Category Archives: News & Notices

Lloyd Butler custody death: Misconduct hearing call

Lloyd Butler

Relatives of a man who died in custody have called for the officer who dealt with him to face misconduct charges. Lloyd Butler, 39, from Birmingham, died after being arrested when his family called police because he was drunk. The Independent

Protesters call to replace IPCC

Family Campaigns United by Peter Marshall

Protesters have called for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to be replaced with a new body. They demonstrated outside the central London office of the IPCC, which they claim is dominated by former police officers. Campaign4Justice claims the IPCC failed

Cops pledge CCTV in police vans after campaign

London Police Van

London’s Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe has announced his intention to install CCTV cameras in all police cars and vans.  This has been a demand of the families of those who have died in police custody for many years. Hogan-Howe

Scandalous police misbehaviour is nothing new

Police in Jacket

The sickening racism that appears to have been directed at a young black man arrested by police in London, recorded on his mobile phone and published by the Guardian days ago should have rocked the British media. Yet, apart from