Rights of Accused
Commons · Question 82192 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of allowing police forces to release details of a suspect's (a) ethnicity, (b) nationality and (c) immigration status on the fairness of subsequent
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 30 Oct 2025
The Home Office does not direct operational policing decisions, including those related to the disclosure of information about a person suspected or charged with committing an offence. These matters rightly fall under the purview of Chief Constables.The m...