‘Girl boss’ advert banned for gender stereotyping – BBC News
‘An advert saying “You do the girl boss thing” has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: complaints
Advertising watchdog bans e-cigarette promotion on Instagram – The Guardian
‘British American Tobacco (BAT) and three other e-cigarette firms have been banned by the UK advertising watchdog from promoting their vaping products on public Instagram pages in a ruling described as “a huge step forward” by health campaigners.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Advert offering ‘life insurance to die for’ banned for trivialising suicide – Daily Telegraph
‘A Facebook advert for a company that sells “life insurance to die for” has been banned for trivialising suicide among young men.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Another Deliveroo TV ad banned for being misleading – BBC News
‘An advert featuring a woman diving into a Deliveroo delivery bag to retrieve multiple food orders has been banned.’
BBC News, 4th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vegan activists banned by ASA from using poster which claimed eating meat is worse than all forms of transport – Daily Telegraph
‘A vegan poster campaign has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming that eating meat is worse for greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transport.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More than 20 drug dealers prosecuted after complaints from residents – Crown Prosecution Service
‘More than 20 drug dealers have successfully been prosecuted as a result of a police investigation which followed complaints about drug dealing from local residents in Tower Hamlets and Hackney.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th November 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Outdated ombudsman rules frustrate consumers – The Guardian
‘Customers are being left out of pocket because of arcane rules that force them to wait eight weeks before they can take unresolved complaints to an ombudsman.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Social media ads encouraging children to get ‘likes and followers’ banned by watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘TV adverts which encourage children to get ‘likes’ and ‘followers’ on social media have been banned as they could be damaging to their ‘mental health and self-esteem’, a watchdog has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Dangerous’ government advert for universal credit ruled misleading by watchdog – The Independent
‘A complaint that a government advert extolling the benefits of universal credit was misleading, and thus “dangerous to the health and financial security of disabled people”, has been upheld by the UK’s advertising watchdog.’
The Independent, 6th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Upper Tribunal orders fresh hearing in dispute over refusal by council to disclose advice of independent person – Local Government Lawyer
‘A local resident who complained about the conduct of a councillor at Stratford-on-Avon District Council over a planning matter has secured a fresh hearing over the council’s refusal to disclose advice given by an independent person.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st October 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Police watchdog inquiry launched over Carl Beech report – The Guardian
‘An inquiry has been launched into the police watchdog after its report on the investigation into false claims of a VIP Westminster paedophile ring was branded “a whitewash”.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Boss of bogus law firm disqualified as director – Legal Futures
‘The head of a bogus solicitors’ firm has received a 10-year director’s disqualification for running the business with a total lack of integrity.’
Legal Futures, 24th October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Suzanne Brown killing: Essex Police cleared of wrongdoing – BBC News
‘A police force that took nearly three hours to respond to a 999 call in the case of a man who stabbed his partner 173 times has been cleared of wrongdoing by the watchdog.’
BBC News, 17th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wonga customers’ average compensation payout may be just £118 – The Guardian
‘Customers who were mis-sold loans by the collapsed payday lender Wonga are expected to receive less than 10% of what they are owed in compensation after administrators revealed that only £41m will be put aside for claimants.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Touchy feely’ teacher banned from profession – BBC News
‘A “touchy feely” teacher has been banned from teaching.’
BBC News, 8th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Commissioner apologises over ‘Nick’ inquiry as ‘whitewash’ report clears officers of wrongdoing – Daily Telegraph
‘Dame Cressida Dick has apologised for the mistakes made during Scotland Yard’s disastrous Operation Midland investigation as a “whitewash” report from the police watchdog absolved all her officers involved of any wrongdoing.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Unprecedented’ level of special needs complaints upheld – BBC News
‘Breaches of children’s legal right to have special educational needs support have reached unprecedented levels, says an official complaints body. England’s local government ombudsman said not only had there been a spike in complaints, but nine out of 10 of them were upheld in 2018-19.’
BBC News, 4th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nearly all Home Office misconduct inquiries relate to immigration – The Guardian
‘Almost all of the investigations into alleged serious misconduct by Home Office staff relate to immigration matters, the Guardian has learned. Although the department also has responsibility for policing and counter-terrorism, 96% of its internal investigations focus on immigration matters. Scores of these investigations have substantiated allegations against staff made internally or by the public.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Sun breached guidelines with Harry and Meghan story – The Guardian
‘The Sun newspaper has apologised to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after the press regulator ruled it had breached accuracy guidelines in an article about an alleged staff parking ban at their home.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Regulation unlikely to resolve university sexual misconduct case difficulties – OUT-LAW.com
‘The introduction of new regulations or mandating existing guidance is unlikely to address many of the challenges universities face when handling cases concerning serious misconduct, an expert in universities law has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
