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A report by Andy Bloxham in the Daily Telegraph published on 20th October 2011 says that police chiefs have ‘authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence in court’
Senior police chiefs authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence in court to protect their cover as environmental protesters, it was claimed last night.
Senior police chiefs authorised undercover police officers to give false evidence
The claims led to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary delaying a report into undercover police tactics at the last minute.
It had been due to be published today and was thought to be critical of the police.
Lawyers for a ...
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According to an article on the Register (here) over 900 police staff caught misusing databases
More than 900 police personnel were disciplined for unlawful data protection practices in the past three years, privacy campaigners have said.
Figures released by 36 police forces in England and Wales under freedom of information (FOI) requests by Big Brother Watch (BBW) stated that 904 police officers and civilian employees were disciplined for offences under the Data Protection Act in the three years up to 1 June 2011.
Under the Act organisations that are responsible for holding personal ...
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According to reports in the Press the Government intend to reform ACPO. News of this emerged in evidence given to Home Affairs Select Committee. A summary of the changes be found on the Police website are deatailed below.
A new professional policing body will not be a “revamped” Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) as the current process contains “deep flaws”, the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) has been told.
Peter Neyroud, who led the review into police leadership and training, gave evidence today (April 26) to the HASC and said that the recommendation to establish a professional ...
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This article appears on the Scottish Catholic Observer Website under the title Hate crime’ reports to take precedence?
New guidance on crimes against homosexuals and minority groups is published
Police officers in Scotland should treat crimes against homosexuals and minority groups more seriously than general crimes against the public, according to controversial new ‘hate crime’ guidance.
The police are looking to increase the reporting of so-called ‘hate crimes’ by promising minority groups that they will see a swifter and more robust response to offenders. The Hate Crime Guidance Manual is ...
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“People accused of sexual offences, including rape and child abuse, should be granted anonymity until they are convicted, according to a powerful House of Commons committee”.
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A group of senior police officers have just published new guidelines for those investigating allegations of child sexual abuse. The guidelines are a response to the growing concern that innocent men are being convicted. There have been several recent high profile cases where adults allege abuse in childhood by their teachers and carers. Hear the views of a teacher of children with special needs, stood trial for sexually abusing those in his care. The allegations turned out to be untrue and he was fortunate enough to be acquitted by a jury. His views are also discussed by Claire Curtis-Thomas MP, ...
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Top policeman from Wales Terry Grange, the Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys and the spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers on personal and sexual crime, admitted that some recent police inquiries into alleged abuse in care homes may have made mistakes
The Observer
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Tony Butler, the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire and spokesman on abuse issues for chief police officers [ACPO], said: “In the past social workers and police officers simply didn’t believe the children. We didn’t think that short of thing went on in children’s homes. With Beck’s trial it became painfully clear that they could and did go on in children’s homes.” Since Beck, many other abuse inquiries and trials have taken place, including the report by Sir Ronald Waterhouse into the horrific abuse of children in care homes in North Wales, which was first revealed by The Independent. But as a ...
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