‘Responding to online offences such as threats on social media make up “at least half” of a calls to front line police, a senior office has said.’
The Independent, 24th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquest jury has found multiple failings by staff at a young offender institution contributed to the death of a 17-year-old boy, who had been bullied by other inmates.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Government today backed tougher laws that could see cyber stalkers imprisoned for up for two years.’
The Independent, 25th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new watchdog is to be created to investigate the way bullying and
abuse cases are dealt with in the armed forces, the defence secretary
has said.’
BBC News, 14th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Coroner urges Ministry of Defence to review care for vulnerable soldiers after ruling that bullying and “lingering” mental effects of alleged rape were factors in suicide of Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former British private is suing the Ministry of Defence over allegations the army allowed severe bullying which led to him attempting to take his own life five times.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Shocking official figures reveal a surge in the incidence of bullying in the armed forces, with one in 10 military personnel claiming to have been the victim of “discrimination, harassment or bullying in a service environment” during the past year.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Campaigners fear hundreds of online abusers are going unpunished under softer prosecution guidelines introduced in 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Cambridge graduate and high flying banker could claim millions in compensation from the Russian bank she worked at after a tribunal found she was subjected to sexual harassment by her male colleagues.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Royal Marine drill instructor who ill-treated new recruits, including hitting one in the groin with a stick, has been fined for his actions.”
BBC News, 1st October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Surprise inspection finds HMP Bristol overcrowded, dirty and cockroach-infested with ‘delinquent’ staff.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two ‘bullying’ former nurses at Stafford hospital have been found guilty of misconduct after faking casualty records in order to meet waiting time targets.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Pakistan-born former housekeeper has won £43,000 compensation after she was
bullied by her boss while working at a Christian spirituality and conference
centre.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A government plan to tackle hate crime is launched today with the key message to ‘challenge it, report it, stop it’.”
Home Office, 10th April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“The defence used by Chris Huhne’s ex-wife after she took his speeding points is not available to men or unmarried women.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A policeman who smashed in the windows of a disabled pensioner’s car before dragging him from the front seat for not wearing a seatbelt could bag a six-figure compensation package after claiming a “bullying campaign” forced him out of his job.”
The Independent, 3rd March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Defence select committee review urges appointment of Armed Forces Ombudsman to oversee cases of victimisation.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of the disgraced cabinet minister Chris Huhne, faces a retrial next week over taking speeding points for him because a jury failed to reach a verdict, after suffering what the judge described as ‘absolutely fundamental deficits in understanding’.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Military staff have been accused of turning a blind eye to bullying after a teenage recruit was sexually assaulted, a judge said today as he warned of a worrying culture of training people to ‘keep their mouths shut’.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One in six solicitors has been bullied in the workplace, according to research by the Law Society. Preliminary findings of the Society’s 2012 omnibus survey of the profession reveal that 17% of solicitors say they have been bullied at work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th October 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
