Policing minister Diana Johnson says government wants a suspect’s nationality and ethnicity released in most cases
New police guidance on releasing suspects’ ethnicity and migration status
Disinformation could still spread around suspects arrested under new guidance for police, a minister has said, reports the PA news agency.
Police forces have been told to share suspects’ ethnicity and nationality with the public after authorities were accused of covering up offences carried out by asylum seekers, and after riots following the Southport murders which were partly fuelled by social media disinformation.
(Disinformation) is a bigger problem for society, I think, but in terms of particular individuals, what normally happens is at charge, information is released. That’s what’s happened before.
We were very supportive of being as open and as transparent as possible and this interim guidance will set out that on charge, usually name and addresses are given.
We also, in most cases, will want to see nationality or ethnicity given as well. This goes back to last year and what happened, that appalling atrocity in Southport.
To date, it’s not something that the Home Office comment on in terms of asylum applications that are made by individuals.
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Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2025-08-13 08:48:00
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