S5E6 - It’s not the act, it’s the cover up – Honesty and Professional Discipline
PLOD - Police Law On Demand
English - October 11, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBGovernment True Crime plod plod podcast plodpodcast police law demand police law on demand Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Honesty and integrity are traits that underpin the professions and the police. Professionals know that acts of dishonesty will almost always result in being barred from their profession by their regulator – this is particularly so within the legal and justice professions.
Mark Harries QC and solicitor Daniel Berke discuss the case of Claire Matthews, a solicitor who was struck off for an alleged cover-up of loss of documents and the basis for her appeal.