§ 80. Mr. Edenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied that there is sufficient control over the communication of information 150W to the Press by Scotland Yard, and that no injury can be caused to innocent persons as a result of their doing so.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerIt is a disciplinary offence for a member of a police force to communicate information to the Press without proper authority. When consideration is given, in accordance with the Commissioner's orders, to the grant of such authority in the Metropolitan Police, the possibility of injury to an innocent person is always a primary consideration.