBC News, 17th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The death of a two-year-old boy who drank some of his mother’s methadone could have been prevented, a report has found.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for rape after his victim worked up the courage to tell police the day after serving on the jury of another abuse trial.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An employment tribunal has rejected claims of harassment and discrimination by a transsexual police officer, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 16th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government’s Modern Slavery Bill is being rushed through Parliament without proper consultation and will offer almost no help to the victims of the crime, sources close to the process have told The Independent on Sunday.’
The Independent, 14th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The jury at the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan, shot by police, has retired to consider its ruling.’
BBC News, 11th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Acting Detective Constable Hannah Notley never submitted papers on the case to the Crown Prosecution Service.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘From March 2014, a scheme allowing police to disclose to individuals details of their partners’ abusive pasts will be extended to police forces across England and Wales, following a successful 14-month pilot in four police force areas. It is intended that this Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, or “Clare’s Law”, will provide, “people with the information they need to escape an abusive situation before it ends in tragedy”, according to Home Secretary Theresa May.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A man who pointed a pistol at police before carrying out a four-hour siege, trapping his estranged wife and a young boy in a flat, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s anti-terror law watchdog has said police should no longer be able to detain people at the UK’s borders without any suspicion of wrongdoing, following the detention of David Miranda in August.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A watchdog is investigating South Yorkshire Police’s handling of complaints about a rock star who has admitted child sex offences.’
BBC News, 30th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police in England and Wales are being urged to be more proactive in their efforts to prevent rapes.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Merseyside officer Pauline Harrison is taking legal action after she claims to have fallen over a 3ft high wooden fence and injured her knee.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Chinese businessman who massacred a family of four by stabbing them to death in a “cold-blooded” revenge attack after losing a court battle with them has been found guilty of murder.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Child sex abuse cases like Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins will slip through the net due to a lack of resources, a child protection expert has warned. Jim Gamble, ex-head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (Ceop), wants more money invested in regional child protection teams to catch online abusers.’
BBC News, 27th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In a press conference, Mitchell condemned the police for failing to arrest Rowland or to interview him under caution, and attacked the Crown Prosecution Service for failing to get to the bottom of what had happened.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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