What A Tangled Web

8:45PM BST 01 May 2013

Warwickshire Police 'open justice' row after charged officer not named

"A police force appeared to abandon the concept of open justice tonight when it refused to name a suspect charged with theft after quietly changing its policy.

Warwickshire Police said the policy was “recently” introduced in the wake of the Leveson inquiry into press standards.

Warwickshire Police declined to name a retired officer who was charged with stealing £113,000 from the constabulary's former headquarters in Leek Wooton.

Critics attacked the development, understood to be the first such move by any police force in the country, arguing it undermined the UK's principle of open justice."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10031971/Warwickshire-Police-open-justice-row-after-charged-officer-not-named.html

02 May 2013

Warwickshire Police revise controversial decision

"Warwickshire Police has revised its position on naming people who have been charged and are due to stand trial and apologised for not naming a former officer accused of theft."

http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=16218

02 May 2013

ACPO position on naming people who have been charged

"We advise forces, working with the CPS, to name those who have been charged

ACPO lead on communications, Chief Constable Andy Trotter, said: “We advise forces, working with the CPS, to name those who have been charged and that position will not change.

“When an individual has been arrested our current guidance is not to name them and we will only release the name for the prevention or detection of crime, or if there is a serious public interest.

“ACPO is working on new guidance to provide clear direction to avoid inconsistencies where some police forces confirm details of an arrested individual if journalists have gathered the information from other sources. “This does not affect what media themselves choose to publish.”"

http://www.acpo.presscentre.com/Press-Releases/ACPO-position-on-naming-people-who-have-been-charged-219.aspx

Stuart Hall - editors point to need for arrested suspects to be named

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/may/02/ukcrime-editors

Why keeping suspects' identities secret is against the public interest 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/may/03/police-national-newspapers 

Warwickshire police blames cuts for naming policy U-turn

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10035321/Warwickshire-police-blames-cuts-for-naming-policy-U-turn.html

Police are in a quandary over the naming of suspects 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/media-blog/2013/may/03/police-name-suspects-privacy

Leveson adviser attacks 'chilling' secret arrests: Liberties campaigner says police must not withhold names of suspects

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319162/Leveson-adviser-attacks-chilling-secret-arrests-Liberties-campaigner-says-police-withhold-names-suspects.html

If sex offenders are named [they are], victims [complainants] will come forward [they do]


http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/05/rape-accused-dont-need-anonymity

Police are urged to abandon ‘sinister’ secret arrests plan

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3756241.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_05_03

Politicians' blueprint for Press regulation on hold to give more time for consideration of industry alternative

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319193/Politicians-blueprint-Press-regulation-hold-time-consideration-industry-alternative.html

Naming suspects

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3756863.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_05_05

Arrested suspects MUST be named says ex-Met chief: Secrecy in the wake of Leveson is not in interest of justice, says Lord Blair

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319978/Arrested-suspects-MUST-named-says-ex-Met-chief-Secrecy-wake-Leveson-justice-says-Lord-Blair.html

Suspects will be named when charged after review

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Suspects-will-be-named-when-charged-after-review-20130506110927.htm

Cuts blamed for police secrecy

http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/regional/cuts-blamed-for-police-secrecy-1-5058044

Police should still name charged suspects 

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=22872

Roy Greenslade: Treading a fine line between privacy and the right to know

http://www.standard.co.uk/business/media/roy-greenslade-treading-a-fine-line-between-privacy-and-the-right-to-know-8607574.html

Arrests - is it possible to publish names without mud sticking?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/may/08/jimmy-savile-police

Anonymity for sex offence suspects?

http://www.u.tv/Entertainment/Should-sex-offenders-have-anonymity/5862f808-13d1-4347-9414-079f8f3b82db

News: “Secret Arrests” Opinion Poll: Public agrees with Leveson, ACPO and the Judges

http://inforrm.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/news-secret-arrests-opinion-poll-public-agrees-with-leveson-acpo-and-the-judges/

Law column: Secret Justice……again

http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2013/news/law-column-secret-justice-again/

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Suspects should have right to anonymity at arrest - Theresa May

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22548065

Arrest anonymity not simple, says PM David Cameron

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22549866

'Arrests anonymity' - is it really a denial of press freedom?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/may/16/police-press-freedom

Police chiefs prepare to defy Cameron and May by imposing ban on naming suspects

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325828/Police-chiefs-prepare-defy-Cameron-May-imposing-ban-naming-suspects.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Secret arrest plans in disarray

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10064781/Secret-arrest-plans-in-disarray.html

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New plans for secret arrests introduced

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10069699/New-plans-for-secret-arrests-introduced.html

The police should not be shielded from scrutiny

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/10070899/The-police-should-not-be-shielded-from-scrutiny.html

Arrested suspects ''should get anonymity''

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=22986

UK arrest guidelines are a shift towards secrecy

http://www.indexoncensorship.org/tag/acpo/

DPP sides with campaign groups over suspect anonymity

http://www.theopinionsite.org/dpp-sides-with-campaign-groups-over-suspect-anonymity/

Innocent until proven guilty

http://www.crimeline.info/news/innocent-until-proven-guilty

In defence of the innocent

http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/in-defence-of-the-innocent/3005066.article