‘A high court judge has found parts of the UK government’s policing legislation to be in breach of human rights law, with its powers capable of causing a “significant intrusion” on the lives of Gypsies and Travellers.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police showed a “lack of understanding” of controlling and coercive behaviour in the case of a woman who was unlawfully killed, a coroner said.
Mother-of-three Kellie Sutton, 30, was found unconscious at the home she shared with abusive partner Steven Gane in Welwyn Garden City on 23 August 2017.
In a prevention of future deaths report, external, assistant coroner Samantha Broadfoot KC said there was also “a lack of awareness of the link between domestic abuse and suicide”.’
BBC News, 14th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The mastermind behind a bungled armed robbery that saw a police officer gunned down in the street has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 11th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Why a man died hours after being released from police custody remains unknown after the jury in his inquest delivered an open conclusion.
Mohamud Hassan, 24, died in a flat on Newport Road, Cardiff in January 2021. He had been arrested the previous night on suspicion of an alleged breach of the peace. But an inquest held in Pontypridd heard no medical cause of death could be established, and no “acts or omissions” by police contributed to it.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Metropolitan Police officer jailed for multiple counts of rape has been described as the “devil” and a “pathetic excuse of a man” by his victims.’
The Independent, 1st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A serving Metropolitan Police officer who assaulted an innocent man after mistaking him for a criminal has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 29th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘New laws to protect our citizens from threats such as terrorism and child sexual abuse have been passed as part of an update to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.’
Home Office, 25th April 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A coroner has ruled the deaths of three people in the Reading terror attack were ”probably avoidable” as he delivered his conclusion following an inquest at the Old Bailey on Friday.’
The Independent, 27th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The police are discounting threatening and insulting text messages as a form of domestic abuse with tens of thousands of incident records estimated to be missing. The Domestic Abuse Commissioner warned almost 17,600 domestic abuse crimes are missing from data released on Thursday due to the government overhauling the rules on how the police should record incidents.’
The Independent, 26th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who was raped by her father has hit out at a catalogue of misogynistic police failings during her four-decade-long fight for justice.’
The Independent, 28th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A French publisher who was arrested in London on terrorism charges has been awarded “substantial” damages by the Metropolitan police, as new figures reveal thousands of foreign nationals have been stopped at UK ports under anti-terror laws.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 60 children a week are being strip-searched by police in England and Wales, with those who are black, Asian or mixed race significantly more likely to be targeted, new figures reveal.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The police watchdog for England and Wales has removed a controversial medical term from its incident forms after claims it plays into racist stereotypes and detracts attention from police brutality.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The families of two schoolgirls murdered in 1986 have received an apology from Sussex Police over mistakes in its investigations.’
BBC News, 18th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A retired police officer who was on duty with PC Yvonne Fletcher when she was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London 40 years ago today is to bring a private prosecution against one of her alleged killers.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Duke of Sussex has lost an initial attempt to appeal against a high court decision to back a reduction in his level of personal security when visiting the UK.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has ruled that a family court judge was in a “much better position” to determine whether unsupervised contact with a child could be appropriately managed, than were the Police.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard has referred itself to the police watchdog after officers waited until the next morning to respond to calls and then found a woman stabbed to death.’
The Independent, 9th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted it was wrong to press on with a case against a news photographer arrested as he tried to lawfully take pictures at a crime scene.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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