“Thousands of mentally ill people are being detained in police cells instead of being taken to hospital, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A critical report on the conduct of the police and MI5 in the run-up to the July 7 attacks on London has been shelved for legal reasons, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of a barrister shot dead by police after exchanging fire with police claim he should not have been killed because he was using a shotgun loaded with pellets for hunting game and posed no ‘imminent threat.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tarique Ghaffur, Britain’s most senior Asian police officer, has been relieved of his duty by the Metropolitan Police, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A controversial curfew banning youths from the streets after nightfall could be extended.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Controversial forms which police have to fill in every time they stop someone in the street should be phased out by the end of next year, a Home Office minister said today.”
The Independent, 4th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Muslim police worker who was ‘maliciously’ reported to the anti-terrorist squad by colleagues after the July 7 bombings has been awarded almost £14,000 compensation.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One of the two senior Asian officers suing the Metropolitan Police for racial discrimination has lost his claim after alleging that a ‘golden circle’ of white officers had been chosen to run Britain’s largest force.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The UK’s top Asian police officer is to accuse Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair of ordering the rewriting of a report on officers’ harassment of a black man.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A review of plans to streamline police powers in order to cut red tape, improve efficiency, and protect the rights of the public was set out today by Home Office Minister Tony McNulty.”
Home Office, 28th August 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Britain’s most senior Asian police officer yesterday directly accused Sir Ian Blair, the Met commissioner, of repeatedly racially discriminating against him.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A policeman has been jailed for 12 weeks for punching a 12-year-old boy in the face at a police station.”
BBC News, 27th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“A person who made a complaint to the police, instigating an investigation which did not lead to a prosecution, was entitled to rely on the defence of absolute privilege if proceedings were subsequently brought.”
The Times, 27th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Police have dismissed a claim by the former deputy head teacher Sion Jenkins that a ‘mystery man’ may have murdered his foster daughter Billie-Jo Jenkins.”
BBC News, 26th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The same-sex partners of police officers killed in the line of duty will get compensation payouts in an overhaul of the current system.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s biggest police force will this week be plunged into crisis after one of its own leaders sues, alleging he was the victim of racial discrimination. Assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, third most senior officer at Scotland Yard, is expected to issue employment tribunal proceedings that heap fresh pressure on Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most senior Asian policeman was illegally bugged and spied on in a clandestine operation sanctioned by Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, according to leaked Scotland Yard documents.”
The Times, 17th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government was yesterday accused of building a national DNA database by stealth after the Home Office admitted that it had kept DNA profiles of almost 40,000 children tested by police.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Home Office guidance document says that providing enough time has passed ‘to suggest that a previous caution has had a significant deterrent effect – two years or more’, anyone repeating a ‘trivial’ offence can escape charges and facing court.”
Daily Telegraph,
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police custody suite used to hold immigration detainees for up to seven days has been condemned by prison and police inspectors as unhygienic, unsafe and unfit for use.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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