‘BBC Two’s Daily Politics Show has been cleared by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom after a Conservative MP swore during a live edition of the daytime programme.’
BBC News, 14th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A family who endured a “living nightmare” at the hands of a stalker are to receive £130,000 because of Home Office failings.
BBC News, 8th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A family who endured a “living nightmare” at the hands of a violent criminal is to receive a £130,000 payout over Home Office failings.’
BBC News, 8th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Controversial Channel 4 show Benefits Street did not breach broadcasting guidelines despite complaints, Ofcom rules.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The shooting of a disabled man in his wheelchair by police was “proportionate, reasonable and necessary,” a watchdog said.’
BBC News, 18th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into BBC Two’s Daily Politics show after a Conservative MP swore during a live edition.’
BBC News, 16th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The public is being put at risk by a “political and policy failure” in jails which risks boiling over this summer, the prisons’ inspectorate has warned as the government admitted more inmates would have to share cells to cope with an unexpected rise in numbers.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Health and social care officials have been criticised for letting a severely mentally ill patient live in “squalor”.’
BBC News, 12th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Advertising Standards Authority says poster can only be displayed in areas where it is unlikely to be seen by children.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An internet banner advertisement by an Essex law firm which showed a woman’s face above the slogan “awarded £40,000 after cosmetic surgery – claim now” was misleading, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 21st May 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Damian Green’s Police Federation (Constables’ Conference) speech Tuesday 20 May.’
Home Office, 20th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A triple killer has won £800 in compensation after some of his belongings, including nose hair clippers, cranberry juice and an alarm clock, were lost or broken in prison.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Dame Julie Mellor, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, said elderly can be too frightened or polite to complain about inadequate care.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A recent High Court decision risks “emasculating” the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO), an expert has said, after the judge allowed the authority to pay only one fifth of the compensation awarded against it.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Chauffeurs, photographers and caterers could have to pay thousands of pounds in damages if they refuse to provide services to a same-sex wedding.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Birmingham City Council “singularly failed” a disabled child “lost in the system” for more than four years, the Local Government Ombudsman has ruled.’
BBC News, 20th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Paddy Power advert that offered a “money back if he walks” guarantee for betting on the Oscar Pistorius murder trial broke rules and brought the UK’s advertising industry into disrepute, the regulator has found.’
The Independent, 19th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK’s Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has been asked to investigate whether privacy rules were breached when data collected from hospitals was uploaded to cloud servers operated by Google.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘ Gipsies make up one in 20 of the jail population, according to a new report by an official watchdog. Research by Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, found gipsies and travellers were “significantly over represented” in adult prisons in England and Wales, making up 5 per cent of the total.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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