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by Simon Israel
Police watchdog IPCC criticised over Sean Rigg errors
A review of an IPCC investigation into the death in custody of Sean Rigg is severely criticised for making a series of fundamental errors. But this is not the first time concerns have been raised.
Government traffic courts to tackle case congestion
The government is planning to set up a new nationwide system of special traffic courts to speed up the half a million motoring cases currently dealt with by magistrates courts.
by Simon Israel
New claims of racism against Met police
A mother and son go to court after the Metropolitan police are granted an appeal against an earlier finding that the pair were racially harassed by an officer.
Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman
FactCheck: The nasty surprise in Boris's police plan
Is London really "actively recruiting 4,500 more police" at the height of austerity, as Boris Johnson claimed today? FactCheck investigates.
Savile failings raise concerns over police database
As a report warns that police could still repeat the errors of the Jimmy Savile case, have the authorities failed to act on the lessons of the 2002 Soham murders?
by Simon Israel
Construction workers blacklist under police investigation
The Metropolitan Police launches an inquiry into allegations that its own officers colluded in the blacklisting of thousand of construction workers.
by Simon Israel
Met commissioner apologises after losing appeal
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner apologises for the first time after the Court of Appeal rejected a bid to overturn an award to an autistic epileptic teenager who was restrained by police in 2008.
Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman
Boris bluster can't hide reality of police cuts
Boris Johnson has promised to "keep police numbers high" in the capital. But FactCheck discovers that officer strength is really at a five-year low.
Man tasered outside Buckingham Palace
Police taser a man outside Buckingham Palace, after he holds a knife to his throat in front of onlookers.
by Simon Israel
Met officers face judge over mentally disabled case
Seven police officers are due to face a senior judge over their handling of a severely autistic child, which lawyers say could have major implications for the rights of the mentally disabled.
