Police & Prisons

Articles

10 Apr 2024

Preparing for a dawn raid

Lloyd Firth highlights some of the practical and legal matters that companies and individuals should have front of mind in the event of an unannounced visit by a UK law enforcement agency

8 Mar 2024

What comes after the Metropolitan Police?

After a succession of failings and damning revelations, Tim Kiely presents his views on why we need to begin discussing what comes after the Met

12 Dec 2023

The year in review: 2023’s key police law developments

As the year comes to a close, Emelia Bezant-Gahan reviews the main developments to policing legislation in 2023 and the possible wider implications

26 Oct 2023

The state of prisons in England and Wales

UK prisons' worsening conditions necessitate urgent reforms beyond outsourcing inmates to EU, says Edward Grange

18 Sept 2023

Necessity to arrest

Emelia Bezant-Gahan analyses the developing case law around 'necessity to arrest' – which has a high evidential burden and is highly fact-sensitive.

14 Sept 2023

Are we facing a new wave of new police ‘protection’ claims?

The Woodcock judgment is one of the most significant developments in common law for public bodies in decades when it comes to the assumed 'duty of car'; on law enforcement, write Andrew Steel and Emelia Bezant-Gahan.

17 Aug 2023

Serious data breach by Suffolk and Norfolk police forces affecting victims of crimes and witnesses

The police forces have posted a joint statement confirming that they will be notifying 1,230 individuals that have been affected by the data breach.

11 Aug 2023

NPCC reacts to report on Police Race Action Plan

The National Police Chiefs' Council has responded to the Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board's first annual report on the Police Race Action Plan.