Police forces should consider disclosing the nationality and/or ethnicity of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.
After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so.
