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Ian Tomlinson being pushed to the ground
Tomlinson case handed to CPS

By politics.co.uk staff The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has handed over evidence over the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 demonstrations to the crown prosecution service (CPS). The officer seen pushing Mr Tomlinson before his death has already been interviewed under caution and remains suspended. IPCC commissioner for London, Deborah Glass, said: “This… Read more »

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Critics say the identity database is vulnerable
Local authority staff sacked for ID card data breach

By Ian Dunt Nine local authority workers have been sacked after illegally accessing personal details of the public held on the government’s national identity database. In total, 34 council workers were found to have illegally accessed the Customer Information System (CIS) database, which is currently earmarked to form part of a linked-up network of three… Read more »