Police forces have been told that after sharing the ethnicity and nationality of the suspects with the public, the authorities were accused of covering the crimes committed by the shelter.
Interim guidance by the council of National Police Heads (NPCC NPC) And this Policing collegeWhat they come after increasing pressure on the police on the details that make public public, said that forces should consider disclosing additional details especially about the suspects put up in high-profile and sensitive investigation.
The NPCC said that the decisions to issue such information will be with the forces themselves.
It is expected that change may compete wrong information Social mediaafter Mercesis police Axle Rudkubana was criticized for not much disclosure when he was arrested on suspicion of murder after attacking Taylor Swift-Theme dance class Southport last July.
Within a few hours of the attack, there was a 17 -year -old asylum seeker claiming a post suspect spread on the Internet, who came to the country by boat in 2024.
In the first press conference after the incident, at 6.30 pm that day, Mercestic Chief Constable Serena Kennedy told reporters that the suspect was originally from Cardiff.
But the statement of the police made much less to reduce the misunderstanding that spread online, and riots started across the country the next day.
In a separate incident, to suppress rumors that a car declined during Liverpool’s Premier League Vijay Parade in May. A car was a terrorist attack, the force immediately revealed the ethnicity and nationality of a person, which he arrested, which was white and British.
Deputy Chief Constable Sam de Reya said: “We could have seen in the previous summer disorders as well as in many recent high-profile cases, which may result from releasing information police in public domains, major, real world results.
“We must ensure that our procedures are fit for purpose in the era of social media speculation and where information can travel incredibly quickly in a wide range of channels.
“Disintegration and incorrect stories can catch in a vacuum. It is a good police job for us to fill this vacuum with facts about wider public interest issues.”
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There is nothing that prevents the police from sharing information about nationalism, refuge status or ethnicity of someone who has been charged with crime under the current guidance of the College of Polling on media relations.
Earlier this month, the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Servay pressurized the Home Secretary for an immediate update on the issue after two men charged – Afghan refugee people reported – alleged that the force withdrew the information about their immigration situation.
The force denied the “cover-up” after the reform was criticized by the UK.
The new guidance, which is applied immediately, was welcomed by the Police and Crime Commissioners.
Emily Sport Police and Crime Commissioner Association Said: “I am happy that the NPCC and the College of Policing have recognized the need to update guidance for forces in the light of recent high-profile cases.
“PCC and deputy mayor work on the public and it is clear that there was a need to review guidance to address the growing public concern.
“We have seen the speed with which the wrong-or disintegration can spread online and may be a threat to public safety, so it is true that the police keeps the public informed as far as possible, preserving the right of a suspect for a fair test.”