Lancashire Police will not face action over its disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s personal information after she went missing, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said. A separate report published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on Tuesday also said its investigation into an officer’s contact with Ms Bulley prior to her disappearance identified two areas of learning.
The force came faced a lot of criticism after the 45-year-old’s body was pulled from the River Wyre in Lancashire on February 19. It had by that point been more than three weeks after she was last seen on January 27, Manchester Evening News reports.
In a statement, the ICO said it had concluded its investigation and informed police it would not be taking any enforcement action. ICO’s deputy commissioner of regulatory policy Emily Keaney said: “This was an important piece of work around a high-profile case.
