‘A disciplinary panel has found that actions by two Metropolitan Police officers amounted to misconduct when they stopped and restrained a 14-year-old Black boy.’
The Independent, 28th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Systemic failures in the way police deal with stalkers are leaving victims at “serious risk” with some given wrong and “potentially dangerous” advice, a damning report by police chiefs in England and Wales has found.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked after a misconduct panel found he assaulted a 12-year-old child by “spanking her bare bottom on numerous occasions”.’
BBC News, 28th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A detective who stole almost 4kg of cocaine from the police evidence store at work and supplied it on the streets of Manchester has been convicted of multiple offences.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer who stalked a female colleague has been barred from the profession.’
BBC News, 24th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct after holding a Taser against a 16-year-old Black boy’s neck, the police watchdog has said.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has said that it twice considered bringing charges against ex-Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed but concluded there was no realistic prospect of a conviction.’
BBC News, 22nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard has launched its latest steps to try to rebuild trust with London’s black community, which the Met police commissioner acknowledged had been let down for many years.
The Guardian, 23rd September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two fathers who took their sons to a riot at a hotel housing asylum seekers are the latest to be jailed in connection with the disorder.’
BBC News, 19th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police inspectorate recently published its report on progress in delivering a new model for investigating rape and serious sexual offences, known as Operation Soteria.’
Each Other, 16th September 2024
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Police officers perpetrate shocking levels of domestic abuse yet many operate with impunity due to forces failing to properly hold them to account, according to new research.’
The Independent, 18th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who was fined £1,500 for assault after wrongly arresting a woman for evading a bus fare in Croydon has had his conviction quashed on appeal.’
The Independent, 14th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Nottinghamshire Police officer has admitted breaching policing standards after he repeatedly accessed an investigation he was a victim of.’
BBC News, 13th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A government-backed anti-knife crime campaigner has won damages from the Met Police after being strip-searched by officers, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 12th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A constable in the Metropolitan Police has been dismissed for using antisemitic language at work.’
BBC News, 9th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police “didn’t get everything right” in policing recent large-scale protests, as a new report reveals the impact caused on tourism, retail and public service finances.’
The Independent, 9th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Justice for those responsible for the 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower fire may not come until the end of this decade, a former chief prosecutor has warned, as survivors voiced growing fury over building firms’ “arrogant” refusal to admit wrongdoing.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who murdered a father-of-six during a street fight has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘To what extent can employers appoint or promote someone because they have a protected characteristic that is under-represented in their organisation? Jo Moseley analyses a recent Employment Tribunal ruling involving a police force.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police has dropped its investigation into betting on the date of the general election, saying the bar for misconduct in public office had not been met.’
The Independent, 24th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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