The way personal information was released by police about Nicola Bulley was “sexist” and a “dreadful error”, the former victims’ commissioner has said.
Lancashire Police have come under heavy criticism for revealing the details about the missing mother's “vulnerabilities” in the weeks before her disappearance that they say made her “high risk”. They later added in a statement that she had been struggling with alcohol issues and the menopause, and had stopped taking HRT medication.
The Information Commissioner has launched a probe about the police's decision to disclose Nicola's personal health information, saying in a statement today that he will 'be asking Lancashire Police to set out how they reached the decision to disclose this information'. The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has also demanded an 'explanation' over the revelations.
