Stephen Lawrence claims: High Court ‘should approve undercover operations’ – BBC News

Posted June 27th, 2013 in bills, investigatory powers, judiciary, news, police by sally

“Revelations about Stephen Lawrence’s family show police forces should be required to get High Court approval for undercover operations, campaigners say.”

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BBC News, 26th June 2013

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With the Met, if you are innocent you have everything to worry about – The Guardian

“Peter Francis’s revelations show the need for a judicial inquiry – so the public can see how far our democracy has been eroded.”

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The Guardian, 25th June 2013

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Second ordeal for Sam Hallam months after jail release – The Independent

Posted June 26th, 2013 in assault, closed circuit television, miscarriage of justice, news, police by sally

“A man who spent seven years in jail for a murder he did not commit was allegedly injured by police and charged with assault just months after his release, it can be disclosed.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2013

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At last: Rapist Wendell Baker finally found guilty of 1997 attack after police bungles – The Independent

Posted June 26th, 2013 in DNA, double jeopardy, evidence, news, police, rape by sally

“A rapist was finally convicted today after a series of police and prosecution blunders allowed him to evade justice for 15 years following his merciless attack on a pensioner inside her own home.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2013

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New allegations of police misconduct in Stephen Lawrence case to be investigated – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 25th, 2013 in news, police, professional conduct, whistleblowers by sally

“Allegations that undercover officers were used to smear reputations of Stephen Lawrence’s family will be investigated, says Home Secretary.”

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Ministry of Justice, 24th June 2013

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Stephen Lawrence’s father demands judicial inquiry into police spying – The Guardian

Posted June 25th, 2013 in inquiries, news, police, professional conduct, whistleblowers by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, came under pressure from the father of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence to set up an independent inquiry into the Guardian’s revelations that undercover police spied on and attempted to smear his family.”

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The Guardian, 24th June 2013

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Pressure grows on Lord Leveson to explain why he ignored hacking beyond the press – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2013 in evidence, inquiries, interception, media, news, police, privacy, private investigators by sally

“Lord Justice Leveson is facing mounting questions over why he decided to ignore a bombshell report detailing serious and widespread corruption among police and private investigators that was passed to his inquiry.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2013

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Help us unmask more violent men, police urge women after low take-up of ‘Clare’s Law’ scheme – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2013 in domestic violence, news, pilot schemes, police, statistics, women by sally

“Women worried about potentially violent partners are being urged to contact the police following the low take-up of a scheme designed to reveal the histories of domestic abusers.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2013

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New antisocial measures won’t work, says Government’s Victims’ Commissioner – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2013 in ASBOs, complaints, news, police, victims by sally

“The woman appointed by David Cameron to represent victims of crime, whose husband was killed by a gang of youths, has criticised two key aspects of the Government’s new antisocial behaviour reforms.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2013

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Independent approval for undercover policing – Home Office

Posted June 19th, 2013 in intelligence services, investigatory powers, legislation, news, police by sally

“Damian Green announces proposals for new legislation for undercover policing operations.”

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Home Office, 18th June 2013

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Undercover policing faces tighter regulation after Mark Kennedy scandal – The Guardian

Posted June 19th, 2013 in intelligence services, investigatory powers, news, police, regulations by sally

“Ministers have announced proposals to tighten up the regulation of undercover police following a succession of scandals over the infiltration of protest groups.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2013

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Police had ‘no power’ to take ‘kettled’ woman’s details – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2013 in demonstrations, investigatory powers, London, news, police by sally

“Police officers who took the personal details of a woman ‘kettled’ during a trade union rally in 2011 acted unlawfully, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 18th June 2013

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New CCTV Code of Practice: surveillance and the protection of freedoms – Panopticon

“Surveillance of the covert and digital variety has been dominating the news of late. The legal contours of the practices leaked by Edward Snowden (the NSA’s obtaining of internet metadata) and covered by The Guardian (most recently, GCHQ’s monitoring of certain communications of ‘friendly’ foreign allies) may be matters of some debate.”

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Panopticon, 17th June 2013

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Extending Police Retention of Biometric Material – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

“The first Biometrics Commissioner, Mr Alastair MacGregor QC, has issued a consultation paper asking for views about how he should act in relation to the retention and use of biometric material obtained from persons who have been arrested but not charged.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 15th June 2013

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Dale Cregan gets life sentence for worst police killing in a generation – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2013 in murder, news, police, recidivists, sentencing by sally

“A man who lured two police officers into a gun and grenade attack with ‘premeditated savagery’ while on the run for murdering a father and son was told on Thursday that he would spend the rest of his life in jail. Dale Cregan, 30, described by Greater Manchester police’s chief constable, Sir Peter Fahy, as a “scourge on our society”, was given a whole-life sentence at Preston crown court by Mr Justice Holroyde QC at the end of a four-month trial that laid bare the brutality of Manchester’s underworld.”

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The Guardian, 13th June 2013

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CPS publishes guidelines on prosecutors’ approach to Child Sexual Abuse cases – Crown Prosecution Service

“Ground breaking new guidelines for prosecutors on how to tackle cases involving child sexual abuse have today been issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions and will take immediate effect. At the same time, the College of Policing has issued guidance for investigators and both documents are now open to a three month public consultation.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 11th June 2013

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Police to reveal details of partners’ pasts to tackle domestic violence – The Guardian

Posted June 13th, 2013 in disclosure, domestic violence, homicide, news, police, reports by sally

“Women will be passed information about the past of a violent partner in an initiative being considered by a police force where nine people have died in domestic violence homicides in four years.”

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The Guardian, 13th June 2013

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Keir Starmer: terrorists could escape prosecution without ‘snoopers’ charter’ – Daily Telegraph

“There is a ‘real risk’ that terrorists could avoid prosecution if proposed internet monitoring powers are abandoned, the country’s top prosecutor has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2013

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Four sex-abuse cases referred to police for reconsideration – BBC News

“Police have been asked to reconsider their decision to drop four sex-abuse cases, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.”

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BBC News, 11th June 2013

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Suspected Jamaican rapist banned from UK for a decade as police employ new tactic – The Independent

Posted June 10th, 2013 in burden of proof, deportation, immigration, London, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“A suspected Jamaican sex-offender charged five times but never convicted for allegedly raping vulnerable women has been banned from Britain for a decade in a controversial new police tactic to target foreign criminals.”

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The Independent, 7th June 2013

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