Dangerous use of force, failure of safeguards and culture of dehumanisation – Brook House Inquiry report finds 19 instances of inhumane or degrading treatment
Tuesday 19 Sep 2023
Today the Brook House Inquiry (BHI) has published its report on its investigation into allegations that people held in immigration detention were subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment following undercover footage…
Colston statue topplers acquitted
Wednesday 5 Jan 2022
Pulling down the statue was an act of protest and solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement which reverberated around the world. It has led to a number of local…
“The end did not justify the means” – Undercover Policing Inquiry Interim Report Released by Inquiry Chair Sir John Mitting
Thursday 29 Jun 2023
The Undercover Policing Inquiry’s Tranche 1 Interim Report has been published today by the Inquiry’s Chair Sir John Mitting. It marks an important milestone in the Inquiry’s mission to get to the…
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse makes damning findings of decades-long failures to protect children in the care of Lambeth Council
Tuesday 27 Jul 2021
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has made damning findings of decades-long failures to protect children in the care of Lambeth Council. The Inquiry criticises both the management and…
Icah Peart QC secures acquittal for murder
Monday 4 Apr 2022
Five people, including two teenagers, have been cleared of murdering 14-year-old Dea-John Reid. Two 15-year-old boys, a 16-year-old, Michael Shields, 36, and George Khan, 39, were found not guilty of murder at Birmingham…
Coroner raises multiple concerns with West Yorkshire Police, College of Policing and National Police Chiefs Council after death of PC Anugrah Abraham
Wednesday 15 Jan 2025
The Senior Coroner for Manchester North has made a report raising her concerns arising from the death of PC Anugrah (‘Anu’) Abraham. Anu was a student police officer at West…
High Court hears landmark challenge to the lack of legal aid for school exclusion appeals
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Today and tomorrow, 21-22 May 2024, the High Court will hear a significant challenge to the lack of legal aid for appeals before the Independent Review Panel (‘IRP’), the specialist…
