‘A senior Metropolitan Police officer says stop and search, when done poorly, has traumatised communities in London. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said the force recognised it needed a “reset”.’
BBC news, 13th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s Supreme Court has backed a Northern Ireland court’s earlier ruling that makes it easier for workers to raise claims for unpaid holiday pay that stretch back over a period of time.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘More than 400 criminals, including senior “kingpins” in organised crime, have been sent to prison in a Metropolitan Police operation targeting the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform.’
The Independent, 9th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Dozens of cross-party MPs and peers have joined a campaign for an “immediate stop” to the use of live facial recognition surveillance by police and private companies.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “predatory” police officer who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another has been jailed for 16-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 5th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Some 21 people who were arrested at the King’s Coronation will face no further action, the Met Police has said.’
BBC News, 5th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer has been found guilty of raping a friend who accused him of abusing her “like an animal”.’
BBC News, 4th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Many UK workers could be entitled to thousands of pounds “unfairly” deducted from their pay after a supreme court decision, according to unions.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has released one of its most politically sensitive data sets with a note attached describing some of the figures as “dodgy”.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who made sexist and ageist comments about a female police officer has been given a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 27th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to pursue charges against an undercover police officer who deceived a woman into a 19-year relationship without even hearing evidence from the victim in the case.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police officers are switching off their body-worn cameras when force is used, as well as deleting footage and sharing videos on WhatsApp.’
BBC News, 28th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Councils, police forces and hospitals are putting women’s lives at risk by accidentally disclosing domestic abuse victims’ addresses to perpetrators, the UK’s information watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer has admitted to multiple sexual assaults on a night out.’
The Independent, 25th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has called on the SAS to provide counter-terrorism support after firearms officers downed their weapons in protest at the charging of their colleague with murder. Suella Braverman ordered a review of armed policing to calm a growing rebellion of about 100 officers over the charging on Wednesday of an officer for the murder of 24-year-old Chris Kaba, an unarmed man killed last September by a single shot to the head.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A policeman who punched an autistic man in the head seven times during an arrest has been jailed for 12 weeks.’
BBC News, 21st September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The full extent of the trauma rape survivors experience as a direct result of their interaction with police has been shown for the first time in a damning official survey.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four women have accused Russell Brand of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation between the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police officers are currently suspended or on restricted duties, the force has said, as it tries to root out rogue officers.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog has announced an investigation into Greater Manchester police’s handling of Andrew Malkinson’s case. Malkinson was exonerated in July of a rape for which he wrongly spent 17 years in prison after a DNA breakthrough. The court of appeal also ruled that disclosure failures by Greater Manchester police (GMP) rendered his conviction unsafe.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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