Police stop and search ‘not cutting knife crime’, new figures suggest – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in crime prevention, news, offensive weapons, police, stop and search by sally

“There is little connection between the use of stop and search powers by the ­Metropolitan police and reductions in knife crime, according to new figures ­analysed by a leading criminologist.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police worker shot in training given six-figure payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 21st, 2010 in competition, health & safety, news, police by sally

“A police control room operator who was shot during a training exercise has agreed a six-figure compensation payout.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Compensation for Oxford police shooting victim – BBC News

Posted January 20th, 2010 in compensation, health & safety, news, police by sally

“A call operator who was shot during a police safety demonstration course has said he has been awarded a ‘six figure’ compensation sum.”

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BBC news, 20th January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police errors left rapist John Worboys free to strike – but no officers face sack – The Guardian

Posted January 20th, 2010 in inquiries, news, police, sexual offences, victims by sally

“A serial sex attacker remained free to continue preying on women because police officers made serious mistakes during their investigations and failed to take victims seriously, the Independent Police Complaints Commission will rule today.”

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The Guardian, 20th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily

Posted January 15th, 2010 in law reports, police, powers of entry, warrants by sally

Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions

“The test which should be used by a police constable to establish whether or not he was entitled under s 17(1)(e) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to use force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, for the purpose of ‘saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property’ was whether some serious or dangerous incident had occurred, or was likely to occur, within the premises, and not the officer’s ‘concern for the welfare’ of someone in the premises.”

WLR Daily, 14th January 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

DNA profiles removed at rate of only one a day – The Independent

Posted January 14th, 2010 in DNA, human rights, news, police by sally

“Innocent people’s DNA profiles are being removed from the national database at a rate of barely one a day, figures showed today.”

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The Independent, 14th January 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Kent police admit unlawful stop and search of twins, 11 – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2010 in children, news, police, stop and search by sally

“The stop and search of 11-year-old twins at the Kingsnorth Climate Camp was unlawful, Kent police have admitted at London’s High Court.”

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BBC News, 12th January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court – BBC News

Posted January 12th, 2010 in human rights, news, police, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.”

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BBC News, 12th Janaury 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ordering police trainee to cut his hair was not sex discrimination, tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 6th, 2010 in news, police, sex discrimination by sally

“A trainee police officer who was forced to cut his shoulder-length hair has failed in his claim that the order constituted sex discrimination. An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) said that the police force’s dress code was fair.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th January 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Names of innocent people will stay on police database – The Guardian

Posted December 21st, 2009 in criminal records, news, police by sally

“The names of nearly a million people who have not been convicted or cautioned for any crime will continue to be stored on the police national computer, even though the government is changing the law so that their DNA profiles are deleted.”

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The Observer, 20th December 2009

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

Prosecutors to review Blair Peach death after 30 years – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2009 in demonstrations, news, police, prosecutions by sally

“Prosecutors are reviewing the three-decade-old case into the death of Blair Peach, an anti-fascist campaigner widely believed to have been killed by a police officer.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police ‘should have reason to stop pictures being taken’ – The Independent

Posted December 15th, 2009 in news, photography, police, stop and search, terrorism by sally

“Police officers should not use counter-terrorism laws to stop people taking photographs in public, a senior officer insisted yesterday.”

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The Independent, 15th December 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police U-turn on photographers and anti-terror laws – The Independent

Posted December 7th, 2009 in news, photography, police, terrorism by sally

“Police forces across the country have been warned to stop using anti-terror laws to question and search innocent photographers after The Independent forced senior officers to admit that the controversial legislation is being widely misused.”

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The Independent, 5th December 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

New plans for smarter working to help police fight crime and tackle antisocial behaviour – Home Office

Posted December 3rd, 2009 in news, police by sally

“The Home Secretary has launched a new programme of measures to help the police work smarter to fight crime, tackle anti-social behaviour and further increase public confidence.”

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Home Office, 2nd December 2009

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Police ‘misusing terror powers to stop tourists taking photos’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2009 in news, photography, police, terrorism by sally

“Police are misusing their terror powers to stop innocent photographers taking pictures of tourist attractions and even a chip shop, according to the government’s anti-terror adviser.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Time limit on ‘naming and shaming’ criminals – The Independent

Posted December 3rd, 2009 in criminal records, internet, news, police by sally

“Police forces which ‘name and shame’ criminals must remove the details from their websites after a month, according to new rules released today.”

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The Independent, 3rd December 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Story about police officer’s Facebook update after G20 death is cleared – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2009 in internet, media, news, police, privacy by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission today rejected a privacy complaint on behalf of a serving police officer against a newspaper that published his Facebook status update commenting on the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Rape investigations unit launched as Met aims to target serial attackers – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2009 in news, police, rape by sally

“The country’s first dedicated rape intelligence unit has been set up within the Metropolitan police promising to identify and track down serial attackers, in response to a series of high-profile failures that left prolific sex offenders free to prey on hundreds of women.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police officer who stole computer games escapes jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 1st, 2009 in news, police, sentencing, theft by sally

“A police officer caught stealing computer games by concealing them under his stab vest while on duty has escaped jail.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Failed by police – the woman whose rape complaint was lost in pile of paperwork – The Guardian

Posted December 1st, 2009 in news, police, rape, victims by sally

“A police force has admitted failing a woman whose allegation of rape was not investigated because her case notes were left under piles of paperwork on a detective’s desk, the Guardian has learned. In the first known case of its kind in the UK, the woman launched legal proceedings against Cambridgeshire police, claiming its lack of action had breached her human rights, after she discovered the rape had not been recorded as a crime.”

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The Guardian, 1st December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk