How will it work and what are the challenges?

Sima Kotecha

Senior England Reporter

Four police officers stand in a line next to a police van. They are all wearing high visa police vests on black long -long jackets and black caps. The center of the image is a female officer with whom she returns to the camera that connects her brown hair to a bun. Another female officer who looks forward with blonde hair tied into a donut is facing. — Some police officers, BBC sharing of the suspect’s ethnic origin instead of calming them, he said.

The problem in the streets is the increasing tension in communities and the angry scenes other than immigrant hotels – in most cases fed with rumors on social media.

Such moments are what the police chiefs and the government are willing to avoid.

Last summer, the rebellions in England and Northern Ireland were partially triggered by wrong information on social media, which was an illegal immigrant, responsible for the murder of three girls in Southport.

However, in recent months, the police were inconsistent when they explained the ethnic origin of a suspect.

When a car entered a crowd at a bus crossing ceremony for Liverpool FC in the city in May, the police said that a white man was arrested on the incident to neutralize any problems.

However, the Warwickshire police did not come out with details in the beginning of this month. Two men in Nuneaton were accused In connection with the allegation of a 12 -year -old girl rape.

The reform claimed that Men were asylum seekers, and reports claimed that they were Afghan – but this was not confirmed by the police.

This led to allegations of “cover” – something that the Warwickshire police strongly rejected.

The force said that he had followed the guidance of the suspects who did not involve the ethnic origin and immigration of the suspects at that time.

The ongoing discussion led to an update under the guidance of the police on what would be announced when someone is accused of a crime.

The National Police Chiefs Council made recommendations for powers throughout the UK together with the Policing College.

Indicates that they need to think To reveal the suspect’s ethnicity and nationality High profile and precision research and operations.

But how will it work in practice?

An anti -immigration protest in Nuneaton last week – and a counter protest – took place.

Pa Media is a male police officer and stands between two protesters overlooking the shoulder. A tree can be seen on them and some red brick buildings can be seen in the background. The police officer wears a high whiskey jacket and a traditional black police helmet and stops with a neutral expression and his hands were bored in front of him. To his left, a man with a British flag is a group of protesters who spilled on his back. He wears a white T -shirt and black sun cover and has a tattoo case. He has an angry statement and points to the police officer's shoulder in a counter protest. The opposite-Protester holds a yellow sign and looks at the man with a hard expression. He wears a gray blazer and a blue shirt. Besides, there is another opposite protest that shouts with anger wearing a green lid and a blue short sleeve t -shirt. — An anti -immigration protest in Nuneaton last week – and a counter protest – took place.

Guidance says that if someone is arrested, civil servants should only provide the gender and age of the suspect.

The police want to make sure that there is no legal problem explaining more details, and the decision to do it depends on individual forces.

When the suspect is accused, he says that the police can provide their Name, date of birth and address.

This was updated to say that the police should think of revealing the race and nationality.

The BBC realizes that the case will be valid when the case contains a public interest or a serious crime, such as murder, rape or an attack containing a large number of victims.

However, there is no single definition that it constitutes a serious crime and it should be evaluated according to the situation.

Ultimately, deciding what to disclose will depend on the individual police force, but decisions are likely to be based on factors such as local unrest or risk of inflammatory social media rumors.

What are the traps?

Some police officers have concerns that it may be unreasonable to reveal these details.

An metropolitan police officer told the BBC: “To specify whether someone is black or brown, it can feed calm and racism for certain communities instead of being calm.”

Another said that it is important to explain more information than to avoid influencing a future experiment – but it is not possible to reveal a suspect’s race and nationality.

Also, they even give these details even before – when someone is arrested – for example, it is difficult if they feel potential problems in the community.

Immediately after a high -profile, public event, it may be at the highest risk of online speculation and voltage, but a charging decision may not be made for at least one or two days.

The police will have to consider whether there is any legal problem in publishing more information, such as fair trial and innocence assumption and innocence at the point of arrest.

The former chief officer of the Great Manchester police, Sir Peter Fahy, believes that if the police release some details in certain cases, he will cause suspicion and misunderstanding.

“People can create an inappropriate story because they have explained specific information and go down is a dangerous way,” he said.

But he argues that the police are in an impossible situation because social media is moving rapidly and civil servants need to disrupt their mistakes as quickly as possible.

Whether a suspect’s immigration status will emerge will be attached to the Ministry of Interior.

However, some police officers are worried that this may cause tension between government and police chiefs.

“Police should be a job for police officers, not ministers.”

The new guidance is not yet permanent, but the official source of the official professional practice for policing is currently reviewing the authorized professional application (APP).