Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97881 total results. Showing results 60161 to 60180 «300530063007300830093010301130123013Next ›Last » Audit of Access to Information and Privacy CANADA: The Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act provide the legal framework for the administration of Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) by departments and agencies across the federal government. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 7/7/2020 Report Who decides the ‘reasonable grounds’ for stop and search? The dramatic stop and search carried out on black British athlete Bianca Williams and her partner Ricardo dos Santos at the weekend has brought home, once again, the need for reform. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not in favour of scrapping the police – there’s no way I could deal with an unemployed husband getting bored at home, for starters – and I believe stop and search tactics are needed, yet the manner in which this particular act is carried out must change. Why? Because black people are still being targeted unfairly. The Times - Subscription at source 7/7/2020 Feature, Opinion Mother vows for justice as IOPC brings case against Met firearms officer The mother of a man shot dead by police has vowed to get justice for her son as the court of appeal is to hear a challenge to police use of force. The Guardian 7/7/2020 News Met police urged to release Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos car video Scotland Yard is under pressure to release its footage showing events before police forced a British athlete and her partner from their car and handcuffed them during a stop and search. 9 News (Australia), The Times - Subscription at source 7/7/2020 News Dozens held in Met Police blitz on violent crime in London A teenage murder suspect was among almost 200 people arrested as Scotland Yard took advantage of the lockdown to declare war on knife, gun and drug crime. The Standard 6/7/2020 News Protection after police contact deaths forms new policy Officers involved in deaths or serious injuries will be given protection in College of Policing policy – akin to colleagues who carry firearms. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 6/7/2020 News Mobile devices save Police Scotland over 400,000 hours of officer time Mobile devices have saved Police Scotland more than 400,000 hours of officer time in just one year, the force has worked out. Holyrood Magazine 6/7/2020 News Council cuts Edmonton police budget by $11M, creates citizen task force CANADA: City council has started the process of changing how police are managed in Edmonton. They passed a comprehensive plan Monday that will eventually see them working even more with social agencies to help Edmonton’s vulnerable population. Included in the long list of provisions approved by council are an $11 million reduction to the police budget spread over 2021 and 2022, which will be reinvested in supportive housing. Global News (Canada) 6/7/2020 News Clearview AI to end facial-recognition services in Canada: privacy commissioner CANADA: OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner says U.S. firm Clearview AI will stop offering its facial-recognition services in Canada in response to an investigation by the commissioner and three provincial counterparts. The office of privacy watchdog Daniel Therrien says the move includes the indefinite suspension of Clearview AI’s contract with the RCMP, its last remaining client in Canada. National Post (Canada) 6/7/2020 News ‘Unprecedented’: NSW-Victoria border closed by coronavirus with police on frontline AUSTRALIA: The NSW-Victoria border will remain closed indefinitely as community transmission of COVID-19 surges in Melbourne, with NSW Police stationed at the border to stop people entering the state. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 6/7/2020 News New South Wales gears up to close border with neighbour state Victoria AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Police are calling in the defence force to help them close the border with Victoria for the first time in more than a century, as Covid-19 cases surge in the southern state. With 127 new cases of the virus today in concerning hotspots, Victoria's premier Dan Andrews agreed to the call, over the phone with the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW State Premier Gladys Berejiklian. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 6/7/2020 News Northern Ireland holding public consultation into police DNA and fingerprint biometrics retention A public consultation into the retention of DNA and fingerprint biometrics has been launched by Northern Ireland Justice Minister Naomi Long, according to a government announcement. BiometricUpdate.com 6/7/2020 News Lancashire’s chief constable is to step down Mr Rhodes, who has spent his entire policing career with Lancashire Constabulary after joining in 1991, will step down from the role in spring 2021 after four years at the constabulary's helm The Gazette (Blackpool) 6/7/2020 News Performance of PCCs ‘should be subject of HMCIC inspection Surrey PCC says commissioners should be subject to same scrutiny as forces under their jurisdiction Police Oracle - Subscription at source 6/7/2020 News Horst Seehofer scraps racism review into German police Germany’s interior minister has cancelled a report into racist practices by the country’s police forces, arguing that there was “no need” for the study as such discrimination was already illegal. The Times - Subscription at source 6/7/2020 News IOPC to challenge Met over refusal to hold hearing for officer W80 The IOPC is attempting to overturn a High Court judgement in favour of an officer involved in a fatal shooting. The court had ruled officer W80 should not face disciplinary charges relating to the case of Jermaine Baker who was shot dead during an attempted prison escape. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 6/7/2020 News IOPC to argue landmark appeal relating to police use of force On Tuesday 7 July at the Court of Appeal, the Independent Office for Police Conduct will be appealing a High Court decision in what we consider to be a landmark case relating to the use of force by police officers. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 6/7/2020 News IOPC to argue ‘landmark’ appeal on police use of force The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will tomorrow (July 7) begin its appeal against a High Court decision in what it considers to be a “landmark case relating to the use of force by police officers”. Police Professional 6/7/2020 News One in seven young women receive revenge porn threats Threats to post revenge porn should be a crime, a charity said as it revealed one in seven young women have been threatened that intimate photographs will be shared without their consent. Police Professional 6/7/2020 News Stop and search shows reality of cops’ racism Behind the soothing statements about taking black lives seriously, institutional racism is as strong as ever. Socialist Worker 6/7/2020 Feature, Opinion «300530063007300830093010301130123013Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
