The taking of witness statements by the police and the making of applications for witness summons’ falls within the core immunity in Hill; Such actions do not demonstrate a voluntary assumption by the police of a particular duty of care to the maker of the statement; Article 8 provides no greater protection than article 2 […]
From 1st May 2015, most of the provisions of the Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 come into effect. The 2015 Amendment Regulations make changes to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”). The major change is that misconduct hearings will now be held wholly or partly in public. Previously this was only exceptionally the […]
The impact of the High Court decision in James-Bowen v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on the relationship between a Chief Officer and those accused of wrongdoing in civil proceedings. The High Court confirmed that, where a Chief Officer is defending civil proceedings brought solely against him/her, there is no duty owed to individual […]
What documents ought the Appropriate Authority to be disclosing to the officer, the panel and now the public? One option is to supply the officer with the IO’s report “warts and all” with all statements and documents relating to the officer, together with an invitation to the officer either to agree duplication of service on the panel, […]
The majority of the Supreme Court have once again concluded that the police owe no duty of care in negligence to members of the public who suffer harm at the hands of criminals. However, the case of Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales [2015] UKSC 2 has confirmed that, although there may be no […]