Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 – legislation.gov.uk
Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Act 2015 published
Full text of Act
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Category: complaints
Media regulator issues new guidelines on young people on TV and radio – The Guardian
‘Broadcasters are being told to take into account the impact of bullying on social media in new guidelines covering the appearance of children and young people on TV and radio released by Ofcom.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Essex child abuse: Family of rape victim, five, want case reviewed – BBC News
‘The parents of a five-year-old rape victim have called for a new police investigation into her case.’
BBC News, 29th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC takes over investigation into Cyril Smith claim – BBC News
‘The police watchdog has taken charge of an inquiry into the handling of an alleged incident involving Cyril Smith.’
BBC News, 27th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Duggan shooting: armed officers cleared of wrongdoing – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog has cleared armed officers of any wrongdoing in the killing of Mark Duggan, saying it was likely that he was in the process of throwing away a handgun when he was shot.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Strangeways riot: Ex-inmates recall siege, 25 years on – BBC News
‘The Strangeways riot was the longest in British penal history and dramatically changed the way UK prisons were run. Twenty-five years on, four people at the centre of the siege explain their part in the drawn-out drama.’
Full story
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Demetrio) v Independent Police Complaints Commission; Regina (Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) v Independent Police Complaints Commission; Regina (Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) v Independent Police Complaints Commission (PC Harrington and another, interested parties) – WLR Daily
‘Section 10(6) of the Police Reform Act 2002 enabled the Independent Police Complaints Commission to do anything calculated to facilitate the carrying out of its functions, which included the power to reopen an investigation into allegations against a police constable, which had resulted in a final report that there was no case to answer.’
WLR Daily, 6th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Justice watchdog sued by wrongly convicted man who spent 17 years in prison for attempted rape – The Independent
‘A man who spent 17 years in prison for attempted rape before having his conviction quashed on the basis of a DNA test is suing the miscarriage of justice watchdog for negligence. It is claimed the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) repeatedly failed to undertake forensic analysis of the victim’s clothing, instead relying on the assurances of the same police force that investigated the case.’
The Independent, 15th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fred Talbot jailed for five years for sexual assaults on two schoolboys – The Guardian
‘The former TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been jailed for five years for indecently assaulting two schoolboys when he was a teacher.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog bans misleading Amazon Prime ‘free trial’ ad – Daily Telegraph
‘Amazon has been banned from sending an advertisement to customers promoting a “free trial” of its Amazon Prime service after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled it was misleading.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Metropolitan Police corruption suspensions near 50 over two years – BBC News
‘Nearly 50 Metropolitan police officers and 26 staff members have been suspended for alleged corruption in the past two years, figures show.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2015
Source:www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Fat Gypsy Judicial Review – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Traveller Movement v Ofcom and Channel 4, [2015] EWHC 406 (Admin), 20 February 2015. One of the nation’s great televisual fascinations last week became the unlikely subject of an Administrative Court judgment that demonstrates the limits of common law standards of fairness, as well as the lightness of touch applied by the courts when reviewing the decision-making of the media regulator.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th February 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
TV ad for ‘world’s slimmest phone’ banned for objectifying women – The Guardian
‘A TV ad for the “world’s slimmest phone” has been banned for objectifying women.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Press regulator to look at Daily Telegraph and HSBC allegations – The Guardian
‘The press regulator is to look at allegations that the Daily Telegraph allowed commercial pressures to dictate editorial decisions following Peter Oborne’s resignation over its coverage of HSBC.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
PPI problems still the cause of most complaints to financial ombudsman – The Guardian
‘Complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI) are still making up two-thirds of all the cases being dealt with by the financial ombudsman, which named Lloyds and Barclays as Britain’s two “most complained-about” financial firms.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Booking.com travel advert cleared by watchdog – BBC News
‘A travel website’s TV advert that used the word “booking” as an apparent substitute for an expletive has been cleared by the advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 18th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Una Crown murder: Police made ‘flawed decisions’ – BBC News
“Flawed decisions” were made by police investigating a widow’s death when they failed to realise they were dealing with a murder scene, a review has said.
BBC News, 11th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Essex Police apologises over 30 child abuse investigations – BBC News
‘A police force has apologised to alleged child abuse victims after it found problems with 30 investigations involving 59 children.’
BBC News, 11th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
