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04/01/2012
End Of 'Hospitality And Alcohol' Between Police And Media
An inquiry into the relationship between the police and the media has called for an end to meetings with "hospitality and alcohol".
The inquiry by Elizabeth Filkin found there was a "range of problems" in the relationship between the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the media and that much needed to be done to make necessary improvements.
Commissioned by Sir Paul Stephenson prior to his resignation, the investigation reviewed the relationship between the MPS and the media with information taken from some 137 people, including those from the MPS, Metropolitan Police Authority, journalists, newspaper editors, people in business and politicians.
New Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe said he knew the MPS' relationship with the media needed to change and that the findings would help identify areas that needed consideration.
"The relationship we have with the media is an important one, we want to be as open and transparent as possible with the press because we are a public service and we need to be held to account, and we need the press and the public to help us prevent and detect crime," the Commissioner said. He added: "But there should be no more secret conversations, there should be no more improper contact - that which is of selfish not public interest. Meetings will no longer be enhanced by hospitality and alcohol."
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Filkin said that a free press is essential to a democracy as it can provide scrutiny of public institutions, such as the MPS, and is essential in providing information about what the police do.
“It is critical for policing legitimacy that the MPS are as open and transparent as they can be and the media plays an important part in this. On occasions the MPS has not been open enough in providing the right information to the public.”
(DW)
The inquiry by Elizabeth Filkin found there was a "range of problems" in the relationship between the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the media and that much needed to be done to make necessary improvements.
Commissioned by Sir Paul Stephenson prior to his resignation, the investigation reviewed the relationship between the MPS and the media with information taken from some 137 people, including those from the MPS, Metropolitan Police Authority, journalists, newspaper editors, people in business and politicians.
New Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe said he knew the MPS' relationship with the media needed to change and that the findings would help identify areas that needed consideration.
"The relationship we have with the media is an important one, we want to be as open and transparent as possible with the press because we are a public service and we need to be held to account, and we need the press and the public to help us prevent and detect crime," the Commissioner said. He added: "But there should be no more secret conversations, there should be no more improper contact - that which is of selfish not public interest. Meetings will no longer be enhanced by hospitality and alcohol."
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Filkin said that a free press is essential to a democracy as it can provide scrutiny of public institutions, such as the MPS, and is essential in providing information about what the police do.
“It is critical for policing legitimacy that the MPS are as open and transparent as they can be and the media plays an important part in this. On occasions the MPS has not been open enough in providing the right information to the public.”
(DW)
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