Legal Update: New Performance and Conduct Regulations and PAT Rules
This update concerns three legislative developments: The Police (Performance) Regulations 2012 The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012 The Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2012 […]
Author: Celia Davies
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J v The Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall: Enhanced Criminal Records Certificates – Getting them right
The High Court has given a significant ruling in J, R (on the application of) v The Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall [2012] EWHC 2996 (Admin) concerning what information should or, as in this case, should not be disclosed by the police on an Enhanced Criminal Records Certificate (ECRC). […]
High Court declares Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme to be in breach of Article 8
In X (South Yorkshire) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2012] EWHC 2954 (Admin), the Administrative Court has declared that, in certain limited respects, the Child Sex Offender Disclosure (CSOD) Scheme affords insufficient protection to a convicted child sex offender’s right to privacy under ECHR Article 8. There were two aspects […]
Cubells: challenge to IPCC’s rejection of a complaint appeal fails
In R (Cubells) v IPCC [2012] EWCA Civ 1292, the Court of Appeal heard an appeal from Simon J’s refusal of a renewed application for permission to claim judicial review of the IPCC’s decision to reject Mr Cubells’ appeal against Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP’s) determination of his complaint. […]
Imminent Changes to the Police Conduct and Performance Regimes and Police Appeals Tribunal
The Government has now laid before Parliament amended Regulations dealing with the procedures for police conduct, performance and rules covering appeals to the Police Appeals Tribunal. The changes are due to come into effect on 22nd November 2012. A commentary on the principle changes to each of these regimes will follow in the coming days. In […]