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UIN 201403

Media: Criminal Investigation

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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13 October 2023

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23 October 2023 · Answer

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23 October 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will commission research on the potential impact of media reporting on suspects under criminal investigation who have not been charged on the (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing of such in

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  1. 13 October 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will commission research on the potential impact of media reporting on suspects under criminal investigation who have not been charged on the (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing of such in

    Source: Commons

  2. 23 October 2023

    Answer

    Media reporting on suspects who have not been charged is constrained by the law of contempt, by revised College of Policing guidance on when it is appropriate for the police to name suspects, and by the reasonable expectation, established by past legal ac...

    Source: Written answer

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