“A coroner has threatened the Independent Police Complaints Commission with contempt of court for refusing to hand over material relating to their investigation into the police shooting of Mark Duggan.”
The Guardian, 28th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Liberal societies tend to view the retention of citizens’ private information by an arm of the state, without individuals’ consent, with suspicion. Last week, the High Court ruled that the automatic retention of photographs taken on arrest – even where the there is no prosecution, or the person is acquitted – for at least six years was an unlawful interference with the right to respect for private life of Article 8 of the ECHR, as enshrined in the Human Rights Act.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th June 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The statutory discretion for the police to retain custody photographs obtained from criminal suspects who were subsequently not proceeded against or acquitted did not extend to the retention of photographs taken from all suspects for a substantial and potentially indefinite period, in breach of their right to privacy.”
WLR Daily, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A ground-breaking British study finds that 4 per cent are responsible for nearly half of youth crime. The research could have profound implications for police and policy-makers.”
The Independent, 24th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A police decision to retain photographs of two suspects who were never charged has been declared a breach of human rights in a landmark High Court ruling.”
BBC News, 22nd June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The trial has begun of Simon Harwood, the police constable accused of killing Ian Tomlinson, who died shortly after he collapsed amid a major Metropolitan police operation around the G20 summit in London in April 2009.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The solicitor who spearheaded the campaign to bring Scotland Yard’s failings over phone hacking to light has accepted damages from police after false claims that he gave dishonest evidence to a parliamentary inquiry.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police and intelligence services will be able to access data about people’s phone calls, emails and internet usage in order to tackle crime and terrorism under Home Office plans.”
BBC News, 14th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An undercover operation 25 years ago that led to the jailing of two animal rights activists now appears shrouded in mystery.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police forces are up to 28 times more likely to use stop-and-search powers against black people than white people and may be breaking the law, new research from the official human rights body reveals.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police is reviewing 63 sex-crime investigations dating back more than two years after a detective on its specialist rape-inquiry team was arrested over allegations of falsifying crime records.”
The Independent, 9th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The boyfriend of a woman found dead in a lake in Bedford has won a libel action against police who claimed he probably killed her.”
BBC News, 1st June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Catt v Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis [2012] EWHC 1471. Retention of data on a national database of material relating to a protester’s attendance at demonstrations by a group that had a history of violence, criminality and disorder, did not engage Article 8 of the Human Rights Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Fewer than one in five solved crimes leads to the offender receiving a conviction in court, it has emerged as new online police maps show how offences were dealt with for the first time.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Metropolitan Police was not corrupt in its handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, an internal report says.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A detective with Nottinghamshire Police has been jailed for raping a woman in her home.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source; www.bbc.co.uk
“London mayor Boris Johnson has ordered a review of anti-racism reforms within the Metropolitan Police. It will look at measures put in place as a result of the race and faith inquiry – set up by the mayor in 2008.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Statement from Alison Levitt QC, Principal Legal Advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions:
On the 2 April 2012 the Crown Prosecution Service received a file of evidence from the Metropolitan Police Service requesting charging advice in relation to two suspects. The first is a serving Metropolitan Police Officer in the Operation Weeting team whose name is not in the public domain. He is currently suspended. The second suspect is Amelia Hill, a journalist who writes for The Guardian newspaper.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th May 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The Government has now issued its White Paper on the much-heralded changes to the methods presently used to tackle anti-social behaviour.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th May 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Activists who were rounded up before last year’s royal wedding are challenging the Metropolitan police in the high court on Monday in a case that could have implications for the way the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations and the Olympics are policed.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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