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S7E4: Command of Armed Police Operations – Part 1
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - December 22, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutesIn this first part of a two-part podcast, Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and John Beggs KC of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the command of police operations. In this first episode, they discuss the key considerations in planning and commanding armed operations and the main vulnerabilities ...
S7E5: Command of Armed Operations – Part 2
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - December 22, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutesIn the second part of this podcast, Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and John Beggs KC of Serjeants Inn Chambers continue their exploration of the expectations of those in command of armed operations including pre-strike considerations and post-incident imperatives.
S7E3: Sharing opinions – when is it wrong for a regulator to interfere with an individual's right to express their opinions and beliefs?
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - October 30, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutesA psychologist, was accused of misconduct having retweeted and commented on social media posts which were critical of or disagreed with the Government's approach the Covid-19 pandemic. In light of this case, Daniel Berke and Mark Harries KC examine when a regulator may go too far in trying to li...
S7E2: The 10 rules for being a successful police witness
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - October 23, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutesDijen Basu KC and Daniel Berke discuss how police officers can be more effective as witnesses in court, giving vital tips and insights on how to prepare and present evidence.
S7E1: Expert Evidence in Police Misconduct Cases
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - October 16, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutesDeborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and Alexander dos Santos of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the presentation of expert evidence in police misconduct cases and when it might be appropriate to ask a Panel to consider hearing the expert evidence concurrently, known as 'hot-tubbing'.
S6E8 - Can understanding personalities improve how police forces deliver services?
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - October 03, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutesAshley Boroda www.ashleyboroda.com is an expert in connectivity. He advises police forces and other organisations on how to understand differences in people and their key characteristics to ensure that the right people are in the right roles to ensure the best provision of services and to avoid ...
S6E7 - Reasonable expectation of privacy pre-charge
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - July 25, 2022 15:00 - 20 minutesDaniel Berke and Aaron Rathmell discuss a Supreme Court Judgement in ZXC v Bloomberg which held that, in general, a person under criminal investigation has, prior to being charged, a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of information that relates to that specific investigation.
S6E6 - Relationships in the workplace for police officers
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - July 11, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutesDaniel Berke and James Berry discuss guidance on workplace relationships when relationships should be declared, managing potential conflicts of interest, and the risk of disciplinary proceedings if guidance is not followed.
S6E5 - When must police forces refer complaints to the Independent Office for Police Conduct
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - July 04, 2022 04:00 - 19 minutesor Police Conduct – the IOPC - when the complaints engage certain mandatory criteria. Daniel Berke and Cecily White discuss the 2021 case of R (Rose) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.
S6E4 - The investigative duty and 'historic' allegations
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - June 27, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutesFrances McClenaghan and Deborah Britstone discuss the Supreme Court decision in Northern Ireland No 1,2 and 3 and the Human Rights Act 1998. The Supreme Court provided guidance on three key matters: the extent to which the investigative duty under Article 2/3 of the ECHR is engaged in pre-commen...
S6E3 - Policing Twitter – update on Miller v College of Policing
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - June 21, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutesIntroduction: This is an update to Season 4 Episode 1. George Thomas and Deborah Britstone discuss updates in R (Miller) v College of Policing [2020] EWHC 225 (Admin), the case concerns tweets, posted by Mr Miller, considered to be offensive to transgender persons. Following police interventio...
S6E2 - Can police officers make complaints about other officers?
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - June 13, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutesCan police officers make complaints about officers? Can they raise conduct issues and what protections do they have as whistle-blowers? Daniel Berke of 3D Solicitors and Elliot Gold of Serjeants' Inn Chambers discuss these questions arising from a recent article in the Telegraph.
S6E1 - Child Protection Enquiries and s47 Children Act 1989
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - June 06, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutesDeborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and Joanne Kane of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the role of the police in enquiries under Section 47 of the Children Act 1989 and the issues associated with this legislation in the policing context.
S5E7 - Giving effective evidence – A guide for officers
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - October 18, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutesGiving evidence can be intimidating and worrying. Daniel Berke met with Gerry Boyle QC to discuss the circumstances in which police officers may be required to give evidence and to talk through tips and thoughts on how evidence can be given clearly, effectively, and helpfully in courts, inquests...
S5E6 - It’s not the act, it’s the cover up – Honesty and Professional Discipline
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - October 11, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutesHonesty 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 so...
