Category: police

The former chief constable of West Yorkshire Police, Sir Norman Bettison, would “have a case to answer for gross misconduct” over his dealings with his police authority in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, the police watchdog said today – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 28th, 2013 in complaints, news, police, professional conduct, reports by tracey

“The former chief constable of West Yorkshire Police, Sir Norman Bettison, would
‘have a case to answer for gross misconduct’ over his dealings with his police
authority in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, the police watchdog said
today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Former prison officer jailed for Jon Venables leak – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 28th, 2013 in disclosure, identification, media, misfeasance in public office, news, police, prison officers, sentencing by tracey

“A former prison officer has been jailed for selling information to a newspaper
on Jon Venables, one of Jamie Bulger’s killers.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ex-PC and prison worker jailed for Sun information sale – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2013 in media, misfeasance in public office, news, police, prison officers, sentencing by tracey

“A former prison worker and an ex-policeman have been jailed for selling
information to the Sun newspaper.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

IPCC report on Mark Duggan shooting to be completed next month – The Guardian

Posted March 26th, 2013 in complaints, delay, firearms, homicide, news, police, reports, Russia by sally

“The report into the police shooting of Mark Duggan will finally be completed next month, over a year later than it was first promised, the police watchdog has announced.”

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The Guardian, 25th March 2013

Source:www.guardian.co.uk

IPCC submits file to prosecutors over death of man after arrest – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2013 in complaints, death in custody, news, police by sally

“The police watchdog has sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service regarding the death of a man who was restrained and arrested by police officers in a city centre.”

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The Guardian, 21st March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Privacy, Protests and Policing – Panopticon

Posted March 20th, 2013 in data protection, demonstrations, human rights, investigatory powers, judicial review, news, police by tracey

“In Catt v ACPO and others; T v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and another [2013] EWCA Civ 192, the Court of Appeal considered two appeals regarding the powers of the police to collect and retain personal information about members of the public. Both cases turned on the application of Article 8 of the Convention; in both, the Court held that there had been an interference with the Article 8(1) right to respect for private life, and that the interference was not justified under Article 8(2).”

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Panopticon, 20th March 2013

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Police community support officer guilty of sex charges – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2013 in abuse of position of trust, misfeasance in public office, news, police, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

“A police community support officer was jailed for seven years on Tuesday for repeatedly targeting vulnerable women for sex while on duty.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police overhaul of missing persons cases ‘could put children at risk’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 20th, 2013 in care homes, children, missing persons, news, police by tracey

“An overhaul of how police deal with missing people could put vulnerable children
at risk of being groomed and sexually exploited, the NSPCC has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Police hid files on celebrity suspects – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 20th, 2013 in child abuse, investigatory powers, media, news, police, sexual offences by tracey

“Hundreds of police files on celebrities and politicians accused of sex assault
were so heavily protected that even officers investigating claims could not
access them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Regina (Catt) v Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening): Regina (T) v Comr of Police of the Metropolis (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted March 19th, 2013 in appeals, criminal records, demonstrations, human rights, law reports, police by tracey

Regina (Catt) v Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening): Regina (T) v Comr of Police of the Metropolis (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening): [2013] EWCA Civ 192;   [2013] WLR (D)  108

“The retention by the police of personal information on an individual stored on a police national database, or the issue of a warning notice against a person accused of harassment and its retention in police records, involved an interference with a person’s right to respect for his private and family life, within the meaning of article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and such retention would breach the right unless justified.”

WLR Daily, 14th March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Armed protection officer who bunked off work to meet lover sentenced to nine months in prison – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2013 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, professional conduct, sentencing by sally

“An armed diplomatic security officer who abandoned his duties for extra-marital sex has been sentenced to nine months in prison.”

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The Independent, 18th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The case for the prosecution: independence and the public interest – Speech by the Attorney General

Posted March 15th, 2013 in Crown Prosecution Service, police, prosecutions, public interest, speeches by tracey

“Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP considers some options for reform of prosecution policy. Originally given at Queen Mary University of London School of Law, 13th March 2013.”

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Attorney-General’s Office, 13th March 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

‘Police surveillance of this kind undermines our democracy’: Judges rule that action against peaceful protester John Catt was unlawful – The Independent

Posted March 14th, 2013 in data protection, demonstrations, human rights, investigatory powers, news, police by sally

“Police face having to rethink their whole strategy for public demonstrations after judges ruled today that the surveillance they placed a peaceful protester under was unlawful.”

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The Independent, 14th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police ‘should be given more powers to charge offenders’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 14th, 2013 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, police, prosecutions, speeches by sally

“Police should be given more powers to decide whether to charge offenders in routine, non-contested cases to free up prosecutors to focus on more serious crimes, the Attorney General has said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Hero police officer jailed for abusing position to have sex with vulnerable woman – The Independent

Posted March 13th, 2013 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A police officer who won a national award for bravery has been jailed after abusing his position to have sex with a vulnerable woman.”

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The Independent, 12th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Leeds United Football Club Ltd v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2013 in appeals, costs, law reports, police, sport by sally

Leeds United Football Club Ltd v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police [2013] EWCA Civ 115; [2013] WLR (D) 95

“The provision of public order policing and crowd control, both before and after football matches, on land not owned, possessed or controlled by a football club did not constitute ‘special police services’ within the meaning of section 25(1) of the Police Act 1996, and therefore the police were not entitled to charge the football club for the cost of doing so.”

WLR Daily, 7th March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Sexual relationships in undercover policing – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted March 12th, 2013 in investigatory powers, news, police, reports, select committees by sally

“Like most people who are commenting in the ether at the moment, I find disturbing one of the two principal threads of the story about undercover policing which are in the news: the forging by one or more undercover officers of sexual relationships with people in the protest groups they had infiltrated. Have a look at this report on the BBC website, for a flavour of the coverage it is receiving, and a call for tighter controls to prevent such activity in the future. And then look at the Home Affairs Select Committee interim report.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th March 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Jimmy Savile: Police failed to join the dots, HMIC report concludes – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2013 in child abuse, complaints, news, police, reports, sexual offences, victims by sally

“Police buried sex abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile in files marked ‘restricted’ and ‘sensitive’ because of his celebrity status, a damning report has revealed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Related link: “Mistakes were made.” HMIC’s review into allegations and intelligence material concerning Jimmy Savile between 1964 and 2012 (PDF)

A dangerous use of police force to quell protest – The Guardian

Posted March 11th, 2013 in demonstrations, freedom of expression, news, police, violence, violent disorder by sally

“The Alfie Meadows ruling is a reminder of the coalition’s hypocrisy on non-violent protest.”

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The Guardian, 10th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-police officer and ex-prison officer admit selling information to Sun – The Guardian

Posted March 8th, 2013 in media, misfeasance in public office, news, police by tracey

“A former police officer and ex-prison officer have admitted selling information to the Sun about high-profile individuals – the first people to plead guilty in relation to the investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists to public officials.”

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The Guardian, 8th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk