Hillsborough: Fans’ accounts and more police statements ‘amended’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2013 in amendments, evidence, inquests, news, ombudsmen, police, sport by tracey

“Statements of a further 74 police officers involved in the Hillsborough stadium disaster ‘may have been amended’, the police watchdog has said.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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Council guilty of safety breach after woman falls into drain at care home – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 11th, 2013 in care homes, costs, elderly, fines, health & safety, news, ombudsmen, personal injuries by tracey

“A council has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs after an 82-year-old vulnerable woman was injured in a fall at one of its care homes.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th September 2013

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IPCC’s Tom Davies: Police disciplinary system’s ‘grave flaws’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, news, ombudsmen, police, Wales by tracey

“The disciplinary process for serious complaints against police officers has ‘grave flaws’ and needs to be overhauled, says the outgoing head of the police watchdog in Wales.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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Detective should face gross misconduct charge over killer’s questioning – IPCC – The Guardian

“A senior detective who ignored the rules governing the questioning of a suspect as he tried to solve a high-profile abduction case should answer a charge of gross misconduct, the police watchdog has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2013

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Time to judge the judges, says leading peer – Litigation Futures

Posted September 9th, 2013 in complaints, judiciary, news, ombudsmen, quality assurance by tracey

“The time has arrived to create a ‘small’ inspectorate – led by a High Court judge – that will evaluate judges’ courtroom performance, Lord Carlile QC has argued.”

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Litigation Futures, 9th September 2013

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ICO warns councils over home working by social services employees – Local Government Lawyer

“A city council has been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after information on social services involvement with a number of individuals was published online.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2013

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High Court ruling clouds tough line on relief from sanctions – Litigation Futures

Posted August 30th, 2013 in compensation, complaints, local government, news, notification, ombudsmen, planning by sally

“The new rule on relief from sanctions should not be applied so strictly that a refusal would be disproportionate and give the defendants an unjustified windfall, the High Court has ruled.”

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Litigation Futures, 29th August 2013

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‘Hidden’ personal data disclosures in FOI responses results in £70,000 London council fine – OUT-LAW.com

“A local authority in London has been fined £70,000 after mistakenly disclosing sensitive personal information about more than 2,000 people in response to a freedom of information (FOI) request.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2013

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Hollyoaks train death scene breaks Ofcom rules – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2013 in children, complaints, media, news, ombudsmen, violence by sally

“Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks has been censured over a fight scene where one of the main characters was killed by a speeding train.”

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BBC News, 27th August 2013

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Ombudsman criticises GP out-of-hours failings in Carmarthen after death – BBC News

“A health board’s out-of-hours service has been criticised after a woman died hours after a GP in Carmarthen failed to diagnose sepsis.”

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BBC News, 28th August 2013

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Two police and crime commissioners under investigation – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2013 in barristers, complaints, employment, fraud, news, ombudsmen, police by tracey

“Two police and crime commissioners are being investigated by the police watchdog after they were accused of falsifying their eligibility for the posts.”

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BBC News, 25th August 2013

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Rise in customers winning compensation from banks that mis-sold paid-for accounts – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 8th, 2013 in banking, compensation, financial regulation, news, ombudsmen by sally

“Two in three customers who complain to the Financial Ombudsman about the mis-selling of paid-for bank accounts are successfully winning money back or compensation, figures show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2013

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Watchdog to act over firms who bombard new mothers with marketing material on NHS maternity wards – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2013 in advertising, birth, codes of practice, hospitals, news, ombudsmen, pregnancy, privacy by sally

“Health watchdogs will be given powers to take action against hospitals that allow private companies to roam NHS maternity wards bombarding mothers with marketing material, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.”

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The Independent, 4th August 2013

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Police escapee Craig Goldstone guilty of Plymouth rape – BBC News

Posted August 5th, 2013 in escape from custody, news, ombudsmen, police, rape by sally

“A man who escaped from police custody while being questioned about a serious sexual assault has been found guilty of rape.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2013

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Regina (Government Actuary’s Department) v Pensions Ombudsman – WLR Daily

Regina (Government Actuary’s Department) v Pensions Ombudsman: [2013] EWCA Civ 901; [2013] WLR (D) 298

“The Government Actuary’s Department performed an important proactive role, by producing and from time to time revising the actuarial tables, which was central to the administration and proper operation of the firefighters’ public sector pension scheme, and as such was ‘concerned with the … administration of … the scheme’, within the meaning of section 146(4)(b) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, as substituted.”

WLR Daily, 22nd July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Seni Lewis death: IPCC taken to court over report – BBC News

“The family of a man who died days after being restrained by police have asked judges to review the police watchdog’s report on his death.”

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BBC News, 19th July 2013

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Renault’s YouTube ad banned for ‘portraying women as sexual objects’ – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2013 in advertising, complaints, news, ombudsmen, women by sally

“The advertising watchdog has banned a Renault advert featuring scantily-clad dancers, ruling that it objectified women.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2013

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Immigration backlog of 500,000 cases will take 37 years to clear, say MPs – The Guardian

“The Home Office’s backlog of 500,000 unresolved immigration and asylum cases will not be cleared for another 37 years at current rates of progress, according to a parliamentary watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2013

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Data protection enforcement in UK, France and Germany explained – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 8th, 2013 in data protection, EC law, enforcement, internet, jurisdiction, news, ombudsmen, privacy by sally

“FOCUS: Companies operating in the European Union must process personal data in line with the EU’s Data Protection Directive. But, like Google in recent years, they find themselves facing very different enforcement regimes in each country.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th July 2013

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Comic Relief archbishop of Canterbury sketch cleared by watchdog – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2013 in Christianity, complaints, media, news, ombudsmen by tracey

“Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief sketch, which prompted almost 2,500 complaints to the BBC, has been cleared by Ofcom.”

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The Guardian,1st July 2013

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