‘A “mole” at the Ministry of Defence who made £100,000 from leaking stories to the Sun has been jailed for 12 months, it can now be reported after verdicts were delivered in a related trial.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Documents released to Mail on Sunday reveal Margaret Thatcher knew of child abuse allegations against Rochdale MP before he was given knighthood.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Evidence drawn up on David Cameron’s orders alleges that Public Interest Lawyers continued to pursue torture and murder claims for a year after realising that they may be “untrue”.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An experienced doctor, who has questioned the official explanation for the death of weapons expert David Kelly, was dismissed by text and email while on a family holiday after he blew the whistle about alleged discrepancies in the dispensing of strong painkillers at an army base.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Some of the most important government departments are not fulfilling their obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, a Newsnight investigation has shown.’
BBC News, 29th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Welsh engineering firm of Taylor & Sons has won a major claim against the government agency after they mixed it up with another firm of a similar name.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged by mental health and disability charities to publish its secret investigations into suicides that may have some link to benefit changes, following revelations that it has carried out internal reviews into 60 such cases.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ben Needham’s family is preparing to take the home secretary to court in an attempt to secure funding for British police to pursue suspects who might be linked to the toddler’s disappearance 23 years ago.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Theresa May and in the House of Lords by Lord Bates.’
Home Office, 11th November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the independent panel inquiry into child abuse, which has been established to consider whether institutions in England and Wales have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse.’
Home Office, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘An inquiry into the Home Office’s handling of child sex abuse claims in the 1980s has failed to uncover any of the missing documents that prompted the probe, BBC Newsnight has been told.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New bodies which will monitor the performance of the strategic road network and champion the needs of its users will be created as part of plans to hold a reconstituted Highways Agency to account, the UK government has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th October 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The number of judicial reviews involving government departments has almost doubled since 2010, the government has revealed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The High Court has ruled that in a case against the state which did not directly affect the liberty of the subject, there was no irreducible minimum of disclosure of the state’s case which the court would require. The consequences of such disclosure for national security prevailed.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Judge Peter Ross criticises the Border Force for failing to follow up information which suggested Milton Keynes-based firm was operating an immigration scam.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Home Office has been ordered to release secret legal advice justifying its decision to prevent intercept evidence being used in criminal trials. The ruling by an information tribunal could shine a light on the way intelligence agencies gather and store material as well as on their relationship with law enforcement organisations. The appeal for the advice to be disclosed was made by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law which submitted a Freedom of Information request to uncover the reasoning behind a 2009 report, entitled “Intercept as Evidence”.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Treasury has been ordered to pay £142,000 to a former senior civil servant after refusing to carry out a previous tribunal’s ruling that he should be found another job.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) is to be brought into the Home Office and made directly accountable to Ministers, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced today.’
Home Office, 26th September 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Two days ago I reported that the Military Court Service (MCS) had been withholding from journalists vital information about trials. Now, it would appear, there has been a climbdown or, to quote the official version of events, an announcement that a review of the system has resulted in a change of mind.’
The Guardian, 17th September2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The family of a 26-year-old man who died at an immigration detention centre have called for an urgent independent inquiry saying they have concerns about the circumstances surrounding his death.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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