Man’s death at Gatwick Airport investigated by IPCC – BBC News
“The death of a man following an incident at Gatwick Airport is being investigated by the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 8th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: police
Protester sues police over surveillance database – The Guardian
“An 86-year-old man is launching a landmark lawsuit against police chiefs who labelled him a ‘domestic extremist’ and secretly recorded his political activities in minute detail.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Retired police officer wins injury pension ruling – The Guardian
“Police authorities may have to find tens of millions of pounds extra to fund their pension liabilities after a retired inspector won a landmark legal challenge preserving his income.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How my rapist walked free – The Guardian
“The head of the Crown Prosecution Service said last week that prejudice about female behaviour hinders justice. Here, a rape victim agrees.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police failing to take stalking complaints seriously, inquiry finds – The Guardian
“The police and criminal justice system provides protection to the rich and famous from stalkers but fails to take complaints from the public seriously, according to the results of an independent inquiry published on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met police investigators at News Corp jeopardise press freedom, say lawyers – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police has a team of up to 20 detectives based at News Corporation’s internal investigation unit in Wapping, a move which leading media and human rights lawyers say puts press freedom in jeopardy.”
The Guardian, 5th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Custody deaths review announced after BBC investigation – BBC News
“A watchdog has announced a review of the way it deals with deaths in police custody following a BBC investigation.”
BBC News, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police spies: watchdog calls for safeguards over ‘intrusive tactic’ – The Guardian
“A clandestine operation that secretly deployed police spies in political groups for 40 years is severely criticised today by the official policing inspectorate, which concludes that the “intrusive” tactic should in future be used only after independent authorisation.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Crime map website to reveal hotspots – BBC News
“The number and type of crimes which take place at hotspots like nightclubs, subways and parks are to be revealed on a crime-mapping website from Tuesday.”
BBC News, 31st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police raid on whistleblower’s home was ‘total abuse of power’ – The Independent
“The Information Commissioner asked police to raid the home of a whistleblower days before he was due to give damaging evidence about alleged failings by the watchdog to Lord Justice Leveson’s public inquiry into media standards.”
The Independent, 31st January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Theresa May outlines plans to deal with anti-social behaviour – The Independent
“Plans to give communities tougher protection from anti-social behaviour will be piloted in the summer, the Home Secretary will say today.”
The Independent, 30th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Speech by The Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP to the CityForum event – Home Office
“A speech given by The Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP to the CityForum event on ‘securing strategic partnerships for police transformation’ on 26 January 2012.”
Home Office, 26th January 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Statement from the DPP regarding the South Wales case collapse – Crown Prosecution Service
“Statement from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, concerning the discontinuance of the trial of eight former police officers accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in South Wales (R vs Mouncher and others).”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th January 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
CPS to review prosecutors’ handling of ‘Cardiff Three’ trial – The Guardian
“Independent inspectors are to consider the way prosecutors handled the biggest trial of police officers in British criminal history following its collapse last month. Keir Starmer QC, the director of public prosecutions, has asked the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to look at the trial of eight former police officers who were cleared of fabricating evidence.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex Cleveland PC Sultan Alam awarded £400,000 damages – BBC News
“A former Cleveland Police officer who was wrongfully sent to prison has been awarded almost £400,000 after an 18-year legal fight.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Means testing of suspects held in police stations dropped from bill by coalition – The Guardian
“One of the most controversial elements of the government’s legal aid bill – the means testing of suspects held in police stations – has been abandoned following a critical late-night debate in the House of Lords.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surrey Police to face IPCC over NOTW involvement in Dowler case – The Independent
“The unanswered questions in Surrey Police’s handling of the investigation and subsequent murder inquiry of Milly Dowler in 2002, and the force’s close contact with journalists from the News of World, is to be investigated by the police’s internal watchdog authority, the IPCC.”
The Independent, 25th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nurse murdered by husband was failed by police, IPCC rules – The Guardian
“A nurse who was murdered by her estranged husband was failed by police who dismissed her complaint that he was harassing her as a case of ‘bickering adults.'”
The Guardian, 20th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Metropolitan Police succeed in G20 “kettling” appeal – Wessen Jazrawi – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Metropolitan Police has succeeded in its appeal against a Divisional Court ruling (see previous post) that the use of crowd control measures – in this case, containment or ‘kettling’ – against Climate Camp protesters did not constitute ‘lawful police operations’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th January 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
