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Post by notanimby on Aug 17, 2014 5:37:02 GMT -1
I thought, in Scotland anyway, that polis don't name a suspect in any case until an arrest's been made? to quote big tam - not neshasharily................it is an element of standard practice but notice how they drop it when a manhunt is on for someone - they'll show his picture and name him and they haven't been arrested yet, obviously as they're still looking for him
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Post by notanimby on Aug 17, 2014 5:42:43 GMT -1
ACPO guidelines - England & Wales ONLY - suppose Scotland will have similar ACPO guidelines on police naming of suspects The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) issued a set of guidelines to the police on this subject. The guidelines stated that the police should not generally provide the names of people under investigation to the media. If they do not actually identify the suspect, the police are allowed to give some details such as age, occupation or where the suspect is from. The ACPO guidelines also state that once an individual has been charged then the police can and will identify them to the media, usually providing name, age and occupation. There are certain exceptions; for instance this applies to adults (see other articles for juveniles). The official release of this information will include details of the charge and subsequent court appearances. In what it terms ‘exceptional circumstances’, the ACPO guidelines accept that police may release the name of a suspect prior to a charge, if it is in the public interest to do so. Moreover, when a media organisation has already discovered the suspect’s name through investigative journalism and seek confirmation of it, the police are permitted to confirm the name. www.inbrief.co.uk/media-law/media-identification-of-suspects.htmIn the rolf harris case, they didnt provide his name just age, occupation and location - obviously it didnae ned sherlock holmes to work out who - no doubt cliffy boy would have been the same
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Post by notanimby on Aug 17, 2014 14:10:13 GMT -1
We're all going on a summer holiday.......
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 18:10:56 GMT -1
Hmmm.
Cliff's not been arrested. He's coming to UKE to be questioned under caution. If he's hurt someone, then he should be punished, no question.
I still say trial by media is wrong though, whether a 'celebrity' or an ordinary citizen.
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