‘Don’t call us please’ – under staffed police press office tells reporters to email in queries only
A police press office won’t be answering phone calls this week as it struggles with under staffing. One local journalist…
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BBC says sorry to Cliff Richard for his ‘distress’ but maintains reporting of raid on his home was in the public interest
The BBC has apologised to Cliff Richard for his “distress” but insisted that it has a responsibility to report stories…
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Police in Northumbria have said they took the decision not to tell journalists about an alleged sexual assault involving a Syrian…
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College of Policing: We are trying to encourage officers to speak to the media
The College of Policing has said that new media guidelines are not designed to deter police officers from speaking to…
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Police media guidelines set out new wide-ranging controls on contact between officers and journalists
Draft media guidelines published by the College of Policing impose a number of new controls on police contact with journalists.…
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Crime reporters speak out: ‘Police who communicate by press release are not doing public and the service justice’
Crime reporters have spoken out about the sea-change in their relations with the police since the Leveson report was published.…
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Do they mean us? Police chiefs condemn ‘burdensome’ FoI requests made by ‘journalistic community’
Police have condemned some "unreasonable and burdensome" Freedom of Information requests made by the "journalistic community". Appearing before the Independent…
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Police Scotland officer who signed off RIPA source applications ‘misinterpreted’ Save Our Sources law change
Officer who signed off RIPA applications 'misinterpreted' law Force warned 'these kind of applications, potentially, could breach the code' Justice…
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