Report due into Kirk Reid police rape inquiry – BBC News
“The Metropolitan Police is expected to be criticised over its investigation of a sex attacker who targeted women in south-west London.”
BBC News, 28th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: reports
FOI does not require disclosure of BBC report, rules Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com
“The BBC does not have to publish a report into its Middle East coverage, the Court of Appeal has ruled. A Freedom of Information (FOI) Act exemption for journalism applies to material even if it is held for other purposes, said the Court.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th June 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
British Broadcasting Corporation and another v Sugar (No 2) – WLR Daily
British Broadcasting Corporation and another v Sugar (No 2) [2010] EWCA Civ 715; [2010] WLR (D) 157
“Once it was established that information, requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, was held by the BBC as a public authority for the purposes of journalism (a word that was to be given its natural meaning), it was effectively exempt from production under the 2000 Act, even if the information was also held by the authority for other purposes.”
WLR Daily, 24th June 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Probation staff admit to serious failures over sex offenders – The Guardian
“Probation officers have admitted to lacking the skills and training necessary to protect the public from sex offenders, according to an independent investigation into the police and probation services.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2010
Source: www.gaurdian.co.uk
Police, prisons and probation ‘failing to tackle child gangs’ – The Guardian
“Police, prisons and probation services are failing to tackle the growing dangers of young people getting involved in gangs, according to a damning new report.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Neuberger report: more solicitor judges wanted – The Lawyer
“The Law Society has long stated its belief that the judiciary should better reflect the diversity of the society it serves rather than being the preserve of the white, heterosexual, Oxbridge-educated, male barrister.”
The Lawyer, 21st June 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Children’s petting farms face tough new rules – The Independent
“There should be no ban on children petting animals on farms but more must be done to protect them from infection, an inquiry has concluded.”
The Independent, 16th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police apology for wrongful conviction of Warren Blackwell – The Independent
“A man who spent more than three years in jail for a crime he did not commit today described an apology from the police force that helped convict him as ‘too little, too late’.”
The Independent, 18th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby P: Government lawyer apologises for handling of Sharon Shoesmith court case – Daily Telegraph
“The head of the Government’s legal team has apologised for failings in the preparation of a high-profile court case involving Sharon Shoesmith, the council chief blamed for the Baby P scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Shannon Matthews serious case review clears social workers – The Guardian
“Social workers could not have foreseen the abduction of Shannon Matthews by her mother, a serious case review has concluded.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Report calls for tougher drink driving laws – The Guardian
“A government-commissioned report has called for Britain’s drink driving laws to be toughened to a level that would mean some people would be over the legal limit after one drink.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
People trafficking protection measures slammed – The Independent
“Measures to protect victims of people smuggling are ‘not fit for purpose’ and may be illegal, a report claimed today.”
The Independent, 16th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bloody Sunday ‘unjustified and unjustifiable’ – The Independent
“Fourteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of ‘unjustifiable firing’ by British soldiers, the long-awaited Saville Inquiry found today.”
The Independent, 15th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
Lawyers for Bloody Sunday families view Saville report – BBC News
“Lawyers for the families of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday and the soldiers involved are studying Lord Saville’s report on the events.”
BBC News, 15th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yarl’s Wood staff criticised for poor investigation into child sex case – The Guardian
“Social workers failed to properly investigate a case of two five-year-old boys found engaging in sexual activity at Yarl’s Wood detention centre and concerns an older child may have abused one of them, an official report found today.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge admits Court of Protection has ‘more than fair share of setbacks’ – Daily Telegraph
“Denzil Lush, Senior Judge said the Government had failed to anticipate the volume of work that would ‘inundate’ the tribunal that rules on the financial affairs and medical treatment of the elderly and mentally ill, or the ‘burden’ it would place on staff.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Protection publishes first report – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Court of Protection today published its first report. It was set up in October 2007 and the report covers the 27 months to the end of 2009.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 10th June 2010
Source: www.judiciary.co.uk
Child abuse reports to be published – The Independent
“Full reports of official investigations into the most notorious cases of child abuse are to be published, ministers confirmed.”
The Independent, 8th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Saville’s Bloody Sunday report is a failure of the judicial process – The Guardian
“The Bloody Sunday report, to be published by the Northern Ireland secretary on 15 June, will no doubt be welcomed by the families of those killed when British troops opened fire in Derry more than 38 years ago. But it will not be welcomed by the legal establishment, which regards Lord Saville’s inquiry into the events of 30 January 1972 as an embarrassing failure of the judicial process and the waste of a promising career.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC to publish report on Rachel Nickell’s death – BBC News
“The police watchdog is publishing a report into claims officers failed to detain a rapist who went on to kill Rachel Nickell.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
