Three Metropolitan Police officers face a misconduct hearing over breaches of police standards of “equality and diversity” after Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams was subjected to a stop and search. The athlete accused the force of “racially profiling” her, and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, when they were handcuffed and separated from their three-month-old son. […] […]
A West Mercia Police constable accused of assaulting the football star Dalian Atkinson in Telford will face a retrial. Mr Atkinson died on August 15, 2016 following after officers, including 31-year-old Pc Ellen Bettley-Smith, were called to Meadow Close, Trench. A jury previously failed to reach a verdict at a recent trial, and now the […] […]
Black people in Essex continue to be disproportionately targeted by Essex Police, data has revealed. The latest government figures, looking at the year to March 2020, show that Black people are much more likely to be stopped by police in Essex. It’s just over a year since the murder of George Floyd shook the world […] […]
A justice campaigner who organised a street protest following the manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson has criticised the eight-year prison sentence given to his killer as too short. Bishop Desmond Jaddoo, of the Justice 4 All Coalition, said he believed that a sentence of between 10 to 15 years would have been more appropriate for West […] […]
Bedfordshire Professional Standards Department (PSD) has found the conduct of PS Matthew Carroll to be ‘not acceptable‘ in how he dealt with a female victim […]
An investigation into police conduct at protests earlier this year has identified ‘significant failings’ in the responses of the Metropolitan Police and Avon & Somerset Constabulary. The inquiry, conducted by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Democracy and the Constitution, consisted of evidence from protestors, independent experts, and members of the police forces under […] […]
A police force’s head of professional standards who is accused of meddling in investigations involving friends will still face gross misconduct charges, it has been announced. A panel hearing the case of Supt Bev Gill, of Cleveland Police, has granted a three-month adjournment to allow the force more time to examine evidence. The force had […] […]
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy and the Constitution (APPGDC) says there were “multiple failings” by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the way they handled the events. The group has of MPs and peers has proposed amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC), which is […] […]
A Derbyshire police call handler could face jail after admitting illegally accessing confidential information about people on the force’s national database. Sharon Toombs pleaded guilty to one count containing 26 allegations she committed the acts when she appeared at Derby Crown Court. The 48-year-old’s charge spans a two-year period between October 1, 2018 and October […] […]
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