‘Dozens of security staff who detain and deport people for the Home Office are taking legal action over race, sex, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Article 10 and Article 11 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) state that everyone has the right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. However, this does not always hold true for marginalised groups.’
Each Other, 21st September 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The police watchdog has ruled out an investigation into the Metropolitan police’s treatment of an athlete who was pulled over in his car by seven armed officers.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Metropolitan police is taking a former senior officer to court, claiming her allegations of racism and sexism broke an agreement meant to gag her from speaking out, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Laing v Bury & Bolton Citizens Advice [2022] EAT 85, the EAT found that a tribunal had erred in dismissing a claim brought by Litigant in Person where it had commented extensively, at times using strong and personalised language, on the Claimant’s behaviour throughout the hearing drawing upon such behaviour in support of how he must have behaved at work. It concluded that a fair-minded and informed observer would conclude that there was a real possibility that his behaviour had engendered an antipathy towards him which unconsciously influenced the tribunal’s collective decision in relation to a victimisation complaint.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 1st August 2022
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘The strip-search of a black girl by police at school in east London was not an isolated case, England’s children’s commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 8th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Bias in policing at least partly explains why minority ethnic people were more likely to receive fines for Covid breaches than their white counterparts, research says.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A classic example of how not to treat staff (or simply how not to behave in any circumstances).’
Law & Religion UK, 3rd August 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The UK data watchdog is to investigate whether artificial intelligence systems are showing racial bias when dealing with job applications.’
The Guardian, 14th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a black teenager fatally stabbed by a white boy says if the roles were reversed her son “would have gone down for murder”.’
BBC News, 6th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police strip-search at school of Child Q caused outrage. But experts say it is just one example of how black children are perceived as more mature – and culpable – than white peers.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Black people in Merseyside are twice as likely to face arrest than white people, a police report has revealed.’
BBC News, 17th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The recent move to ban Russian and Belarussian players from participating in this year’s Wimbledon Championships brings into focus the role of the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”) in sport.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The origins of the Windrush scandal lay in 30 years of racist immigration legislation designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population, according to a leaked government report.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘ “Joint enterprise” is a common law doctrine according to which an individual can be jointly convicted of the crime of another. It is a feature of law that has been misinterpreted for over 30 years. Now, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) may face legal action for breaching their duties under the Equality Act 2010 by failing to record data on joint enterprise prosecutions.’
Each Other, 26th May 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Police officers in England and Wales will be given mandatory anti-racism training under a new plan to tackle racism, discrimination and bias.’
BBC News, 24th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Legalising cannabis won’t tackle disproportionate policing outcomes for ethnic minorities but the issue does need to be tackled, the crime minister says.’
The Independent, 20th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Secretary is permanently lifting restrictions placed on police in the use of stop-and-search powers as part of the Government’s strategy to tackle violent crime.’
The Independent, 16th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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