Acpo chief calls for judicial oversight of undercover police operations – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2011 in news, police, public order by sally

“Sir Hugh Orde, president of Association of Chief Police Officers, says benefits of judicial oversight of future operations would ‘far outweigh additional administrative burden’.”

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The Guardian, 7th February 2011

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Teenager cleared of throwing can at Facebook party – The Independent

Posted July 7th, 2010 in affray, news, offensive weapons, public order by sally

“A judge threw out the case against a teenager accused of throwing a beer can at police outside a party invaded by 200 gatecrashers after it was advertised on Facebook.”

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The Independent, 6th July 2010

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Was it necessary to turn an insult involving coconuts into a criminal prosecution? – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2010 in local government, news, public order, racism by sally

“In a heated council debate, Shirley Brown called her colleague a ‘coconut’ and has since been convicted under the Public Order Act. Elizabeth Grice reports.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2010

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Charge against ‘gay sin’ preacher dropped – BBC News

Posted May 17th, 2010 in homosexuality, news, public order, threatening behaviour by sally

“Charges have been dropped against a Christian preacher who told a police officer homosexuality was ‘a sin’.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2010

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Snoop Dogg: US rapper wins £100,000 legal fight to visit Britain – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2010 in appeals, news, public interest, public order, visas by sally

“The controversial American rapper, Snoop Dogg, has won an expensive legal battle against the British government, after it tried to ban him from visiting the country.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2010

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Pair found guilty over Luton ‘scum’ protest – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2010 in demonstrations, news, public order, racism by sally

“Two men who shouted ‘scum, scum, scum’ at Muslim protestors during a soldiers’ homecoming parade have been convicted of committing a public order offence.”

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BBC News, 5th March 2010

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Regina v NW – WLR Daily

Posted March 5th, 2010 in appeals, law reports, public order, violent disorder by sally

Regina v NW [2010] EWCA Crim 404; [2010] WLR (D) 62

“The words ‘present together’ in the expression ‘Where three or more persons who are present together’ in s 2(1) of the Public Order Act 1986 denoted no more than that the persons concerned were in the same place at the same time.”

WLR Daily, 4th March 2010

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Three not guilty over Birmingham riot death – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2010 in appeals, law reports, murder, public order by sally

“Three men accused of murdering a 23-year-old man during riots in Birmingham have been found not guilty.”

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BBC News, 17th February 2010

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Football fans banned after FA Cup derby violence – BBC News

Posted February 16th, 2010 in fines, football banning orders, news, public order, sport by sally

“Four fans have been given football banning orders following the violence in Southampton after the FA Cup tie against rivals Portsmouth.”

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BBC News, 15th February 2010

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Match ban for Bellamy clash fan – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2009 in news, public order, sport by sally

“A fan who ran on to the Old Trafford pitch and was shoved by Manchester City’s Craig Bellamy has been banned from all matches for three years.”

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BBC News, 30th September 2009

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When does public nakedness become a crime? – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in news, public order by sally

“A man who stood naked on a Trafalgar Square plinth was not breaking the law say police, so when does being naked in public become a crime?”

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BBC News, 3rd September 2009

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Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports

Posted June 1st, 2009 in human rights, law reports, police, privacy, public order by sally

Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Court of Appeal

“Justification for state interference with the right to privacy had to be the more compelling where that interference was in pursuit of the protection of the community from the risk of public disorder or low level crime as against the danger of terrorism or really serious criminal activity.”

The Times, 1st June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lawyers to fight bail conditions that ‘stifle’ climate protests – The Guardian

Posted May 5th, 2009 in bail, demonstrations, news, public order by sally

“Lawyers representing climate change protesters who were arrested in parliament last week are to mount a legal challenge against bail conditions that were imposed, they say, to ‘stifle’ future protest by their clients.”

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The Guardian, 3rd May 2009

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IPCC chairman calls for public order debate – The Independent

Posted April 20th, 2009 in news, police, public order by sally

“The head of the police complaints watchdog is calling for a national debate on how officers maintain public order after revealing nearly 90 complaints had been received about the use of force at the G20 protests.”

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The Independent, 19th April 2009

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Lettuce nose-stuffer avoids jail – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2009 in food hygiene, news, public order, sentencing by sally

“A West Midlands sandwich bar worker who was prosecuted after footage of him stuffing lettuce up his nose appeared on YouTube has avoided a jail term.”

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BBC News, 11th March 2009

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Father jailed for taking on drug dealer – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 17th, 2009 in drug abuse, news, public order by sally

“A father was jailed for storming into a drug dealer’s home and flushing his heroin stash down the toilet.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2009

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Kay v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – WLR Daily

Posted November 28th, 2008 in law reports, police, public order, roads by sally

Kay v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2008] UKHL 69; [2008] WLR (D) 00; [2008] WLR (D) 369

A procession could be ‘commonly or customarily held’, so as to be exempt from the requirement to give advance notice to the police under s 11 of the Public Order Act 1986, even though on each occasion it took a different route.”

WLR Daily, 27th November 2008

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Regina (Kay) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports

Posted November 27th, 2008 in law reports, police, public order by sally

Regina (Kay) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

House of Lords

“Since a procession could be commonly or customarily held even though on each occasion it took a different route, a monthly mass cycle ride through London which set off from a fixed starting place but the route of which was determined by whoever happened to be at the front at any one time was such a procession so as to be excluded from the statutory requirement for organisers of public processions to give the police prior notice of the event.”

The Times, 27th November 2008

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Law Lords block police bid to stop critical mass cyclists – The Independent

Posted November 26th, 2008 in news, police, public order by sally

“Police attempts to outlaw the monthly Critical Mass cycle ride through the streets of London unless its route was notified in advance were blocked by the Law Lords today.”

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The Independent, 26th November 2008

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E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 19th, 2008 in human rights, judicial review, law reports, Northern Ireland, police, public order by sally

E v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Another

House of Lords

“The positive obligation imposed on the state by article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights to prevent the infliction by third parties of inhuman or degrading treatment was not unqualified and absolute. It was an obligation to do all that was reasonably to be expected to avoid a real or immediate risk to an individual once the existence of that risk was known or ought to have been known.”

The Times, 19th November 2008

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