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Police gross misconduct hearings could be held in public under proposed new law

Ministers are considering changing the law to ensure that hearings for police officers accused of gross misconduct can take place in public. The change is one of the key proposals included in a new piece of legislation the Scottish Government is ...

24 May 2022 at 13:16

Only 1% of 14,000 complaints about police officers led to misconduct action

Only 1% of more than 14,000 complaints made about police officers over one year led to misconduct action, Government figures have revealed. There were 14,393 official complaints about officers from the 43 territorial forces in England and Wales ...

01 Jun 2022 at 18:34

Police watchdog head resigns over ‘criminal probe’

The head of the police watchdog has been forced to resign after he became the subject of a criminal investigation, the Home Secretary said. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) director general Michael Lockwood said on Friday he had ...

03 Dec 2022 at 22:14

Father wins legal battle against police watchdog over son’s fatal shooting

The father of a man shot dead by police has won a High Court challenge against a watchdog’s decision not to re-investigate the actions of an armed officer. Lewis Skelton, 31, was carrying an axe through Hull city centre when he was tasered ...

26 Apr 2024 at 17:13

Scotland

Government officials challenged over ‘out of kilter’ costs for policing Bill

Scottish Government figures on the costs of policing reforms have been branded “vastly out of kilter” by an MSP scrutinising legislation. Members of the Finance and Public Administration Committee quizzed Government officials on the ...

26 Mar 2024 at 15:37

Nikki Allan’s mother questions sentence after killer jailed over 1992 murder

The mother of a seven-year-old girl who was murdered in 1992 said she thought life would mean life after the killer was jailed for a minimum 29 years. David Boyd, 55, tricked Nikki Allan into following him to waste ground, then ...

23 May 2023 at 18:37

Scotland

Justice Secretary says police complaints system ‘fairer’ as reform Bill passes

The Scottish Parliament has passed a Bill which reforms the police complaints process, with the Justice Secretary saying it will result in a “fairer, more transparent, accountable and proportionate” system. The Police (Ethics, ...

15 Jan 2025 at 18:23

Northern Ireland

Investigation into police shooting of IRA man was ‘wholly inadequate’

A police investigation into the shooting of an IRA man in Co Down was “wholly inadequate” and lacked independence and rigour, a watchdog has found. Colum Marks, 29, was shot by an RUC officer, known as officer B, on April 10 ...

18 Mar 2025 at 15:37

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