‘Unreleased files about the Battle of Orgreave from five police forces, including a contemporaneous report by a chief constable on the policing of the miner’s strike, have been uncovered by the Commons home affairs committee.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The culture secretary, Matt Hancock, confirmed on Thursday that the government would drop plans for the second phase of the Leveson inquiry into press standards launched in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A crackdown on mobile phone use at the wheel has cut the number of offences by half, new figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police launched an unauthorised surveillance operation at short notice after they became concerned about the presence of “four large black men” at an inquest into a death in custody, a misconduct panel has heard.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The hits for the police keep on coming. The decision in Commissioner of the Metropolis v (1) DSD (2) NBV [2018] UKSC 11 confirms that the police can be liable in proceedings for a breach of article 3’s prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment (and possibly article 4’s prohibition on slavery) where they fail to perform an adequate criminal investigation into alleged serious ill-treatment.’
UK Police Law Blog, 22nd February 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘A further five police officers could face criminal charges over the Hillsborough disaster, investigators have announced. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is reviewing evidence from West Midlands Police on two officers who were found to have a case to answer by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).’
The Independent, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Detectives have promised to learn lessons after the groundbreaking trial of a father accused of allowing his six-year-old daughter to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) collapsed.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Where an officer is dismissed at a fast-track hearing, based upon a conviction which is then subsequently overturned, a Police Appeals Tribunal (“PAT”) will likely allow the misconduct appeal. In such circumstances, there has been no finding on the merits in misconduct proceedings to prevent the officer from facing a subsequent standard-track hearing. So said the Court of Appeal in CC Nottinghamshire v R (Gray) [2018] EWCA Civ 34.’
UK Police Law Blog, 13th February 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘Two victims of John Worboys have won their claim for compensation from the Metropolitan police after the supreme court ruled that the force had failed to carry out an effective investigation into the serial sex attacker.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A national review into the planning of firearms operations has been launched following concerns raised at an inquiry into the fatal shooting of an unarmed man.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Six Devon and Cornwall police and detention officers will face gross misconduct proceedings over the death of a church caretaker who had a cardiac arrest after being restrained.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court’s ruling on police tactics may have implications for other emergency services, as Isabel McArdle explains to Rosalind English.’
Law Pod UK, 14th February 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘Thousands of reported crimes including rape and domestic abuse are going unrecorded by police, a watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three English police forces are failing to record thousands of reported crimes each year, new reports have found.’
BBC News, 15th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A senior counter-terrorism police officer who had top-secret documents stolen from his car has been recommended for dismissal over the error by a disciplinary panel.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Robinson (Appellant) v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police (Respondent) [2018] UKSC 4. The Supreme Court has made a significant decision on the question of the scope of the common law duty of care owed by police when their activities lead to injuries being sustained by members of the public. It has long been the case that a claim cannot be brought in negligence against the police, where the danger is created by someone else, except in certain unusual circumstances such as where there has been an assumption of responsibility.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th February 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘When must a police misconduct hearing adjourn the proceedings for the attendance of the respondent officer or even a witness?’
UK Police Law Blog, 9th February 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘Police wrongly pursued a rape case against a retired fire chief rather than investigate a blackmail claim against the fantasist who made the allegation, the Telegraph can disclose. David Bryant, 67, spent almost three years in jail after being convicted of rape in a miscarriage of justice that further plunges into crisis the police handling of sex abuse cases. Mr Bryant’s conviction was overturned in the Court of Appeal and now a High Court judge has raised serious questions over a police force’s failure to investigate his accuser.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘More than a dozen police forces have outsourced digital forensic investigative work to unaccredited private laboratories in the past year, at a time when a series of rape cases have been abandoned because of problems with digital evidence.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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