Senior Met officers sacked for gross misconduct – BBC News
‘Two senior Metropolitan Police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 16th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: police
Review of mother and daughter’s murders could save lives, family hopes – The Guardian
‘Relatives want an official review of the killing of Laura Mortimer and Ella Dalby to spark better collaboration between police, social services and others.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Prince Harry in legal fight to pay for UK police protection – BBC News
‘Prince Harry is seeking a judicial review against a refusal of the Home Office to allow him to personally pay for police protection when in the UK.’
BBC News, 16th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Failure to prosecute over boy’s drowning in Welsh river ‘irrational’, court told – The Guardian
‘The decision not to prosecute a teenager accused of pushing a 13-year-old boy into a river was legally flawed and unreasonable or irrational, a court has heard.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Driver jailed after pretending to be undercover police officer following crash – The Independent
‘A driver who pretended to be an undercover police officer and brandished a knife after crashing his car under the influence of drugs has been jailed.’
The Independent, 13th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Met police won’t investigate alleged No 10 lockdown party – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police will not investigate alleged parties held at Downing Street in apparent breach of lockdown rules unless an upcoming inquiry finds evidence of criminality.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jail for police officer who tried to meet girl, eight, and had indecent images – The Independent
‘A police officer who was caught trying to arrange the abuse of an eight-year-old girl and accessed indecent images of a vulnerable teenager has been jailed for eight years and four months.’
The Independent, 12th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
PC who shared photo of dead woman sacked for gross misconduct – BBC News
‘A police officer who photographed a dead woman’s partially-naked body has been sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 12th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police forensic expert jailed after 3,000 crime scene and post-mortem images found on personal computer – The Independent
‘A police forensics expert who illegally stored images of murder victims and crime scenes on his own computer has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sarah Everard inquiry to examine if ‘red flags’ over murderer Wayne Couzens were missed – The Independent
‘The public inquiry into how a serving police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder Sarah Everard will look at whether any “red flags” were missed.’
The Independent, 10th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough Law would ‘level scales of justice’, says mayor – BBC News
‘A Hillsborough Law is needed to ensure fairer treatment for bereaved families, Liverpool City Region’s mayor has said.
Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the government needs to “level the scales of justice”.
They are calling for measures recommended in a 2017 report, based on the experiences of Hillsborough families, to be enshrined in law.’
BBC News, 7th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The investigative duty and ‘historic’ allegations – when is the duty engaged? – UK Police Law Blog
‘In the same week that Dominic Raab unveiled his proposals for a new Bill of Rights, Parliament’s intent when it enacted the existing human rights framework has also been the subject of scrutiny by the Supreme Court. In the matter of an application by Margaret McQuillan for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) (Nos 1, 2 and 3) [2021] UKSC 55, the Court has provided guidance on three key matters: the extent to which the investigative duty under articles 2/3 of the European Convention of Human Rights is engaged in pre-commencement deaths (the ‘Temporal Scope Issue’); when new evidence revives the investigative obligation (the ‘Brecknell Issue’); and how courts assess the independence of investigations (the ‘Independence Issue’).’
UK Police Law Blog, 20th December 2021
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Harry Miller: Legal victory after alleged transphobic tweets – BBC News
‘An ex-police officer has won a legal challenge against a national policy for forces to record gender-critical views as non-crime “hate incidents”.’
BBC News, 20th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bristol ‘Kill the Bill’ rioter jailed for 14 years – The Independent
‘A protester who set fire to police vehicles during a riot that followed a “Kill the Bill” demonstration in Bristol has been jailed for 14 years.’
The Independent, 17th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Violent men who harm women warned that police are increasing action against them – National Police Chiefs’ Council
‘Police in England and Wales will take wide-ranging action to deliver a fundamental shift in priority of violence against women and girls and give victims a consistently high standard of service wherever they are.’
National Police Chiefs' Council, 15th December 2021
Source: news.npcc.police.uk
Daniel Morgan: Axe-murder victim’s family ‘set to sue the Met’ – The Independent
‘The family of a private investigator whose murder 34 years ago remains unsolved are preparing to take legal action against the Metropolitan Police over the case.’
The Independent, 13th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK police chiefs consider public admission of institutional racism – The Guardian
‘Britain’s most senior police leaders are considering making a public admission that their forces are institutionally racist, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Record number of children in UK held over terror crimes – BBC News
‘Twenty-five children were detained over terror crimes in the year to September – a record high, figures show.’
BBC News, 9th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Most rape victims in London drop complaints after speaking to police – The Guardian
‘Nearly two-thirds of London rape victims who drop their complaint do so within a month of going to police, with the proportion tripling in two years, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Two Met police officers jailed over photos of murdered sisters – The Guardian
‘Two Metropolitan police officers who “dehumanised” two black murder victims “for their own amusement” by taking and sharing photos from the scene where they lay murdered have each been jailed for two years and nine months.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
