“The picture of violent crime in Britain is being distorted by nervous police officers recording minor incidents such as playground squabbles as serious incidents, a report on the state of policing says.”
The Times, 13th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Police forces are pursuing minor offenders rather than tackling more serious offenders, in order to improve their performance statistics, the Home Office said yesterday.”
The Times, 12th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“More than two thirds of people polled in a survey published on Tuesday want tougher measures to combat violent crime, including more armed police on the street.”
Reuters, 11th September 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Commissioner has power to delegate conditions
Director of Public Prosecutions v Haw
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis could delegate his statutory power to impose conditions on demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament. ”
The Times, 11th September 2007
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.
“Labour’s law and order record is facing a broadside from one of the country’s top police officers.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The country’s most senior policeman was lambasted for ‘a lack of an inquiring mind’ by members of his force’s watchdog yesterday over his actions following the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“This is a consultation on the proposal to allow police forces to design the format of their fixed penalty notices and remove obstacles presented by the issue of electronic tickets.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The father of a four-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a convicted paedophile said he intends to sue the police force over his supervision.”
BBC News, 25th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The effectiveness of police community support officers has been called into question after it emerged last night that those from several forces had failed to detect any offences in the past 12 months.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The way a police force handled a man who went on to murder his partner’s 13-month-old son is to be investigated.”
BBC News, 15th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A senior police officer who left his duties to have sex with a woman at Gatwick airport was yesterday found not guilty of wilful misconduct.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Government warned climate change protesters at Heathrow last night to stay within the bounds of the law, as fears grew that militant elements would mount illegal protests.”
The Times, 14th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Armed police will use anti-terrorism powers to ‘deal robustly’ with climate change protesters at Heathrow next week, as confrontations threaten to bring major delays to the already overstretched airport.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“On-the-spot fines for crimes such as being drunk and disorderly, destroying property and shoplifting are being issued at a rate of one every three minutes, according to latest police figures.”
The Times, 13th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Restrictions placed on anti-Iraq war protestor Brian Haw by police over his six-year peace vigil have been ruled unlawful in a High Court judgement.”
BBC News, 8th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Director of Public Prosecutions v. Haw
“The statutory power available to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to impose conditions on authorisations for demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament could be delegated.”
WLR Daily, 6th August 2007
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.
“Police set up a squad of ‘untouchables’ to bring down a notorious crime gang that had infiltrated their force and given Nottingham the reputation of the gun capital of Britain.”
The Times, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Relations between the police and the independent watchdog set up to investigate them are at breaking point, senior sources have told The Times. ”
The Times, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Here is a full transcript of the statement made by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair in response to the IPCC report.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“People are being added to the Government’s national DNA database at the rate of more than one a minute, figures from the Liberal Democrats have revealed.”
The Independent, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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