The European Court of Human Rights continues to make clear that a failure by member states to protect women from domestic violence will amount to a breach of Article 3. The latest decision in Affaire Buturuga v Romania (App No. 56867/15), available only in French, found a breach of Articles 3 and 8 in respect […]
Not an English case – but those concerned at the time taken for police cases to be resolved may raise an eyebrow at the case of Kupo v Independent State of Papua New Guinea [2020] PGNC 3. A Papua New Guniea Commissioner of Police was appointed on 1 November 2001, removed from post on 12 […]
The new regulations for police complaints and misconduct, the Home Office Guidance and the IOPC Guidance have been released. They are: Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2020 Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 Police (Performance) Regulations 2020 Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2020 Home Office Guidance 2020 IOPC Statutory Guidance 2020 […]
Two recent cases have required the High Court and Court of Appeal to consider in detail the use by local authorities of different powers contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (“ASBCPA”) to limit or prevent protests that have contained a strong religious or moral element. To what extent are the courts […]
Statutory guidance on what police need to do under the Stalking Protection Act 2010, which introduced Stalking Protection Orders. The Home Office states that this is statutory guidance on how to approach applying for a Stalking Protection Order and that the information may also help those working for other criminal justice agencies, statutory bodies, and […]