Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 December (HL Deb, col. 1064), for how long the College of Policing's authorised professional practice on media relations has been in preparation; when it will be published; and whether a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.

The College of Policing is developing new Authorised Professional Practice (APP) guidance on media relations. Consultation on the new APP ran from May-July 2016. Responses are being analysed and the guidance is due for publication in early 2017, once it has been through the College’s approval process. A copy will be placed in the Library of the House.