Police given more powers on under-age drinking – The Independent
“New powers aimed at making it easier for police to crack down on under-age drinkers came into force today.”
The Independent, 29th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: police
Secret document which implicated Blair Peach coroner withheld by Home Office – The Guardian
“Government officials withheld a document relating to the death of Blair Peach, the anti-fascist campaigner widely believed to have been killed by police in 1979, because they feared it would portray the coroner as biased and lend weight to calls for a public inquiry.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police stop and search ‘not cutting knife crime’, new figures suggest – The Guardian
“There is little connection between the use of stop and search powers by the Metropolitan police and reductions in knife crime, according to new figures analysed by a leading criminologist.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police worker shot in training given six-figure payout – Daily Telegraph
“A police control room operator who was shot during a training exercise has agreed a six-figure compensation payout.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Compensation for Oxford police shooting victim – BBC News
“A call operator who was shot during a police safety demonstration course has said he has been awarded a ‘six figure’ compensation sum.”
BBC news, 20th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police errors left rapist John Worboys free to strike – but no officers face sack – The Guardian
“A serial sex attacker remained free to continue preying on women because police officers made serious mistakes during their investigations and failed to take victims seriously, the Independent Police Complaints Commission will rule today.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily
Syed v Director of Public Prosecutions
“The test which should be used by a police constable to establish whether or not he was entitled under s 17(1)(e) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to use force to enter and search premises, without a warrant, for the purpose of ‘saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property’ was whether some serious or dangerous incident had occurred, or was likely to occur, within the premises, and not the officer’s ‘concern for the welfare’ of someone in the premises.”
WLR Daily, 14th January 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
DNA profiles removed at rate of only one a day – The Independent
“Innocent people’s DNA profiles are being removed from the national database at a rate of barely one a day, figures showed today.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Kent police admit unlawful stop and search of twins, 11 – BBC News
“The stop and search of 11-year-old twins at the Kingsnorth Climate Camp was unlawful, Kent police have admitted at London’s High Court.”
BBC News, 12th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court – BBC News
“Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.”
BBC News, 12th Janaury 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ordering police trainee to cut his hair was not sex discrimination, tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“A trainee police officer who was forced to cut his shoulder-length hair has failed in his claim that the order constituted sex discrimination. An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) said that the police force’s dress code was fair.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Names of innocent people will stay on police database – The Guardian
“The names of nearly a million people who have not been convicted or cautioned for any crime will continue to be stored on the police national computer, even though the government is changing the law so that their DNA profiles are deleted.”
The Observer, 20th December 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Prosecutors to review Blair Peach death after 30 years – The Guardian
“Prosecutors are reviewing the three-decade-old case into the death of Blair Peach, an anti-fascist campaigner widely believed to have been killed by a police officer.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police ‘should have reason to stop pictures being taken’ – The Independent
“Police officers should not use counter-terrorism laws to stop people taking photographs in public, a senior officer insisted yesterday.”
The Independent, 15th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police U-turn on photographers and anti-terror laws – The Independent
“Police forces across the country have been warned to stop using anti-terror laws to question and search innocent photographers after The Independent forced senior officers to admit that the controversial legislation is being widely misused.”
The Independent, 5th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New plans for smarter working to help police fight crime and tackle antisocial behaviour – Home Office
“The Home Secretary has launched a new programme of measures to help the police work smarter to fight crime, tackle anti-social behaviour and further increase public confidence.”
Home Office, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Police ‘misusing terror powers to stop tourists taking photos’ – Daily Telegraph
“Police are misusing their terror powers to stop innocent photographers taking pictures of tourist attractions and even a chip shop, according to the government’s anti-terror adviser.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Time limit on ‘naming and shaming’ criminals – The Independent
“Police forces which ‘name and shame’ criminals must remove the details from their websites after a month, according to new rules released today.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Story about police officer’s Facebook update after G20 death is cleared – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission today rejected a privacy complaint on behalf of a serving police officer against a newspaper that published his Facebook status update commenting on the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rape investigations unit launched as Met aims to target serial attackers – The Guardian
“The country’s first dedicated rape intelligence unit has been set up within the Metropolitan police promising to identify and track down serial attackers, in response to a series of high-profile failures that left prolific sex offenders free to prey on hundreds of women.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
