Daily Mail: New police media guidelines put journalists and criminals in ‘same bracket’
New police guidelines place journalists in the "same bracket" as criminals, according to the Daily Mail. The paper's report came…
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College of Policing says forces should name suspects when charged, but not when arrested
The College of Policing has issued nationwide guidelines saying arrested persons should not be named unless there are exceptional circumstances.…
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Police Federation head: ‘Cops are very reluctant to speak to the media and say how it really is’
The chairman of the Police Federation has warned that police are reluctant to talk to journalists because of the “fear…
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Ex-Scotland Yard PR’s warning over the ‘almost total freeze’ in police-media relations
A former Scotland Yard press officer has warned that the UK model of “policing by consent” is threatened by the…
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Savile investigator Mark Williams-Thomas: ‘Police officers are very worried about talking to journalists’
A former detective turned television presenter, who helped expose the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal, says following the Leveson Inquiry…
ByPolice criticised for delay in quizzing ‘assault’ claim officer
Greater Manchester Police have been criticised for taking three months to interview an officer accused of assaulting a press photographer.…
ByJournalists reminded of ACPO guidelines: ‘Police have no power to stop journalists taking pictures’
Journalists and photographers across the UK are being given wallet-sized guides outlining their legal rights to take photographs in public…
ByPolice reject photographer’s ‘victimisation’ claims
Greater Manchester Police today rejected suggestions its officers were targeting a magazine photographer who claims he has been assaulted by…
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