Police pay legal fees over parking ticket – BBC News
‘Police have agreed to pay the £1,500 legal fees of a driver they wrongly prosecuted for a parking offence.’
BBC News, 24th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Chief constable found guilty of gross misconduct – BBC News
‘The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisons in England and Wales will be at ‘breaking point’ in July, governors told – The Guardian
‘Prison governors have been warned that jails will be so overcrowded by the second week of July that they will struggle to accept any more inmates, plunging an incoming government into an immediate crisis.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stephen Lawrence detectives will not face charges – BBC News
‘Four retired detectives who ran the first Stephen Lawrence murder investigation should not face criminal charges for their actions in the case, a review has concluded.’
BBC News, 18th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence: Met’s decision to stop looking for killers to be reviewed – The Guardian
‘The Met police’s decision to shut down the hunt for the racist killers of Stephen Lawrence is to be reviewed, with police admitting “serious mistakes” are still being made in the case, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met police accused of failing to address toxic culture in firearms unit – The Guardian
‘Action has been taken in only a tiny percentage of internal misconduct claims against officers since review by peer Louise Casey.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met Police officer fined for grabbing woman in mistaken bus fare dodging arrest – The Independent
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who “manhandled” and wrongly arrested a woman for bus fare evasion in front of her distraught young son has been fined £1,500.’
The Independent, 15th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The racialised harm of police strip searches – Runnymede Trust
‘Runnymede Trust analysis of new Home Office strip search data shows that Black people are disproportionately strip searched by nearly all police forces in England and Wales. Black children are 6.5 times more likely than white children, and Black adults 4.7 times more likely than white adults, to be strip searched by police.’
Runnymede Trust, June 2024
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Liberty v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Blackstone Chambers
‘The Divisional Court has handed down a judgment finding that The Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023 (the “Regulations”) are unlawful.’
Blackstone Chambers, 24th May 2024
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Prince Harry wins right to appeal against security ruling – The Guardian
‘The Duke of Sussex has been granted permission to appeal against the dismissal of his high court challenge over a change to his level of personal security when he visits the UK.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Strike-out on the basis of facts, not law – 12KBW Personal Injury Law Blog
‘Lukes v Kent & Medway NHS Trust and Kent Police [2024] EWHC 753 (KB) is an instructive illustration of whether strike-out applications can succeed on factual grounds against either healthcare or police defendants in the context of claims for provision of negligent mental health assessment/treatment.’
12KBW Personal Injury Law Blog, 28th May 2024
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Police trainer took own life after Met’s actions made mental health worse, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘A Metropolitan police trainer took her own life after the actions of her employer made her mental health worse, an inquest has found.’
The Guardian, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Crime and punishment: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts – The Guardian
‘“Justice delayed is justice denied” goes the old legal maxim – one that has captured the state of the court system in England and Wales in recent years.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met Police officer dismissed after leaking sensitive information to Algerian embassy – The Independent
‘A Met Police officer who passed information to staff at an embassy without authorisation has been dismissed from the force.’
The Independent, 31st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police couple shared footage from murder probe – BBC News
‘A constable and his police colleague wife have been jailed after they shared video footage taken at the crime scene of a murder inquiry.’
BBC News, 30th May 2024
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Hundreds of children under 10 subject to stop and search in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Hundreds of children under 10 faced stop and search by police last year, including some who were strip-searched, the Observer can reveal.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Post Office scandal: Police to deploy 80 detectives for criminal inquiry – The Guardian
‘Police are planning to deploy 80 detectives for their criminal inquiry into the Post Office scandal, the Guardian has learned, but victims will face a long wait to discover if charges will follow.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Revealed: Dozens of Metropolitan Police officers still in force despite vetting being revoked – The Independent
‘Dozens of Metropolitan Police officers remain in the force after having their vetting withdrawn, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 27th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police chiefs say prison crisis in England and Wales is ‘unsustainable’ – The Guardian
‘Police chiefs have told ministers they fear that the crisis gripping the Prison Service in England and Wales is “unsustainable” and risks public safety, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Antisemitic hate crimes in London treble in year, data shows – The Independent
‘Reports of antisemitic hate crimes trebled in London last year, new police data shows.’
The Independent, 21st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
