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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

Police behind Nicola Bulley search face two investigations

The body of Nicola Bulley was found on Sunday.
The body of Nicola Bulley was found on Sunday by walkers after a 23-day police search in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

The police force behind the search for Nicola Bulley is facing two investigations into its handling of the case amid further criticism of its release of highly personal details about the missing mother-of-two.

The College of Policing, the national policing standards body, is to launch a wide-ranging independent review of Lancashire constabulary’s investigation. The Lancashire police and crime commissioner, Andrew Snowden, said he ordered the review because “there remain questions” about how the force had handled the high-profile search.

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