S5E5 - Private Bigotry, Public Discipline
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - October 04, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutesLauren Maires from 3D Solicitors and Dijen Basu QC discuss the case of a group of police officers who exchanged sexist, degrading, racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and disability-mocking messages while off off-duty in a WhatsApp group chat. They also posted crime scene photographs of their curre...
S5E4 - Discriminatory behaviour, misconduct charges and police misconduct hearings
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - September 27, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutesBarrister Elliot Gold met with Lauren Maires of 3D Solicitors to discuss recent High Court cases concerning misconduct proceedings within the Police arising from allegations of discriminatory behaviour.
S5E3 - The use of Taser and the Dalian Atkinson case
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - September 20, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutesIn this podcast, Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and Hannah Hinton of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the recent trial of Benjamin Monk, who was convicted by a jury of the manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson. The podcast also covers the recent IOPC report on Taser use and the response of the NPCC...
S5E2 - Statutory Public Inquiries & Salmon Letters
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - September 10, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutesReceiving a letter to say that you may need to give evidence or provide evidence to a statutory public inquiry can be daunting for police officers – even more so if you risk facing criticism. Lawyers Daniel Berke and Alex dos Santos discuss how inquiries operate, the rules for inquiries, what it...
S5E1 - Prayers, Pickets and Protests
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - September 06, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutesDaniel Berke and George Thomas discuss the different powers contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to limit or prevent protests that have contained a strong religious or moral element and look at the extent to which courts are prepared to sanction the use of these po...
S4E8 - Principles which should be followed by investigators to avoid breaching Art. 2, Right to Life
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - May 10, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutesDaniel Berke and Aaron Rathmell discuss the principles which should be applied to investigations to avoid breaches of Article 2, the right to life – following the decision of Strasbourg in Tershana v Albania where failure adequately to investigate an acid attack against a woman amounted to a bre...
S4E7 - Criminal investigations in cases involving inhuman or degrading treatment or torture
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - May 04, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutesLawyers Daniel Berke and Aaron Rathmell discuss Y v Bulgaria where the European Court of Human Rights set out the minimum requirements for criminal investigations where a person has been subjected to ill-treatment contrary to Article 3.
S4E6 - Holding data of people vulnerable to radicalisation
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - April 26, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutesIf concerns are raised that a person might be vulnerable to radicalisation, how long can a police force hold data about that person? Daniel Berke and barrister Rachael Gourley discuss the decision of The High Court in a recent case which held that the police’s continued retention of data of a s...
S4E5 - Removal of clothing by police of (very) drunk detainees
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - April 19, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutesDaniel Berke and Dijen Basu QC discuss the case of an arrested person who sought to establish “the liberty of inebriated English subjects to be allowed to lie undisturbed overnight in their own vomit soaked clothing” by claiming the officer breached PACE and her right to privacy.
S4E4 - The Relevance of Insight in Misconduct Outcomes
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - April 12, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutesIf a professional person facing disciplinary proceedings disputes the misconduct allegations and continues to do so even after a finding of gross misconduct, can the misconduct hearing conclude that the individual lacks insight and remorse – and impose a higher disciplinary sanction? Deborah Br...
S4E3 - Automated Facial Recognition technology and the right to privacy – an update
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - April 06, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutesDijen Basu QC and Daniel Berke meet again to discuss the use of automated facial recognition technology by the police. AFR is capable of scanning 50 face per second from a crowd but raises serious issues under Article 8 of the HRA, the right to privacy, following an appeal in the case of R (Brid...
S4E2 – Policing The Modern Slavery Act
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - March 29, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutesDaniel Berke is joined by barrister Hannah Hinton to discuss the Modern Slavery Act with Debi Lloyd of Justice and Care, an international program that helps rescue victims of slavery and human trafficking
S4E1 – The Policing of Twitter
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - March 22, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutesDeborah Britstone and George Thomas discuss a recent case arising out of the police response to someone tweeting his personal opinions about the transgender debate.
Episode 8 - WhatsApp groups and Misconduct Proceedings
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - December 21, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutesOver the last year or so there have been a number of cases reported in the media where police officers have faced misconduct proceedings because of messages sent on WhatsApp and other messaging apps. In this podcast, Deborah Britstone and James Berry, Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the implicat...
S3E8 - WhatsApp groups and Misconduct Proceedings
PLOD - Police Law On Demand - December 21, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutesOver the last year or so there have been a number of cases reported in the media where police officers have faced misconduct proceedings because of messages sent on WhatsApp and other messaging apps. In this podcast, Deborah Britstone and James Berry, Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the implicat...
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