PLOD - Police Law On Demand
The PLOD podcasts (Police Law on Demand) have been created by solicitors from 3D Solicitors in conversation with barristers from Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, bringing their extensive experience in advising police officers to an engaging, relevant and informative series of discussions about legal decisions, legislation and regulations affecting those involved in policing. From stop and search powers to relationships at work, our content will help officers of all ranks, and anyone with an interest in police law, stay up to date on the latest changes and trends in criminal justice and policing.
Episodes
51 episodes
S7E5: Command of Armed Operations – Part 2
In the second part of this podcast, Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and John Beggs KC of Serjeants Inn Chambers continue their exploration of the expectations of those in command of armed operations including pre-strike considerations and po...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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21:38
S7E4: Command of Armed Police Operations – Part 1
In this first part of a two-part podcast, Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and John Beggs KC of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the command of police operations. In this first episode, they discuss the key considerations in planning and ...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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16:23
S7E3: Sharing opinions – when is it wrong for a regulator to interfere with an individual's right to express their opinions and beliefs?
A psychologist, was accused of misconduct having retweeted and commented on social media posts which were critical of or disagreed with the Government's approach the Covid-19 pandemic. In light of this case, Daniel Berke and Mark Harries KC exa...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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41:02
S7E2: The 10 rules for being a successful police witness
Dijen Basu KC and Daniel Berke discuss how police officers can be more effective as witnesses in court, giving vital tips and insights on how to prepare and present evidence.
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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35:54
S7E1: Expert Evidence in Police Misconduct Cases
Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and Alexander dos Santos of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the presentation of expert evidence in police misconduct cases and when it might be appropriate to ask a Panel to consider hearing the expert evidence...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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13:16
S6E8 - Can understanding personalities improve how police forces deliver services?
Ashley Boroda www.ashleyboroda.com is an expert in connectivity. He advises police forces and other organisations on how to understand differences in people and their key characteristics to ensure that ...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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32:50
S6E7 - Reasonable expectation of privacy pre-charge
Daniel Berke and Aaron Rathmell discuss a Supreme Court Judgement in ZXC v Bloomberg which held that, in general, a person under criminal investigation has, prior to being charged, a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of information t...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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20:16
S6E6 - Relationships in the workplace for police officers
Daniel Berke and James Berry discuss guidance on workplace relationships when relationships should be declared, managing potential conflicts of interest, and the risk of disciplinary proceedings if guidance is not followed.
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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16:23
S6E5 - When must police forces refer complaints to the Independent Office for Police Conduct
or Police Conduct – the IOPC - when the complaints engage certain mandatory criteria. Daniel Berke and Cecily White discuss the 2021 case of R (Rose) v Chief Constable of G...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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19:16
S6E4 - The investigative duty and 'historic' allegations
Frances McClenaghan and Deborah Britstone discuss the Supreme Court decision in Northern Ireland No 1,2 and 3 and the Human Rights Act 1998. The Supreme Court provided guidance on three key matters: the extent to which the investigative ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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10:39
S6E3 - Policing Twitter – update on Miller v College of Policing
Introduction: This is an update to Season 4 Episode 1. George Thomas and Deborah Britstone discuss updates in R (Miller) v College of Policing [2020] EWHC 225 (Admin), the case concerns tweets, posted by Mr Miller, considered to be...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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13:43
S6E2 - Can police officers make complaints about other officers?
Can police officers make complaints about officers? Can they raise conduct issues and what protections do they have as whistle-blowers? Daniel Berke of 3D Solicitors and Elliot Gold of Serjeants' Inn Chambers discuss these questions arising fro...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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16:31
S6E1 - Child Protection Enquiries and s47 Children Act 1989
Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and Joanne Kane of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the role of the police in enquiries under Section 47 of the Children Act 1989 and the issues associated with this legislation in the policing context.
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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21:11
S5E7 - Giving effective evidence – A guide for officers
Giving evidence can be intimidating and worrying. Daniel Berke met with Gerry Boyle QC to discuss the circumstances in which police officers may be required to give evidence and to talk through tips and thoughts on how evidence can be given cle...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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29:42
S5E6 - It’s not the act, it’s the cover up – Honesty and Professional Discipline
Honesty and integrity are traits that underpin the professions and the police. Professionals know that acts of dishonesty will almost always result in being barred from their profession by their regulator – this is particularly so within the le...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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24:58
S5E5 - Private Bigotry, Public Discipline
Lauren Maires from 3D Solicitors and Dijen Basu QC discuss the case of a group of police officers who exchanged sexist, degrading, racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and disability-mocking messages while off off-duty in a WhatsApp group chat. The...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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14:42
S5E4 - Discriminatory behaviour, misconduct charges and police misconduct hearings
Barrister Elliot Gold met with Lauren Maires of 3D Solicitors to discuss recent High Court cases concerning misconduct proceedings within the Police arising from allegations of discriminatory behaviour.
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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23:30
S5E3 - The use of Taser and the Dalian Atkinson case
In this podcast, Deborah Britstone of 3D Solicitors and Hannah Hinton of Serjeants Inn Chambers discuss the recent trial of Benjamin Monk, who was convicted by a jury of the manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson. The podcast also covers the...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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13:28
S5E2 - Statutory Public Inquiries & Salmon Letters
Receiving a letter to say that you may need to give evidence or provide evidence to a statutory public inquiry can be daunting for police officers – even more so if you risk facing criticism. Lawyers Daniel Berke and Alex dos Santos discuss how...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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16:03
S5E1 - Prayers, Pickets and Protests
Daniel Berke and George Thomas discuss the different powers contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to limit or prevent protes...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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24:54
S4E8 - Principles which should be followed by investigators to avoid breaching Art. 2, Right to Life
Daniel Berke and Aaron Rathmell discuss the principles which should be applied to investigations to avoid breaches of Article 2, the right to life – following the decision of Strasbourg in
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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16:25
S4E7 - Criminal investigations in cases involving inhuman or degrading treatment or torture
Lawyers Daniel Berke and Aaron Rathmell discuss Y v Bulgaria where the European Court of Human Rights set out the minimum requirements for criminal investigations where a person has been subjected to ill-treatment contrary to Article 3.
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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17:15
S4E6 - Holding data of people vulnerable to radicalisation
If concerns are raised that a person might be vulnerable to radicalisation, how long can a police force hold data about that person? Daniel Berke and barrister Rachael Gourley discuss the decision of The High Court in a recent case which ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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17:50
S4E5 - Removal of clothing by police of (very) drunk detainees
Daniel Berke and Dijen Basu QC discuss the case of an arrested person who sought to establish “the liberty of inebriated English subjects to be allowed to lie undisturbed overnight in their own vomit soaked clothing” by claiming the officer bre...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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14:41
S4E4 - The Relevance of Insight in Misconduct Outcomes
If a professional person facing disciplinary proceedings disputes the misconduct allegations and continues to do so even after a finding of gross misconduct, can the misconduct hearing conclude that the individual lacks insight and remorse – an...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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12:09