Avon and Somerset Police has been reprimanded by the police watchdog after a man attempted to take his own life when allegations of sexual abuse were made public on social media.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) identified "organisational learning" and told the force it needs to amend its policy so all suspects in cases of alleged child sexual abuse or exploitation are provided with the same level of suicide risk assessment, regardless of whether they attend voluntarily or are brought into custody.
The IOPC said: "We identified organisational learning from a death or serious injury review.
