Police forces have unlawfully accessed phone records to find journalists’ sources since March law change
Two police forces acquired records to find sources despite Save Our Sources stop-gap law being in place Information contained in…
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Police kept Brighton ‘in the dark’ about all but two of 787 crimes reported in two-week period, newspaper’s FoI shows
Sussex Police released details about two crimes out of 787 reported in Brighton in a fortnight, according to new figures.…
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MoS reporter faced ‘absurd’ police questioning about ‘voyeurism’ after secret filming of drug-taking doctor
The Mail on Sunday has accused a police force of subjecting its reporter to "humiliation and intimidation" after he was…
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Non-vexatious weekly becomes second force to score RIPA FoI victory over Thames Valley Police
The Information Commissioner has judged that a single information request by the Newbury Weekly News to Thames Valley Police could…
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Info chief sides with Oxford Mail against police: Not ‘vexatious’ to ask about RIPA spying
Oxford Mail is first publication to be told FoI questions about RIPA were not "vexatious" Information Commissioner orders Thames Valley…
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Police watchdog calls for leak inquiry after ‘distress and anger’ caused by local paper scoop
Leicestershire Police’s watchdog has called for a leak investigation after a local newspaper broke news of his ill-health and his…
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A lawyer handling Press Gazette's bid to make police disclose how many times they have accessed journalists' phone records has…
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Police watchdog denies attempt to ‘gag’ officers from speaking to press – but questions ‘wisdom’ of speaking out
A police watchdog has denied trying to “gag” police officers by saying it was illegal to speak to the media…
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