The Police (Conduct, Complaints and Misconduct and Appeal Tribunal) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 came into force on 15th December 2017 and have made a number of important changes to police misconduct procedures. The four central changes to be aware of are: a. The removal of the need for officers under investigation to obtain the consent of […]
A short post on a change in the Home Office Guidance. It now states that the selection of LQCs should be on a “fair and transparent basis”. Good practice will be selection through a “rota system”. A rota system may not necessarily work with LQCs’ other professional commitments. Often, appropriate authorities will inform all LQCs of a hearing and […]
The case of Durrant v Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Constabulary [2017] EWCA Civ 1808, which arose out of the arrest of Ms Durrant on 13 June 2009, seems finally to have come to a conclusion, after three visits to the Court of Appeal. It is worth reading for its discussion on the award of damages for injury […]
The Home Office has published: – A circular about new former police officer and barred list regulations; – An amended determination on retirement; and – Amended Home Office guidance. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/circular-0122017-new-former-police-officer-and-barred-list-regulations-an-amended-determination-on-retirement-and-amended-home-office-guidance […]
The Independent Review into Serious Incidents and Deaths in Custody undertaken by Dame Elish Angiolini is an important work, making 110 recommendations for improvement. The following paragraphs address some of the key-findings relevant to the police On 23 July 2015, the then Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon Theresa May MP announced a major review into deaths […]