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Cross-posted on Sarah Phillimore’s Substack: The police have a duty to be impartial On June 8 2026 I was able to attend the first half the permission hearing in my application to judicially review the decision of Wiltshire Police in what I alleged was active support of a contested political ideology, in breach of their … Continue reading "The police have a duty to be impartial" The post The police…
Linzi Smith has won a considerable victory against the wholesale abandonment by the Northumbrian police of their crucial duty of impartiality – so what now? Summary The court found participation by Northumbria Police in the 2024 Pride Event was contrary to the uniformed officers’ duty of impartiality as it would have clearly given the impression … Continue reading "Gender Wars: The Police must not…
If successful, this has implications that go way beyond just one police force and will force acceptance that the police cannot embrace a highly contested political ideology and expect to be trusted. On 23rd May 2025 Hill J gave Lindsey Smith permission to bring her claim in judicial review against the Chief Constable of Northumbria … Continue reading "Lindsey Smith’s application for Judicial…
Fair Cop response to report of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) In September 2023 former Home Secretary Suella Braverman commissioned a report from HMICFRS to examine police involvement in politically contested matters. Fair Cop were pleased to be invited to discuss this commission, as the issue of the police keeping … Continue reading "An inspection into…
The recent report that Thames Valley Police had recorded the male murderer Scarlet Blake as female is simply the most recent example where policing has prioritised gender identity over the immutable reality of biological sex. Whether it is data collection on victims and suspects of crime, communication with the public, allegiance to social activist groups … Continue reading "Manifesto for Police…
We decided to raise money to get advice from King’s Counsel to test the assertion of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) that their guidance on strip searching by trans-identified police officers was ‘legally robust’. We are very grateful to everyone who donated. We are pleased to note the KC agrees the guidance is NOT … Continue reading "Police strip guidance “not lawful”" The post Police…
Fair Cop are increasingly concerned by the clear signs of ideological capture of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the independent prosecuting authority for England and Wales. We will let you know if we get any response to this letter we have sent them and our next steps. Dear Mr Hill We are writing to you … Continue reading "The Captured Prosecution Service" The post The Captured Prosecution…
How far into our quest to destroy the nonsense that is ‘perception based’ recording of ‘non crime incidents’ have we got? To continue the metaphor to breaking point, it looks like we have slain the dragon – but the message still hasn’t got down the food chain. Brief recap: January 2019, Harry Miller has his … Continue reading "The long and winding road" The post The long and winding road first…
May 20th is the birthday of John Stuart Mill, English philosopher and author of On Liberty, which was published in 1859 and has remained in print ever since. Mill was concerned about ‘the tyranny of the majority’ and identified the three fundamental liberties: The freedom of thought and emotion. This includes the freedom to act … Continue reading "NON CRIME HATE INCIDENTS DAY OF ACTION – MAY 20th"…
The response of Fair Cop to the call for inputs* by the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity On 24th February 2023, the UN Independent Expert Victor Madigral-Borloz called for ‘inputs’ from ‘stakeholders’ to inform his visit to the UK from 24th April – 5 May … Continue reading "Response to Victor Madigral-Borloz of…
