§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will discuss with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis the manner in which details of police inquiry are released to the media; if he will take steps to ensure that, in the case of death, no such details are released until the next of kin are officially informed; if he will issue new guidelines to Association of Chief Police Officers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has established an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the divulging of information to the media in the tragic case my hon. Friend may have in mind. We shall consider in the light of the report of that inquiry if there are matters which should be pursued centrally.