Sentences with phrase «misconduct in public office»

There have also been occasions on which the offence of misconduct in public office has been appropriate.

It follows an arrest of a serving police officer at the weekend on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following the leaking of the police log to a national newspaper.

The jury were unable to agree on two charges of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office against Coulson and former NoW royal editor Clive Goodman.

Very recently we acted for the helicopter pilots acquitted of misconduct in public office in South Yorkshire, see psplaw.co.uk for details and our many other successes.

The MP was arrested under common law for «aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring misconduct in public office».

A police officer who was jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to a charge of misconduct in public office over the «plebgate» scandal has been dismissed by the Metropolitan Police.

[6] The jury was unable to reach verdicts on two charges of conspiring to cause misconduct in public office in relation to the alleged purchase of confidential royal phone directories in 2005 from a palace police officer.

Chief executive Anthony O'Sullivan and his deputy Nigel Barnett face charges of alleged misconduct in a public office.

He eventually admitted misconduct in a public office and two counts of indecent assault.

Both investigations have been working closely with the coroner in advance of this fresh inquest, and the IPCC recently announced that 22 officers are currently suspected of criminal offences ranging from misconduct in a public office to manslaughter.

Coulson is facing three charges in relation to allegations of conspiring to hack phones and allegations over a conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office when he was NoW editor.

Coulson is due to stand trial next month on three charges in relation to allegations of conspiring to hack phones and allegations over a conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office during his editorship.

Wolchover also argues that the prime minister and senior ministers may have committed the common law offence of misconduct in public office by wilfully misconstruing the referendum as decisive.

Andy Burnham, shadow home secretary, is urging cross-party support for amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill to make misconduct in public office a criminal offence.

Brooks, former editor of the News of the World, the Sun and News International chief executive, is accused of conspiring with others to listen to voicemails and conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.

The police arrested Green at his home on 27 November 2008 for «aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring misconduct in public office» by Galley.

A Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to a charge of misconduct in public office over the «plebgate» scandal last month.

Representing employees of public bodies interviewed under caution with regard to alleged misconduct in public office and conspiracy to defraud.

A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to a charge of misconduct in public office over the «plebgate» scandal.

Duckenfield has been charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 of the 96 disaster victims, while Bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in public office.

A new inquest into the deaths increases the chances of convictions that were suggested by the recent announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service, who are looking into the possibility of manslaughter, perjury and misconduct in public office offences.

She was also cleared of misconduct in a public office and two charges of perverting the course of justice.

Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson had even more legal problems laid at their desk today, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced criminal charges for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.

[27] Alan King and Paul Marshall pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.

The former was convicted of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice.

The CPS and IPCC's separate investigation is investigating accusations of manslaughter, perjury, and misconduct in public office.

Now a Met officer has been accused of misconduct in public office.

Jacqui Smith: The idea that the Government have dredged up the several circumstances in recent years when the offence of misconduct in public office has been used against public servants is just wrong.

Last weekend a Met officer was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Labour backbencher John Mann is writing to May to ask whether Wright could be forced to quit over a case of misconduct in public office.

There is prima facie evidence that criminal offences have been committed - misconduct in public office, and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office - and the Shadow Home Secretary should be demanding a police investigation with a view to bringing charges.

The year ended with the unexpected arrest of shadow immigration minister Damian Green on suspicion of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office.

Brooks faces five charges in relation to allegations of conspiracy to hack phones, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.

Brooks is due to stand trial next month on five charges in relation to allegations of conspiracy to hack phones, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Fuseini supported this call saying, «If you are in public office and you misconducted yourself in public office which is bordering on corruption or any other matter, you should be prepared to answer for it.

It seems the police, operating on their own initiative, decided that the Tory frontbencher had allegedly broken the law for «aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring misconduct in public office».

Beyond that we can wonder if action will be taken against them under the laws of misconduct in a public office, or under conspiracy laws in the UK.

Charity law and regulation, misconduct in a public office, and data sharing between public bodies are other projects that make up the Commission's Eleventh Programme.

Several months later, it was said by the Mayor of London that the Metropolitan Police had «submitted a comprehensive file of evidence (in excess of 28,000 pages) to the Crown Prosecution Service seeking to demonstrate that the conduct of a British official amounted to Misconduct in Public Office.»

Sarah worked primarily on reform of the criminal offences of misconduct in public office, kidnapping and child abduction.

In the Operation Elveden case, Michael and his team secured the acquittal of Neil Millard, a Sun Journalist accused of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office.

The public interest in holding to account officers who kill, pervert the course of justice or commit misconduct in a public office could not be higher.

These are the common law offences of bribery and misconduct in public office, the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 (PBCPA 1889) and the Prevention of Corruption Acts, Acts dealing with specific mischief such as the Sale of Offices Act 1809, the Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925, and the Representation of the People Act 1983, ss 107, 109 and 111 — 115.