Phone-hacking inquiry: who will judge the police? – The Guardian
“Who will be appointed to head the inquiry into how the police investigated the phone-hacking scandal?”
The Guardian, 11th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: inquiries
Christian MP sets up inquiry into religious discrimination – The Guardian
“A select committee-style inquiry on Christianity is to be held in order to clarify how the law affects believers, amid increasing claims of religious discrimination and persecution.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: two separate inquiries will look at police and press – The Guardian
“David Cameron will meet Ed Miliband next Wednesday to agree terms of two official inquiries into the phone-hacking scandal, including a judge-led inquiry into the conduct of the original police investigation, and an inquiry into the future of the media and its regulation.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers to boycott UK torture inquiry as rights groups label it a sham – The Guardian
“The government’s plans for an inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition after 9/11 are in disarray after human rights groups queued up to denounce it as a sham and lawyers for the victims said they were boycotting the hearings.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Milly Dowler phone hacking: Speaker grants emergency Commons debate – The Guardian
“The Speaker has granted a rare emergency Commons debate on Wednesday into calls for a public inquiry into phone hacking by News International journalists, and a potential cover up by its senior executives.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Great Ormond Street Hospital doctors want Baby Peter inquiry – BBC News
“Doctors have demanded a government investigation into why London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital kept information from the original Baby Peter inquiry.”
BBC News, 1st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ofqual launches official inquiry into exam blunders – Daily Telegraph
“Exam boards face being stripped of their role over blunders that affected GCSEs and A-levels sat by thousands of schoolchildren, it emerged today.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Inquiry launched after police turn up at midnight to question 13-year-old who ‘threw apple’ – Daily Telegraph
“A police force has launched an inquiry to discover why two of its officers went to the home of a 13-year-old schoolboy at nearly midnight to question him about throwing an apple at a fellow pupil.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ofcom should have final say over BBC complaints, says Lords report – The Guardian
“Media regulator Ofcom, rather than the BBC, should have the final say over complaints about impartiality and accuracy with the corporation’s programmes, according to a House of Lords committee report.”
The Guardian, 29th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry finds link between military veterans and crime – The Guardian
“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
Government to launch inquiry into ‘outdated’ cyberstalking laws – The Independent
“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
Former Manics star Richey Edwards’ sister at inquiry – BBC News
“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
Legal aid: a necessary safety net – The Guardian
“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
Legal aid cuts a ‘false economy’ – The Guardian
“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
Inquiry launched into slavery in the UK – The Observer
“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/
Torture inquiry will cover rendition, vows QC – The Guardian
“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
Mark Kennedy case: CPS accused of suppressing key evidence – The Guardian
“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 faces second inquiry into 2010 general election expenses – The Guardian
“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
Rosemary Nelson inquiry finds security forces did not collude – The Guardian
“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)
