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The Latest Breaking News from the College of Policing

Nicola Bulley police review criticises force for revealing missing mother’s health struggles

Lancashire Police’s disclosure of personal information was ‘avoidable and unnecessary’, finds report

The Independent UK

Review criticises police for disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s health struggles

The review found that Lancashire Police had lost control of the public narrative at an early stage.

The Independent UK

Boy, 13, confronted by armed police after water pistol mistaken for real gun

The boy was knocked off his bike by a police van and handcuffed during the incident in east London in July.

The Independent UK

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Police ordered to investigate every theft and follow every ‘reasonable’ lead in solving crimes

Home secretary says she expects ‘radical change’ in way forces tackle so-called ‘low-level’ criminality such as theft, shoplifting and criminal damage

The Independent UK

Police pledge to pursue any ‘reasonable’ lead to improve investigations

The Home Secretary urged forces to properly investigate crimes like theft or criminal damage which have been wrongly treated as ‘less important’.

The Independent UK

Police vetting strengthened after Couzens and Carrick cases – Home Office

The College of Policing’s Vetting Code of Practice has been updated, replacing the 2017 Code.

The Independent UK

What happened to Nicola Bulley? All we know about the Lancashire mother-of-two’s death

Nicola Bulley, a mortgage adviser, went missing in January sparking a high profile police search - now officers have returned to the scene months later

The Independent UK

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What happened to Nicola Bulley? All we know about the Lancashire mother-of-two’s death

Nicola Bulley, a mortgage adviser, went missing in January sparking a high profile police search - now officers have returned to the scene months later

The Independent UK

Police officer jailed for sexual assault and indecent messages sent to cadets

Adnan Ali sexually assaulted three victims, aged between 15 and 18, and sent sexual messages which were ‘bordering on relentless’.

The Independent UK

Gaia Pope’s family angry at lack of police and health reforms a year after inquest

Relatives of Dorset teenager say some organisations have only made minor tweaks after coroner’s findings

The Guardian - UK

Two watchdogs clear Lancashire Police over Nicola Bulley misconduct

The police and the media were heavily criticised by the family of the 45-year-old mum

Liverpool Echo

Independent review underway into Nicola Bulley investigation

The review, announced in February, and commissioned by Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden, is being carried out by the College of Policing

Manchester Evening News

The police are curbing free speech, and it’s not just at the behest of the right

The crackdown on coronation day is the latest example of the Met and other forces overstepping the mark

The Guardian - UK

Police review treatment of flashing after alarm over Wayne Couzens case

Police failed to catch Wayne Couzens for flashing days before he murdered Sarah Everard

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Police reviewing how it treats indecent exposure after Wayne Couzens scandal

College of Policing, covering England and Wales, to examine study which shows 25% of offenders go on to carry out further or more serious crimes

The Independent UK

Child strip-search report findings deeply concerning, says policing minister

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it shares concerns about the ‘widespread and serious failings across police forces’.

The Independent UK

Police rejecting crime suspects rule change is ‘huge victory’ for press freedom

The Society of Editors has welcomed the move by a police body to reject the rule change which would have kept names of suspects secret.

Manchester Evening News

Police reject rules changes that would have kept names of suspects secret

Crime reporters had warned the changes could usher in a “new chilling era of secret justice"

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The Guardian - UK

Do not expect privacy if charged with a crime, says police standards body

College of Policing statement comes after ICO proposes forces across England and Wales no longer ‘should’ name those charged

The Guardian - UK

Metropolitan police chiefs must face up to institutional failings

Letters: Readers criticise the response of senior officers to a damning report on racism, homophobia and misogyny in the Met

The Independent UK

Police reject rules changes which would have kept names of suspects secret

Media bosses had raised concerns over proposed changes to the College of Policing guidance.

The Independent UK

Police open to consultation with media over plans to keep suspects’ names secret

Crime reporters raised concerns that new guidelines could make it much harder for journalists to cover criminal cases.

Nottingham Post

It’s vital police forces continue to name charged suspects - for everyone

A proposed change to media guidelines from the College of Policing could be a step backwards

Daily Mirror

Suspected murderers and rapists could have names withheld from public under new guidance

The draft advice tells police forces that defendants “can be named”, rather than current guidelines saying they “should be named” unless in exceptional circumstances

The Independent UK

Police must reject rules which would withhold names of suspects – media chiefs

Proposals by the College of Policing would see police forces no longer automatically name people charged with some crimes, including child sex abuse.

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