Category: police

Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same – Times Law Reports

Posted October 22nd, 2008 in complaints, firearms, judicial review, law reports, police by sally

Regina (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and Another Regina (Tucker) v Same

Queen’s Bench Division

“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with human rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring among police officers following a fatal shooting by them.”

The Times, 22nd October 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Policeman still seeking compensation after 22 years – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2008 in damages, mental health, news, police by sally

“A policeman who was forced out of his job 22 years ago, after being falsely labelled mentally unstable, is still battling for compensation, it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008

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Community support officers to be given the power to detain – The Independent

Posted October 17th, 2008 in community support officers, detention, news, police by sally

“Police community support officers should be given extended powers that would allow them to be able to detain suspects for the first time, Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, said yesterday.”

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The Independent, 17th October 2008

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Police leniency call on park sex – BBC News

Posted October 17th, 2008 in news, police, sexual offences by sally

“People caught having sex in public should only be arrested as a last resort, according to draft guidelines being issued to police.”

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BBC News, 16th October 2008

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Criminals to advise police on investigations under new rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 15th, 2008 in news, police by sally

“Criminals are being allowed to advise the police on how to carry out investigations into murders, terrorist attacks and rapes under guidelines from top police chiefs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2008

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Pc jailed for attacking drunk man – BBC News

Posted October 15th, 2008 in assault, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A Metropolitan Police officer who assaulted a drunken man has been jailed for 12 weeks.”

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BBC News, 14th October 2008

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R (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; R (Tucker) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another – WLR Daily

Posted October 14th, 2008 in complaints, firearms, judicial review, law reports, police by sally

R (Saunders) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; R (Tucker) v Independent Police Complaints Commission and another; [2008] WLR (D) 315

“The Independent Police Complaints Commission did not act incompatibly with Convention rights in not giving a direction to chief officers to prohibit conferring between officers following a fatal shooting by police officers.”

WLR Daily, 13th October 2008

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.

Menezes officer changed evidence – BBC News

Posted October 13th, 2008 in firearms, inquests, news, police by sally

“An investigation has begun after a senior officer admitted changing evidence during the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.”

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BBC News, 13th October 2008

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Police inquiry into barrister shooting is lawful, says judge – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2008 in complaints, firearms, judicial review, news, police by sally

“A high court judge today dismissed a claim by the family of the barrister Mark Saunders that the investigation into his shooting by police was unlawful.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2008

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Firearms officers to be banned from collaborating on shooting statements – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2008 in firearms, news, police by sally

“The Daily Telegraph understands that draft rules for the official police manual are expected to stop marksmen from writing their statements together after critical incidents – changing a practice accepted through case law for more than 50 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008

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Apology over Pc ‘killer’ report – BBC News

Posted October 10th, 2008 in defamation, news, police by sally

“A Met police officer has accepted a public apology over a false claim that he ran down and killed a teenage thief.”

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BBC News, 9th October 2008

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Jean Charles de Menezes: Cressida Dick admits an innocent man could be killed again – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2008 in news, police, terrorism by sally

“The commander in charge of the operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has admitted another innocent man could be killed by police because of the terrorist threat in Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2008

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Smith orders police race review – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2008 in news, police, race discrimination by sally

“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced an assessment of how ethnic minority officers are treated in police forces throughout England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 6th October 2008

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‘Rape victim’ told to show duvet to police – The Independent

Posted October 2nd, 2008 in news, police, rape by sally

“A teenager who told the police she had been repeatedly raped by her stepfather was told she must bring her bed quilt cover to the police station if she wanted the investigation to continue.”

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The Independent, 2nd October 2008

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800 police arrested for serious crimes – The Observer

Posted September 29th, 2008 in news, police by sally

“More than 800 police officers across England and Wales have been arrested in the past two years for a range of offences, including assault, drink-driving, rape, paedophilia, fraud, drugs charges and child cruelty.”

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The Observer, 28th September 2008

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Allegations against police rise – BBC News

Posted September 25th, 2008 in complaints, news, police by sally

“A record number of allegations were made against the police in England and Wales last year, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”

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BBC News, 25th September 2008

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Police offer £40,000 to animal rights protesters – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2008 in compensation, demonstrations, news, police by sally

“A police force has offered £40,000 in compensation to animal rights campaigners, including supporters of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), after they were prevented from joining a protest against livestock exports.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2008

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Steep rise in ‘stop and search’ complaints – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2008 in complaints, news, police, stop and search by sally

“The number of complaints made about ‘stop and search’ incidents have [sic] risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2008

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Detective Richard de Cadenet jailed for fraud using Scotland Yard card – The Times

Posted September 23rd, 2008 in fraud, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A leading antiterrorist police officer has been jailed for ten months after admitting using his Scotland Yard credit card to take his wife and mistress on luxury holidays.”

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The Times, 23rd September 2008

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Met police anti-terrorist detective jailed over credit card fraud – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in fraud, news, police, sentencing by sally

“One of Scotland Yard’s most experienced anti-terrorist officers was jailed for 10 months today after admitting credit card fraud involving tens of thousands of pounds.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk