How will it work and what are the challenges?

Simma Kotcha

Senior Britain correspondent

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Trouble on the roads, increasing stress in communities, and angry scenes outside immigration hotels – in many cases fuel from rumors on social media.

There are such moments that the police chief and are eager to escape the government.

In the last summer, the riots of England and Northern Ireland were partially triggered by misinformation on social media, stating that the person responsible for killing three girls in Southport was an illegal migrant.

But in recent months, the police have been inconsistent when they have revealed the ethnicity of a suspect.

When a car entered a crowd in a bus parade for Liverpool FC in the city in May, the police was in a hurry to say that a white man was arrested on the incident.

But the Warvikshire Police was not doing this with details earlier this month Two people were accused in Nuneaton In connection with the alleged rape of a 12 -year -old girl.

The reform UK claimed that men were the refugee, and reports suggested that they were Afghans – but it was not confirmed by the police.

Due to this, “cover -up” claimed – some Warvikshire police rejected fiercely.

The force said that it simply followed the police guidance, which did not involve the disclosure of the caste and immigration status of the suspects at that time.

The ongoing debate has made an update under the police guidance that what is revealed when someone is accused of crime.

The National Police Chiefs Council, along with the College of Policing, has come to the entire UK with advice for the army.

It tells that they should consider Suspect’s ethnicity and nationality revealed In high-profile and sensitive investigation and operation.

But how will it work in behavior?

An anti -immigration protest – and a counter protest – occurred in Nunton last week because the alleged ‘cover -up’ had increased tension, which was strictly denied by the police

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The current guidance states that when someone is arrested, the authorities should only provide suspicious sex and age.

The police want to ensure that there are no legal issues revealing more details, and the decision to do so is dependent on individual forces.

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

It has been updated to say that the police should consider disclosing the race and nationality.

The BBC understands that this will apply when the matter is of public interest or it involves serious crime – such as murder, rape, or involvement involving many victims.

However, there is no definition of forming a serious offense and this will require assessment based on the case-by-case.

Ultimately, it will depend on the individual police force to decide what it reveals, but the decision is likely to be based on factors such as local disturbance or exposure to inflammatory social media rumors.

What are the disadvantages?

There is concerns among some police officers that it may be a counter -protest to disclose these details.

A metropolitan police officer told the BBC: “Whether someone is black or brown can fuel far away from some communities and fuel to racism, rather than to calm it down.”

Another said that it was important not to disclose more information than necessary to avoid affecting future testing – although it is unlikely to do so by disclosing a suspect race and nationality.

It is already dependent on the force whether they give these details before or not – such as when someone is arrested – if for example they feel possible trouble in the community.

A high-profile, can occur immediately after the public event when the risk of online speculation and stress is the highest, but a charging decision cannot be taken for at least one or two days.

The police will need to assess whether there are any legal issues in issuing more information at the point of arrest, such as the right to testing and innocence, as well as the right to privacy of the suspect.

Sir Peter Fhi, former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, believes that this would be the cause of doubt and misunderstanding if the police issues some details in some cases and no others.

“People can create a story that is not true because they have revealed some information and it is a dangerous road to go down,” he said.

But they argue that the police is in an impossible situation as social media is moving fast, and authorities need to reduce lies as soon as possible.

It will be up to the office of the house whether the immigration situation of the suspect will be revealed.

But some police officers are worried that this may cause tension between the government and the police chiefs.

A senior police officer said: “There should be a job for policing police officers and not for ministers.”

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