Daniel Morgan: Report into murder to be released after agreement reached
‘A report into the unsolved murder of a private investigator killed in south London will be released next month.’
BBC News, 28th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: private investigators
Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder – The Guardian
‘The home secretary has ordered that an independent report on claims murderers were shielded by police corruption and claims of corruption in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire must be vetted by her department before its publication.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Paedophile hunter’ evidence used to charge 150 suspects – BBC News
‘Evidence from so-called paedophile hunter groups was used to charge suspects at least 150 times last year, a BBC investigation has found. A Freedom of Information request, sent to every police force in England and Wales, showed a seven-fold increase in the use of such evidence from 2015.’
BBC News, 10th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police wind up Sir Edward Heath sex abuse inquiry – Daily Telegraph
‘The £1 million police investigation into allegations that Sir Edward Heath was a paedophile is being wound up amid claims it has found no evidence to justify tarnishing the former prime minister’s reputation.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Daniel Morgan: how a 30-year-old murder still haunts Britain’s powerful – The Guardian
‘Private eye’s unsolved death dogs Murdoch bid for Sky and the Met’s reputation, and fuels demands for another Leveson inquiry.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daniel Morgan murder: three men lose case against ‘malicious’ police – The Guardian
‘Three men charged with the 1987 murder of the private detective Daniel Morgan have lost their case that police maliciously tried to get them convicted. A fourth man has won part of his claim for damages.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Geography teacher cleared of raping private school pupil whose family hired investigator – Daily Telegraph
‘A private school geography teacher has been cleared of the rape of a schoolgirl whose family hired a former top policewoman to help investigate the case.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Untold: Britain’s dirtiest murder cover-up has become a must-listen podcast – The Guardian
‘In 1987, Daniel Morgan was found dead in a pub car park with axe wounds to the head and £1,000 in his pocket. Now a gripping new podcast is lifting the lid on the most investigated murder in British history.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What are ‘professional witnesses’ and why is there such high demand for their services? – The Independent
‘Too many offences escape prosecution for want of anyone willing to give evidence. When the police can’t help, it’s time fpr a new approach…’
The Independent, 15th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
CPS accused of suppressing police corruption evidence – The Guardian
‘Criminal trial prosecutors have been accused of suppressing evidence of police corruption in what has been called “misconduct of a particularly serious nature”. Lawyers are alleged to have covered up evidence that police received corrupt payments from a firm of private investigators in return for confidential information.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Operation Motorman: Latin, Leveson and Personal Data – Panopticon
‘In Information Commissioner v Colenso-Dunne [2015] UKUT 471 (AAC), the UT was considering an appeal by the ICO concerning an order of the FTT that it disclose names of journalists that the ICO had seized during a raid on the home of Steve Whittamore in 2003. The raid was known as Operation Motorman, and it is generally supposed that Mr Whittamore, a private investigator, had a list of journalist who used his morally and legally dubious services.’
Panopticon, 28th August 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Are ‘paedophile hunters’ hindering police? – BBC News
‘Groups posing as under-age girls online to expose suspected paedophiles – commonly referred to as ‘paedophile hunters’ – say they gain quicker results than police. But is their work undermining official investigations?’
BBC News, 4th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daniel Morgan’s family paid £50k over police failings – BBC News
‘The family of a private investigator found murdered outside a London pub is to be paid £50,000 for highlighting the failings of the Met Police.’
BBC News, 15th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Private eyes convicted over ‘blagging’ personal data – BBC News
“Two private investigators who tricked GP surgeries and utility firms into revealing people’s private details have been convicted of breaking data laws.”
BBC News, 20th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Information Commissioners against publication of names on convicted data blaggers’ list – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has urged the Home Affairs Select Committee
not to follow through on its promise to publish the names of companies and
individuals that allegedly hired private investigators convicted of data
‘blagging’ offences.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry – Home Office
“Written ministerial statement: government response to consultation on future regulatory regime for the private security industry.”
Home Office, 5th September 2013
Female 999 operator wins pay-off from fire service after hiring private investigator to spy on her – Daily Telegraph
“A 999 operator who went on sick leave due to stress has won an £11,000 pay-off from the fire service after it hired a private investigator to spy on her and secretly fitted a GPS tracker underneath her car.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Private investigators will require licence, says Theresa May – The Guardian
“The government on Wednesday announced that private investigators will need a licence to operate and training about the law, as it imposed new rules on the unregulated industry of gaining information.”
The Guardian, 31st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rogue private eyes report published in full – BBC News
“A controversial report by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency detailing the activities of rogue private investigators has been placed on the internet.”
BBC News, 29th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
20 law firms implicated in ‘secret’ phone hacking scandal – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers were the biggest users of the private investigators behind the ‘secret’ phone-hacking scandal, it has been revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
