West Midlands PCC Bob Jones criticises role – BBC News
“West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Bob Jones has criticised the posts, saying they have done nothing for police accountability.”
BBC News, 10th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: police
Devon paedophile police officer Danny Bryant jailed – BBC News
“A paedophile policeman who abused boys for more than a decade has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 7th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anger as Catholic orphanage abuse inquiry ends – BBC News
“Former residents of a Catholic orphanage who claim they suffered physical and sexual abuse have expressed anger at a police decision to end an inquiry into the allegations.”
BBC News, 7th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jimmy Savile police officers referred to IPCC – BBC News
“Two detectives who dealt with a sex crime allegation against Jimmy Savile in
2008 have been referred to the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 7th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sexual liaisons by undercover police officers could be authorised by RIPA – UK Human Rights Blog
“AJA and others v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2013] EWCA Civ 1342. The words ‘personal or other relationship’ in the section 26(8)(a) Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 included intimate sexual relationships so that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the appellants’ claims that their human rights had been violated by undercover police officers who had allegedly had sexual relationships with them.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Investigatory Powers Tribunal – BBC Law in Action
“Law in Action speaks exclusively to Mr Justice Burton, president of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal – a judicial body, independent of the government, which considers complaints brought against the intelligence services, the police, military and local authorities. It specifically investigates whether surveillance has been conducted in a lawful manner.”
BBC Law in Action, 5th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police spies case: women lose fight for public human rights hearing – The Guardian
“A group of women who are taking legal action against police chiefs over claims they were tricked into forming long-term relationships with undercover spies have lost their fight to have part of their case heard in public.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal bid over David Miranda detention at Heathrow – BBC News
“Lawyers for the partner of a journalist are due back in court in a legal challenge to his airport detention under anti-terrorism laws.”
BBC News, 6th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legislation strengthens independent oversight of undercover police operations – Home Office
“Policing Minister announces the government’s intention to increase the independent supervision of undercover operations.”
Home Office, 31st October 2012
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Plan to publish historical police records announced – Home Office
“Proposals for making historical police records public were announced today by the Home Office following a recommendation by the Hillsborough Independent Panel.”
Home Office, 31st October 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Police ethics ‘fall well short’, warns report – Daily Telegraph
“Police have ‘fallen well short’ on standards of behaviour and ethics, warns report commissioned by Police Federation in wake of Plebgate affair.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Undercover police to be banned from having sexual relationships with targets – Daily Telegraph
“New rules will stop undercover officers having intimate relationships with people they are investigating, following concern over series of cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Investigations opened into vigilante murder of man mistaken for paedophile – The Guardian
“Two independent investigations are under way into the murder of an innocent man who was beaten and burned to death after vigilante neighbours mistook him for a paedophile.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A modern British murder: Vigilante neighbours face jail after convictions over murder of disabled man Bijan Ebrahimi wrongly accused of paedophilia – The Independent
“The two men will be sentenced next month after admitting their roles in the death of the 44-year-old Iranian national, who was described by his family as a ‘caring, loving and unselfish man’. Three police officers have also been suspended as an inquiry continues into how the Avon and Somerset force dealt with Mr Ebrahimi’s requests for help after the abuse began. Six civilian call handlers are set to be questioned by the police complaints watchdog as it investigates whether his cries for help were taken seriously. Bristol City Council, which housed Mr Ebrahimi, has launched its own inquiry into what went wrong.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Another hall of mirrors human rights story from the Telegraph – Daily Telegraph
“Yesterday saw another poor piece of human rights reporting from the Telegraph, again from Home Affairs Correspondent David Barrett. Strasbourg human rights court threatens key counter-terrorism powers. It is a typical piece of hall-of-mirrors reporting; all of the basic elements are there but presented in a distorted and inaccurate way.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Ex-officer sues Met police over alleged racist abuse – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police is being sued by a former constable who claims he was racially abused in a three-year campaign by supervising officers.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rape victims ‘not being taken seriously’ as prosecutions fall to five-year low – Daily Telegraph
“Fall in number of rape cases police refer to prosecutors raises fears under-pressure officers are ‘cutting corners’ and not taking victims seriously”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jeffrey Lake, ex-policeman, jailed for child rape – BBC News
“A retired police sergeant has been jailed for raping and sexually abusing two children while he was an officer serving in Lancashire and Merseyside.”
BBC News, 24th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New code of police ethics follows Plebgate – The Guardian
“A tough new code of ethics for the police service will be heralded by the home secretary after three officers at the centre of allegations that they lied to discredit Andrew Mitchell refused repeatedly to apologise to him during an interrogation by MPs.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sarjantson and another v Chief Constable of Humberside Police – WLR Daily
“The positive duty on the state (the police) to avert a real and immediate risk to life or injury, pursuant to articles 2 and 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, was not limited to identified or identifiable persons. It was sufficient that such potential victims were known or should be known to exist; and it made no difference that the risk arose during an incident which had already commenced.”
WLR Daily, 18th October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
