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.
Tag: Government & State
The forgotten victims of domestic violence
“When I was 10, I was very curious about what exactly my Aunt Liz’s job was. She seemed to always be very busy and have many interesting stories to tell. She was the manager of a domestic violence shelter.”
Review of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act
Section 135 of the Act gives police officers powers to enter private premises – with a warrant – to remove a person suspected of being in urgent need of a mental health assessment. Section 136 gives them powers to remove someone from a public place to a ‘place of safety’.
Compelling report by IRR on deaths in custody
More than 500 black and ethnic minority individuals have died in suspicious circumstances while in state detention over 24 years, but not a single official has been prosecuted.
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