Police media disclosure
Absence of clear guidance for police officers on determining the appropriateness, necessity, and lawfulness of disclosing investigative material to journalists.
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1 source
5 inquiries
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Police media disclosure has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
11 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (11)
FP56 — Recommendation 56
Recommendation: The following information should always be provided to the Crown: (i) a list of names of all examiners who have examined the mark at SPSA and their opinions as to the mark and the comparison; (ii) whether the complex marks …
No response yet
FP49 — Recommendation 49
Recommendation: The audit trail for a mark should be available to the Crown if requested.
No response yet
FP46 — Recommendation 46
Recommendation: Any image(s) studied by the examiner in making an identification should be provided to the Crown on request together with the remainder of the selection of images.
No response yet
8 — Recommendation Eight
Recommendation: The Inquiry Panel recommends that media awareness be an integral part of training given to newly promoted sergeants and inspectors. We do not see this as something which requires a full training package but rather can be incorporated into supervisor …
No response yet
L77 — Police Media Contact Rule
Recommendation: The simple rule included within the 'Interim ACPO Guidance for Relationships with the Media' should be adopted as good practice. This is: "Police officers and staff should ask: 'am I the person responsible for communicating about this issue and is …
Words of: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Government response to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation, 1 March 2018
Gov response: The Metropolitan Police Service, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and the College of Policing have implemented or are implementing all of the Inquiry’s recommendations in relation to law enforcement. For …
Accepted
L76 — ACPO Media Contact Recording
Recommendation: It should be mandatory for ACPO rank officers to record all of their contact with the media, and for that record to be available publicly for transparency and audit purposes. This record need be no more than a very brief …
Words of: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Government response to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation, 1 March 2018
Gov response: The Metropolitan Police Service, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and the College of Policing have implemented or are implementing all of the Inquiry’s recommendations in relation to law enforcement. For …
Accepted
L75 — Discontinue Off-the-record Term
Recommendation: The term 'off-the-record briefing' should be discontinued. The term 'non-reportable briefing' should be used to cover a background briefing which is not to be reported, and the term 'embargoed briefing' should be used to cover a situation where the content …
Words of: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Government response to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation, 1 March 2018
Gov response: The Metropolitan Police Service, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and the College of Policing have implemented or are implementing all of the Inquiry’s recommendations in relation to law enforcement. For …
Accepted
DM-8 — Guidance on disclosing material to journalists
Recommendation: Guidance should be issued by the Metropolitan Police to enable officers to determine whether it is appropriate, necessary and lawful to disclose investigative material to journalists. That guidance should include a requirement to record by whom, to whom and when …
Words of: Metropolitan Police Service, Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Recommendations Annex, March 2022, published by the Home Office on GOV.UK 22 March 2022
Gov response: - New guidance agreed for the MPS General investigation Policy. - Clearly outlines the exceptional circumstances and the legal considerations when investigative material could be shared with journalists. - Delivery plan prepared for roll out …
Accepted
DM-7 — CPS guidance on disclosure for profit
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Crown Prosecution Service's additional guidance should be amended to include a requirement that the Prosecutor should consider whether the information was disclosed with a view to one or both parties securing future profit from the …
Gov response: No formal government response published. The CPS amended its guidance, ‘Media: Assessing the Public Interest in Cases Affecting the Media’, updated 16 February 2022, but has not stated that the amendment was made in response …
Noted
DM-6 — Guidance on unlawful disclosure recovery options
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Metropolitan Police establish a process to inform police officers about the recovery options available to them when material is unlawfully disclosed.
Words of: Metropolitan Police Service, Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Recommendations Annex, March 2022, published by the Home Office on GOV.UK 22 March 2022
Gov response: - Research completed to establish legal basis for all recovery options. - New guidance for MPS officers and staff complete and delivery plan agreed. - Following consultation with the MPS, the College of Policing has …
Accepted
No update 2+ yrs
MACP-10 — Disclose investigating officers' reports to complainants, subject only to substantial harm test
Recommendation: That Investigating Officers' reports resulting from public complaints should not attract Public Interest Immunity as a class. They should be disclosed to complainants, subject only to the "substantial harm" test for withholding disclosure.
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