‘The former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter more than 30 years after he commanded the police at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, at which 96 people died.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 100 Extinction Rebellion protesters have had charges against them dropped after the ban forbidding protest in London last month was ruled unlawful.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The pursuit of a senior officer under paedophile laws when she is not a sex offender is discriminatory and an example of institutional racism still poisoning the police force, the Black Police Association has claimed.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A female police constable who was attacked by a suspect has been “completely let down” by the justice system after prosecutors pursued a lower charge, the chair of the Police Federation has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A police officer who sold items from Auschwitz on eBay has been dismissed without notice.’
BBC News, 26th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Engaging in controlling and/or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships became a new criminal offence in England and Wales in December 2015. Coercive Control involves a pattern of abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten the victim. Example behaviours included in this legislation are isolation from friends and family, deprivation of basic needs, monitoring behaviour and time, controlling a victim’s life and/or finances, and may include physical violence. The introduction of this offence was welcomed for recognising the cumulative impact of various forms of domestic abuse and for encouraging police and other criminal justice agencies to move beyond an incident-led and physical violence-based understanding of domestic abuse. However, four years on since the legislation was enacted and with no compulsory national level training or support, what has actually changed?’
OUP Blog, 25th November 2019
Source: blog.oup.com
‘A police officer accused of dumping documents identifying paedophiles and their victims near a public skip is to face a misconduct hearing.’
The Independent, 21st November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Cardiff resident who lost a High Court challenge over police deployment of automated facial recognition technology has been given permission to take his case to the Court of Appeal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Police carried out widespread abuses of power during Extinction Rebellion’s two weeks of protests in October, according to investigators who have collated dozens of reports from protesters.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The way police record “non-crime hate incidents” against transgender people has “a chilling effect” on freedom of expression, the High Court has heard.he way police record “non-crime hate incidents” against transgender people has “a chilling effect” on freedom of expression, the High Court has heard.’
BBC News, 20th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 30 October 2019 the High Court ordered that seven family members be entitled to see 16 West Yorkshire police offers and a custody nurse give evidence at the inquest into the death of Andrew Hall, quashing the coroner’s ruling on anonymity.’
Garden Court Chambers, 8th November 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A sergeant who dangled a slice of pepperoni pizza over a Jewish officer’s kosher pizza, causing a piece of pork to fall off and land on hers has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 19th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan police chief who was sent an unsolicited video of child sexual abuse via WhatsApp has been convicted of possessing indecent images on her phone.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Social media posts referred to police but deemed as non-criminal could still show up on DBS background checks.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘On 5 November 2019 the Home Office announced a consultation Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments. This consultation follows an earlier consultation issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in April 2018 on the effectiveness of enforcement against unauthorised developments and encampments (see the MHCLG report in February 2019 following the consultation).’
Garden Court Chambers, 18th November 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A jury will look at whether “prejudice” played a part in how police initially treated the deaths of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims, a coroner has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ordered a second retrial in care proceedings relating to five siblings following the death of a ten-year-old girl in 2016, describing the judgment from the first retrial as“wrong and procedurally unjust”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Proposals to criminalise unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller encampments fly in the face of police recommendations to make more sites available to best tackle the situation, it has been revealed.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two police officers charged over the death of the footballer Dalian Atkinson have been named after their force lost an “unjustified” attempt to protect their identities.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK government has announced an immediate moratorium on fracking. The decision came after new scientific analysis concluded it was not possible to “rule out future unacceptable impacts”.’
Rights Info, 11th November 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
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