“The Met police have turned to the Official Secrets Act to obtain Guardian phone hacking material. In 2000 they lost a similar case relating to former MI5 spy David Shayler.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Scotland Yard officers failed to consult either the director of public prosecutions or the attorney general before invoking the Official Secrets Act to try to force the Guardian to reveal journalistic sources, it has been revealed.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Scotland Yard’s supergrass system has been called into question after a judge ruled a key criminal witness was a ‘pathological liar’ for the second time in six months.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, is facing growing pressure to block an attempt by the Metropolitan police to use the Official Secrets Act to force journalists to reveal their sources.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The trial of the police officer accused over the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April 2009, has been set for October 2012.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Metropolitan police are seeking a court order under the Official Secrets Act to make Guardian reporters disclose their confidential sources about the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An inquiry is under way after a Taser gun was used by police on a 16-year-old schoolboy.”
The Independent, 16th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill has received Royal Assent today. The Act moves the decision-making on policing away from government to communities giving them the power to elect Police and Crime Commissioners.”
Home Office, 15th September 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The new Metropolitan Police commissioner has said the force’s relationship with the media ‘has gone too far’.”
BBC News, 15th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Durham Police have launched a review of the Metropolitan Police’s phone-hacking inquiry, Scotland Yard has announced.”
BBC News, 15th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Four Leicestershire police officers have been cleared of misconduct after a woman killed herself and her daughter blaming repeated harassment.”
BBC News, 16th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A case that will decide the legality of the police containment tactic of kettling is to be heard at the European court of human rights in Strasbourg later.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The police enforce the law. That power brings great responsibility. The British way is for that power to be exercised through policing by consent. Policing by consent is even more important in the context of Britain’s diverse society. August’s riots underlined the importance of building and keeping trust in policing. During the riots, we saw how much communities rely on the police. As people came together to help in the clear up, we saw that active consent and public participation help the police restore and then maintain law and order. To fight crime successfully, the law needs to be applied even-handedly and with real understanding of the needs of all our communities. Equality – always important – is particularly vital for policing.”
Home Office, 12th September 2011
Source: www.homeoffice,gov.uk
“The Metropolitan Police acted lawfully when they ‘kettled’ three teenagers during the tuition fee protests in London, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An urgent review has been ordered into the conduct of police in West Yorkshire who took a murder trial witness to a brothel and allowed him to take drugs.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“After another night on call at Hastings police station, duty lawyer Kim Evans struggles to retain her Buddhist calm.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has insisted that MI5 and the police will be ready to monitor terror suspects under a revamped system as soon as new laws are passed.”
BBC News, 5th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“UK police could be able to order the suspension of website domain names without first having to obtain a court order under new plans being considered by a domain name registry.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A hospital poisoner who attacked patients may have had more than 40 victims, police fear.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s top prosecutor has said he wants the chief suspect in the WPc Yvonne Fletcher murder case to be tried in the Old Bailey.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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