Lancashire Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the contact the force had with Nicola Bulley proper to her disappearance.
It was revealed that officers attended her family home in Inskip on January 10 - 17 days before she went missing, on January 27. It was confirmed that this was a welfare visit and that no arrests were made.
The police watchdog has said it is 'assessing the available information' following the referral to decide whether an investigation is required into the contact police had with Nicola earlier in January.
