“Doctors involved in fitness to practise hearings will now be referred to a new independent tribunal service set up as part of government-led reforms.”
BBC News, 11th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Rail passengers threatened with fines and even prosecution by train guards – despite buying a ticket – have called on the rail passenger watchdog to challenge their legality amid growing consumer anger.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK Border Agency is detaining children in ‘degrading and disgraceful’ conditions at Heathrow, according to an official watchdog.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Homeserve, fined £75,000 by Ofcom, is offering consumers compensation if it is the source of nuisance marketing calls.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2012
Source:www.guardian.co.uk
“The police watchdog has aired its growing frustration over the Home Office’s failure to close a loophole that allows privately contracted officers to escape investigation.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The advertising watchdog has banned an ad campaign by American Apparel featuring semi-naked young women, after investigating a complaint that it is ‘pornographic and exploitative’.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sainsbury’s £10m ‘feed your family for £50’ advertising campaign has been banned because its meal plans failed to provide enough calories and cost more than advertised.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New legislation should be introduced to force search engines to delete privacy-invasive material from search indexes if the companies do not take action voluntarily, a committee of MPs has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“An ad campaign claiming that it is ‘eco-friendly to wear fur’ has been banned, after the advertising watchdog dismissed assertions that choosing fur is good because it ‘lasts a lifetime’ and ‘helps conservation’.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government is to press ahead with its plans to merge the competition functions of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with those of the Competition Commission (CC).”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“City media lawyers have questioned the timing of the news that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is to be shut down amid the ongoing Leveson inquiry into UK press standards.”
Legal Week, 9th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Watchdog sets deadline for mobile operators to introduce maximum liability caps for phone contracts.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was headbutted and assaulted by a Metropolitan police constable said the officer should be kicked out of the force for attacking a child.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ken Clarke’s plans to abolish the quango that monitors thousands of legal tribunals and ombudsmen rulings will be challenged on Thursday by a committee of MPs.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Christopher Graham said ‘chicken feed fines’ were insufficient to deter individuals from blagging information and expressed frustration that the ability to issue prison sentences to data blaggers for offences under the Data Protection Act (DPA) has still to be introduced. Blagging is the use of deceit to extract personal data from people or organisations.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A furniture shop has been banned from advertising its prices as ‘Sofa King Low’ because the strapline hints at a swear word.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has set out how it intends to co-operate with new regulator the Financial Conduct Authority .”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Local authorities in England will only get an outstanding rating for adoption in future if they place children within 12 months, Ofsted says.”
BBC News, 27th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two UK newspaper adverts for budget airline Ryanair have been banned after complaints from readers that they were sexist and objectified women.”
BBC News, 15th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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