In September 2020 the IOPC released details of their Impact report and Strategic plan for the period 2018-2022, setting out improvement plans for policing practice and reducing future risks.
Tag: Updates
Birmingham pub bombings: Priti Patel to look at case for inquiry
The home secretary is to consider the case for a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings. The blasts at the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town pubs killed 21 people and injured 220.
Attorneys for three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery offer a surprising defence
The shooting death of Arbery, 25, is a story about a mother’s relentless pursuit for the truth of what happened to her son. It’s also a case that has raised questions about race and racism in the United States.
Police restraint contributed to Kevin Clarke’s death, inquest finds
An inquest released on 9 October concluded that excessive use of force by Metropolitan Police Officers and “serious failures” by public service providers contributed to Kevin Clarke’s death in police custody.
Pat Finucane: UK government ‘running down clock on inquiry’
The government may be trying to “run down the clock” until a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane becomes pointless. Counsel for his widow claimed that his death has never been properly investigated.
Deaths in custody: Families ‘appalled’ as new law grants officers anonymity
Families of people who have died in police custody have expressed serious concerns about a new policy which gives anonymity to the officers involved. Campaign groups and relatives say it will be harder to hold police accountable.
Black patient (Kevin Clarke) told police: ‘I can’t breathe’ before he died
Kevin Clarke said ‘I’m going to die’ as he was put into two sets of handcuffs but was ‘ignored’ and lost consciousness as he was being taken to an ambulance, Southwark coroner’s court heard.
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