‘PC Nadeem Saddique, who guarded Tony Blair and royal family members, wins employment tribunal after complaining to his inspector in 2011 over incidents.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Simone Joseph, 37, was sentenced today at Hendon Magistrates’ court to 16 weeks suspended for 18 months for racially aggravated intentional harassment. This relates to an incident on a 206 bus on 13th October 2015.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th November 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who shouted racist abuse at a pensioner before throwing his walking frame off a bus has been jailed for 16 weeks, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Bahar Mustafa, the Goldsmiths student diversity officer who was due to appear in court after allegedly tweeting the hashtag #killallwhitemen, has had charges against her dropped.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A new investigation has begun into allegations that corruption in the Metropolitan police shielded the murderers of Stephen Lawrence, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The two Met officers’ messages only came to light during investigation into Andrew Mitchell-Plebgate affair.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Zack Davies has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder after he attacked a man with a machete in a racially aggravated attack in January. He must serve a minimum of 14 years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th September 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘London’s Muslims have faced a 70% increase in Islamophobic attacks over the past year, according to figures from the Metropolitan Police.’
The Independent, 7th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A drunk grandmother who attacked a shopkeeper with a Taser in a racist tirade has reportedly been spared jail.’
The Independent, 18th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A retired Asian officer who fought racism in the police has been cleared of sexually assaulting a prisoner almost 30 years ago after claiming the charges against him were part of a vendetta by Scotland Yard.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Middlesbrough fan who made “monkey gestures” towards three black footballers at a Championship match has been fined and given a banning order.’
BBC News, 29th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hearing is told bullying head Anupe Hanch, 49, asked a special needs pupil: ‘Do you want to become a paedophile?”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mark Duggan’s family, relatives of other black men killed in custody, and one of the UK’s most senior black lawyers have called for a public inquiry into policing in Britain.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Care officers at a secure detention centre for young offenders were found to be taking drugs at work, smuggling in “inappropriate” DVDs as Ofsted rates them inadequate.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lawyers successfully argue that group of 15 people were discriminated against when they were denied entry to The Coronet pub.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The vast majority of police officers accused of assault are still on the beat, official figures show. Less than 3% of the officers from the two most complained-about forces have been suspended or put on restricted duties.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Serious questions about the fitness of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to investigate far-reaching allegations of police corruption have been raised by a former member of the Macpherson Inquiry. The judge’s investigation is said to have been misled by Scotland Yard about the extent of corrupt police involvement in the 1993 investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.’
The Independent, 12th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Stevens is being investigated by the police watchdog over information he gave to the inquiry into the Met’s handling of the Stephen Lawrence murder case.’
BBC News, 9th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 500 black and ethnic minority individuals have died in suspicious circumstances while in state detention over the past 24 years, but not a single official has been successfully prosecuted, a report examining institutional racism has revealed.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘UKIP leader Nigel Farage has claimed that concerns over race discrimination in the workplace are outdated, and no longer relevant to his “colour-blind” party.
Mr Farage said the laws “would probably have been valid” 40 years ago, but that he would scrap many of them today.’
BBC News, 12th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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