A ruling by British judges declaring it legal for Britain’s state security service – MI5 – to shield agents or informers from prosecution for crimes committed in the line of duty is a hugely sinister development. Continue reading
Category Archives: The State
Families face shocking injustice over legal aid for inquests, campaigners say
Grieving families are facing a “shocking” injustice when trying to get legal aid funding for the inquest of a loved one who died in state care, campaigners claims. Continue reading
Families of people who died in police custody failed by system
A long-awaited report into deaths in police custody says families have been failed by the system. Continue reading
Policing with accountability or policing with impunity?
The Home Office is currently reviewing legal protection for police officers who shoot to kill as well as considering whether to transfer the lead role in fighting terrorism from Scotland Yard to the National Crime Agency. Continue reading
