“Military veterans are twice as likely to be convicted for sex offences than other people and more likely to commit violent offences, an inquiry has found.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to launch an investigation into the growing problem of cyberstalking, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 18th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The sister of Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards is due to give evidence to the UK’s first parliamentary inquiry into missing people.”
BBC News, 16th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The testimonies that inform Unequal before the law? show how vital legal aid is for the most vulnerable.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s proposals to slice £350m out of the legal aid budget are a ‘false economy’ that will hurt the ‘vulnerable and socially excluded’ hardest, an independent inquiry warns on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A major inquiry into human trafficking will be launched this week amid claims that slavery remains as much of a problem in modern Britain as when it was abolished more than 200 years ago.”
The Observer, 12th June 2011
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“Press reports that the government’s forthcoming torture inquiry will not investigate rendition are ‘simply wrong’, the inquiry’s senior lawyer said on Wednesday.”
The Guardian, 9th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“CPS opens inquiry after claims prosecutors withheld undercover police officer’s surveillance tapes from defence lawyers.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Chris Huhne is facing a second potentially damaging inquiry after the elections watchdog announced it was reviewing all his expenses from the general election in response to allegations he broke the rules.”
The Guardian, 1st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The security forces did not collude directly with loyalist paramilitaries who murdered the Northern Ireland solicitor Rosemary Nelson, a public inquiry has concluded.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Rosemary Nelson Inquiry Report, HC 947 (PDF)
“David Cameron has ruled out further inquiries into the death of the weapons expert Dr David Kelly.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The predominance of white men on court benches and calls for parliament to hold US-style confirmation hearings into the appointment of senior judges are to be investigated by peers.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Campaigners condemn decision not to include ‘murky’ issue of detainee transfers in investigation as ‘only doing half the job’.”
The Independent, 15th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Four men who believe the News of the World hacked their phones have applied to the High Court again for a judicial review into the police inquiry.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Football Association has appointed a leading lawyer to review allegations of misconduct by Fifa officials during England’s failed 2018 World Cup bid. James Dingemans QC has been asked to independently review the claims made by former FA chairman Lord Triesman to a Parliamentary select committee.”
BBC news, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A parliamentary committee has dropped its inquiry into the Digital Economy Act (DEA) and whether it is the right mechanism to protect copyright on the internet.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Sir Gus O’Donnell, the cabinet secretary, blocked an attempt by Gordon Brown before the general election to hold a judicial inquiry into allegations that the News of the World had hacked into the phones of cabinet ministers and other high-profile figures.”
The Guardian, 10th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fresh demands for a public inquiry into the deaths of four young recruits shot at Deepcut Army barracks were issued last night after a new review revealed serious shortcomings in the way police investigated the cases.”
The Independent, 13th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An inquiry set up by David Cameron to examine Britain’s involvement in torture and rendition since 9/11 is running into trouble even before it has begun hearing evidence, with human rights organisations warning that it will fail to meet the UK’s obligations under international and domestic law.”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A major child abuse investigation is being carried out in Devon. Thousands of parents of children at secondary schools in Torbay and Teignbridge have been sent letters informing them of the investigation.”
BBC News, 17th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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