Mon Sep 18 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.
Police & Prisons
Necessity to arrest
Thu Sep 14 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 care’ on law enforcement, write Andrew Steel and Emelia Bezant-Gahan.
Thu Aug 17 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.
Fri Aug 11 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.
Wed Aug 09 2023
Exonerated prisoners will no longer be charged for saved living expenses
Compensation payments made to the wrongly convicted will no longer be reduced to account for ‘saved living costs’.
Fri Jul 28 2023
Lords committee: UK-EU security cooperation 'sub-optimal'
In a letter to the home secretary, the Justice and Home Affairs Committee said that cooperation on law enforcement and criminal justice between the UK and the European Union has been "set back in certain respects".
Tue Jul 18 2023
Law Society: five fixes for the justice system
With the UK's justice system in crisis, there are short-term fixes that will stabilise the system, says the Law Society of England and Wales.
Fri Jul 14 2023
Walking a tightrope: policing and legislating public order
Emelia Bezant-Gahan analyses the UK’s recent public order legislation, its implications for the right to protest and competing human rights issues.