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May seeks stronger police riot powers – The Guardian

Posted October 13th, 2011 in consultations, news, police, public order, violent disorder by tracey

“The home secretary, Theresa May, is to press ahead with seeking public order curfew powers for the police to create ‘no-go’ areas during riots. The powers are expected to include immediate curfews over large areas to tackle the kind of fast-moving disturbances that swept across many of England’s major cities in August. May also wants to extend existing powers to impose curfews on individual teenagers aged under 16.”

The Guardian, 13th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Freedoms Bill may infringe on individuals’ privacy rights, Parliamentary committee says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 12th, 2011 in bills, data protection, DNA, human rights, news, police, privacy by sally

“Parts of a proposed civil rights law threaten the UK’s compliance with human rights obligations and infringe on individuals’ rights, Parliament’s Human Rights Joint Committee has said.”

OUT-LAW.com, 11th October 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Police to track criminals whose DNA is not on database – BBC News

Posted October 12th, 2011 in bills, disclosure, DNA, homicide, news, police, sexual offences by sally

“Police could take DNA samples from up to 13,000 people convicted of serious offences like murder, manslaughter and rape, whose profiles are not on record.”

BBC News, 11th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lincolnshire PC’s flasher inquiry criticised by judge – BBC News

Posted October 11th, 2011 in evidence, inquiries, news, police by sally

“Lincolnshire police will conduct ‘inquiries’ after a judge criticised a police officer for handling her own case when she fell victim to a flasher.”

BBC News, 10th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man fined £75 for brushing pet dog – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 11th, 2011 in dogs, fines, impersonation, litter, news, police by sally

“A pensioner was fined £75 for brushing his pet dog and leaving fur on the ground in a public park.”

Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Big Brother or crime fighting? DNA evidence under the microscope – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 10th, 2011 in data protection, DNA, evidence, human rights, news, police by sally

“A proposal to retain DNA samples taken from people who have been arrested but not charged with a crime for up to five years has come under criticism from the Joint Committee on Human Rights.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Self-incrimination and the fruit of the poisonous tree: the Cadder rule – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 10th, 2011 in evidence, human rights, legal representation, news, police, self-incrimination by sally

“Reliance on evidence that emerged from questioning a person without access to a lawyer did not invariably breach the right to a fair trial under Article 6. The principle established by Salduz v Turkey (36391/02) (2009) 49 EHRR 19 did not apply to questioning outside a police station.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 7th October 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Police warned about rising risk of false confessions – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2011 in guilty pleas, news, police by sally

“Police need to be more aware of the danger of false confessions, according to a study that suggests that up to one in five convicted criminals may have pleaded guilty at some point to an offence they have not committed.”

The Guardian, 9th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Right to private life ‘at risk’ in plan to store DNA of innocent people – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2011 in data protection, DNA, human rights, news, police by sally

“The Home Secretary’s plan to retain the DNA of people charged but then cleared of offences may breach human rights law, a group of MPs and peers have said.”

Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rapists escaping justice because police surgeons not up to the job, say critics – The Guardian

Posted October 5th, 2011 in contracting out, doctors, examinations, forensic science, news, police, rape by sally

“Rape already arouses serious anxiety because so few attacks are reported to the police, conviction rates are low, and victims are subject to intrusive questioning in court. But now concerns are growing that rapists are escaping justice because doctors are failing to properly examine victims or record their injuries, depriving police of crucial forensic evidence. In other words, senior doctors fear that some forensic medical examiners (FMEs) are simply not up to the job.”

The Guardian, 3rd October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Met spending inquiry led to conviction of six officers, says IPCC – The Guardian

Posted September 29th, 2011 in complaints, disciplinary procedures, expenses, fraud, news, police by sally

“A four-year inquiry into £3.7m worth of ‘unreconciled’ spending on corporate credit cards by members of Scotland Yard has led to the conviction of six officers, and the disciplining of 34 others, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said.”

The Guardian, 28th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Raoul Moat death was suicide, inquest jury rules – The Guardian

Posted September 28th, 2011 in coroners, inquests, news, police, suicide, weapons by sally

“The fugitive gunman Raoul Moat took his own life after police fired an unapproved Taser at him, an inquest jury decided on Tuesday. The jury concluded that the armed officers had behaved properly during the six-hour stand-off with the 37-year-old former bouncer at Rothbury, Northumberland, in July 2010.”

The Guardian, 27th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Moat inquest to examine taser use – The Independent

Posted September 27th, 2011 in inquests, news, police, weapons by sally

“A jury at the inquest of cornered killer Raoul Moat will consider whether police should have used unauthorised Taser weapons on the night, the coroner has said.”

The Independent, 26th September 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Met offer £5,000 compensation to arrested royal wedding protester – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in compensation, freedom of expression, news, police, public order, stop and search by sally

“A protester who was held in police cells for six hours during a crackdown on street protests during the royal wedding has received £5,000 compensation and an official apology from the Metropolitan police.”

The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Riots, camera, action: what media footage should police be allowed to see? – The Guardian

Posted September 26th, 2011 in evidence, media, news, police, video recordings, violent disorder by sally

“Media should not be an evidence-gathering arm for the police, and the constant demands for it to play that role undermine the independence of journalism.”

The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Related link: English riots: ‘Journalists’ video footage should be protected in law’

Police forces cease recording race of people they stop – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in minorities, news, police, statistics by sally

“Police forces with some of the worst records of targeting black people have decided to stop recording the ethnicity of the people their officers stop and ask to account for their movements, the Guardian has learned.”

The Guardian, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Let’s free the Official Secrets Act from its cold war freeze – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in confidentiality, media, news, official secrets act, police by tracey

“The aborted attempt by the Metropolitan police to force the Guardian to disclose confidential sources and other journalistic material raises important issues about press freedom and the way Operation Weeting is being conducted.”

The Guardian, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Met police to explain legal threat against Guardian to MPs in secret – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2011 in media, news, official secrets act, parliament, police, private hearings by tracey

“The Metropolitan police is to be allowed explain to MPs in private why it threatened to invoke the Officials Secrets Act in an attempt to force the Guardian to hand over notes and reveal sources behind its phone-hacking coverage.”

The Guardian, 21st September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police officer who lied under oath facing jail term for perjury – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2011 in news, perjury, police by tracey

“A police officer who lied under oath after being caught drink-driving is facing a jail term for perjury.”

Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Met police drop action against the Guardian over hacking sources – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2011 in confidentiality, interception, media, news, official secrets act, police by michael

“The Metropolitan police has dropped its attempt to force the Guardian to reveal confidential sources for stories relating to the phone-hacking scandal.”

The Guardian, 20th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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