Life for rapist left free to attack women after police blunders – The Guardian
“A serial rapist who went unchecked for years because of police mistakes was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 4th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: police
Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports
Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Court of Appeal
“Justification for state interference with the right to privacy had to be the more compelling where that interference was in pursuit of the protection of the community from the risk of public disorder or low level crime as against the danger of terrorism or really serious criminal activity.”
The Times, 1st June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Siege death police may be charged – BBC News
“Prosecutors are to consider whether to bring charges over the shooting of a lawyer by police officers in London.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police retention of photos of innocent man breached his right to privacy, says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“Police should not have kept photos taken of an arms trade protester, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The retention of the photos long after the peaceful protest was a breach of the man’s right to privacy, the Court ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2009
Source: www.outlaw.com
Chief constable takes Government to court over ‘irrational’ budget row – Daily Telegraph
“Mark Rowley, the head of Surrey police, said he would fight local government ministers in the High Court over a decision which means he will have to slash £1.6 million from the force’s budget and will ‘erode’ his ability to protect the public.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home visits for high risk sex offenders cut – Daily Telegraph
“High risk sex offenders under supervision in the community face fewer checks by the police after revised Government guidance relaxed their monitoring.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police chief Colin Port risks career by refusing to return child abuse data – The Times
“A chief constable could face jail and an end to his 35-year police career for defying a High Court order to return computers suspected of holding a huge collection of child abuse images to a controversial expert witness.”
The Times, 27th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge blames police for vigilante crimes – Daily Telegraph
“Judge Richard Bray criticised the force for the number of reprisal crimes committed, saying the courts were ending up dealing with revenge attacks because the police did not respond to calls quickly enough.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Harry Rednapp lawyer takes on the police again over search warrant – The Times
“The lawyer who has put a police chief’s job on the line over a search warrant is the same man who represented Harry Redknapp in his successful claim over a dawn raid on his home.”
The Times, 27th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Menezes officer ‘did not deceive’ – BBC News
“A police officer who admitted altering his notes about the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has been cleared following an inquiry.”
BBC News, 26th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fury as Commons denied DNA vote – The Guardian
“Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, has been warned that the government risks further damaging the public’s faith in politics after it emerged that plans for the police to keep innocent people’s DNA profiles for up to 12 years will become law without a Commons vote.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police ordered to delete images of peaceful protester Andrew Wood – The Times
“Police surveillance tactics were dealt a blow by appeal judges today with a ruling that photographs taken of peaceful protesters campaigning against the arms trade must be destroyed.”
The Times, 21st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Ingrained arrogance in the police leads to miscarriages of justice – The Times
“Police attitudes have progressed by light years since the bad days of the 1980s and highly publicised miscarriages of justice. So runs the prevailing wisdom. But the recent police operation at the G20 summit and instinctive reaction of some officers to doctor the facts indicates that a deep-seated corruption in policing still prevails.”
The Times, 21st May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sex offender complaint is upheld – BBC News
“The police watchdog has upheld a complaint about a police force’s management of a sex offender.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police boss might defy High Court – BBC News
“The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police Colin Port says he is prepared to go to jail rather than return suspected child pornography.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
G20 protesters issue legal threat – BBC News
“Solicitors representing G20 protesters are warning the Metropolitan Police they may seek a judicial review of the tactics used at the summit.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report clears MI5 and police of 7/7 blunders – The Observer
“A report into the counter-terrorism operations of MI5 and the police in the run-up to the 7/7 bombings will conclude they could have done little more to prevent the atrocities.”
The Observer, 17th May 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Death knell for hunting ban as police abandon monitoring operations – The Times
“Police forces are to stop monitoring hunts in a change of policy that sounds the death knell for the hunting ban, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 15th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Charity to sue over domestic violence murder victim Sabina Akhtar – The Times
“A charity that campaigns for victims of domestic violence is to sue a police force and the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations that it failed to protect a woman who was murdered by her husband.”
The Times, 14th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Inquiry into officer’s evidence – BBC News
“The police watchdog is investigating claims that an officer from Greater Manchester failed to disclose evidence at a fraud trial.”
BBC News, 12th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
