‘Scotland Yard has admitted overusing its power to strip-search children after four of its officers were told they would face disciplinary proceedings over allegations that their search of a 15-year-old black schoolgirl known as Child Q was inappropriate and amounted to discrimination owing to her race and sex.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has rejected calls for a legal definition of honour-based abuse.’
BBC News, 15th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police are paying compensation to two women handcuffed and arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard, murdered by police officer Wayne Couzens.’
The Independent, 14th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A republican protester detained on the day of King Charles’ Coronation is taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police.’
BBC News, 12th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police chief constable has “no regrets” after his officers investigated pub landlords who displayed golly dolls behind their bar.’
BBC News, 11th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nottinghamshire police have announced they are launching a criminal investigation into maternity failings at Nottingham university hospitals (NUH) NHS trust, after hundreds families raised concerns to an independent review.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five former Met Police officers have admitted sending racist messages on WhatsApp, following a BBC Newsnight investigation.’
BBC News, 7th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Secretary has commissioned a review into activism and impartiality in the police.’
Home Office, 2nd September 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Prosecutions involving more than a dozen homicides and more than 100 sexual offences collapsed before trial in England and Wales last year as a result of lost or missing evidence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police officers guilty of gross misconduct in England and Wales will face automatic sackings, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 31st August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal overturned Andrew Malkinson’s conviction for rape and related assault offences, for which he had spent 17 years in prison. An appeal in 2006 upheld the verdict and applications to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) in 2012 and 2020 were denied. Finally, a third application last year convinced the CCRC to order fresh DNA analysis. It was this evidence as well as treatment of some previously undisclosed information to do with Malkinson’s witness identification which secured his release.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 29th August 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Ministers have announced an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of the Andrew Malkinson case after he was exonerated last month over a rape for which he wrongly spent 17 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Metropolitan police protected a predatory rapist within their ranks, dismissing the complaints of one of his victims and leaving him free to attack a teenager, a judge has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer has been jailed for having sex with a vulnerable victim of crime he met while on duty.’
BBC News, 18th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has won its battle to stop attending most of the mental health calls it receives after a tense behind-the-scenes row with the health service, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The duty of candour is the pre-eminent procedural duty that governs the evidence base in judicial reviews. It requires all parties to assist the court with full and accurate explanations of all the facts relevant to the issue under review. The duty of candour is a common law duty. It has been helpfully summarised in several guides, including the Treasury Solicitor Guidance on Discharging the Duty of Candour and Disclosure in Judicial Review Proceedings (2010), which acts as practical guidance to government departments and lawyers, and the Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2022. What will be required of parties to meet their duty of candour is highly context sensitive. Public law litigants must, at each stage of proceedings, be aware of the information and documents which might be relevant. In many judicial reviews, say those that involve a challenge to an administrative decision made against an individual claimant, for which there is a clear and concise paper trail, compliance with the duty of candour will usually be straightforward. Candid disclosure is, however, a thornier task in complex judicial reviews, such as policy or systemic challenges, where there might be extensive and sensitive documents to potentially consider, sometimes stretching across multiple government departments.’
Essex CAJI, 16th August 2023
Source: essexcaji.org
‘Police and prosecutors in the Andrew Malkinson case knew there was another man’s DNA on the victim’s clothes in 2007 – three years after he was wrongly convicted of rape – but he remained in prison for another 13 years.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police officers have been banned from serving for life after misconduct hearings found one used racist language and the other used excessive force.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer has been jailed after a woman was hit and killed by a patrol car responding to a 999 call.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th August 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The mother of a girl murdered in 1992 says she is taking legal action against a police force over her 30-year wait for justice.’
BBC News, 9th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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