The new guidelines could make it much harder for journalists to cover cases including domestic or sexual abuse, violent attacks and robbery
Rebecca Camber, chair of the Crime Reporters Association, said: “We fear this guidance could usher in a new chilling era of secret justice. This would allow police forces to cherry-pick what criminal charges they release.
The Society of Editors, which represents about 400 national and regional media companies, said any changes to the College of Policing’s guidelines must “strengthen” rather than “restrict” the public’s right to know. “A successful working relationship between the police and the media remains essential to policing legitimacy in the UK and the society remains in dialogue with the College of Policing to reverse these draconian proposals and strengthen, rather than restrict, the public’s right to know.”
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