Inspectors catch Bristol prison officer denying meals to inmate – The Guardian
“Surprise inspection finds HMP Bristol overcrowded, dirty and cockroach-infested with ‘delinquent’ staff.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: professional conduct
Detainees at Yarl’s Wood immigration centre ‘facing sexual abuse’ – The Guardian
“A former detainee at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre has alleged that women held there have been subjected to unwanted sexual advances and abuse by security guards and other officials.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Joanna Yeates murder: police apologise to landlord – The Guardian
“The landlord of the murdered landscape architect Joanna Yeates has received a letter from police expressing ‘regret’ for the first time at the way he was treated after being arrested over her killing.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Do judges really need more oversight? – The Guardian
“New regulations are about to speed up complaints against judges, but Lord Carlile is calling for a new inspectorate.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Detective should face gross misconduct charge over killer’s questioning – IPCC – The Guardian
“A senior detective who ignored the rules governing the questioning of a suspect as he tried to solve a high-profile abduction case should answer a charge of gross misconduct, the police watchdog has ruled.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gosport hospital deaths to get public inquiry at last – The Independent
“An independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of elderly patients given ‘life-shortening’ powerful painkillers at a Hampshire hospital will be announced by ministers within weeks.”
The Independent, 8th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police in firing line over growing use of Tasers – The Guardian
“Human rights groups call for restriction on weapons as change in law leads to mass rollout of stun guns.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nurses and midwives set to face three-yearly checks – BBC News
“Nurses and midwives in the UK look set to face three-yearly checks from the end of 2015 under proposals being put forward.”
BBC News, 6th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm shut down after top judge’s complaint over ‘untruthful’ asylum case – Daily Telegraph
“A law firm has been closed down after one of the country’s most senior judges asked regulators to investigate its last-minute bids to block the deportation of failed asylum seekers.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPCC investigates death of man ‘pushed by police’ during son’s arrest – The Guardian
“An investigation is under way into allegations that a 54-year-old man on crutches died after he was pushed by police during a raid on his house.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ombudsman criticises GP out-of-hours failings in Carmarthen after death – BBC News
“A health board’s out-of-hours service has been criticised after a woman died hours after a GP in Carmarthen failed to diagnose sepsis.”
BBC News, 28th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police inquiry clears officer over Taser incident in Brighton – The Guardian
“A police investigation into video footage that appeared to show an officer kicking a man moments after he was shot with a Taser gun has found no evidence of misconduct.”
The Guardian, 25th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Swindon nurse who mistook blood for jam suspended – BBC News
“A nurse who mistook blood around a patient’s mouth for jam has been suspended for 12 months.”
BBC News, 14th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police marksman keeps job after having sex on duty – The Independent
“A police marksman who had sex with another man’s wife while on duty avoided the sack because he had control of his loaded gun, even though it was on a holster around his ankles, a police force has ruled.”
The Independent, 12th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IPCC wrong not to investigate us over Stephen Lawrence, say police – The Independent
“A police force that asked for intelligence on witnesses giving evidence to the public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence has criticised a watchdog for refusing to hold an investigation into the spying row.”
The Independent, 6th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Met unit hit by new claims of incompetence as officer who mishandled rape claim kept his job – The Independent
“Scotland Yard was criticised last night for allowing an officer who mishandled a rape claim to keep his job – with one senior politician condemning the punishment handed out by the force as ‘woefully inadequate’.”
The Independent, 6th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson’s family win apology from Met police over death in 2009 – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police have issued an apology to the family of Ian Tomlinson and admitted for the first time that he was unlawfully killed by one of their officers who used ‘excessive force’ during the G20 protests in London in 2009.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police officers guilty of misconduct over treatment of pregnant woman – The Guardian
“A police inspector and two sergeants have been found guilty of gross misconduct following a complaint from a pregnant woman that she was handcuffed for 11 hours in a police cell and stripped naked from the waist up.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
