Broadwater Farm and the media
01 January 1991
Broadwater Farm and the media
artdoc May=1991
House of Commons written answer 11.12.89 cols 475-6
Mr. Bernie Grant: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police for
the Metropolis as to why no black or minority ethnic press or media were
represented in the media group that accompanied the police on the raid on
Broadwater Farm on 29 September; what plans the police have for inviting
the non-white press and media to accompany them on such raids in future:
and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd: The planning of such operations is a matter for the
commissioner and his senior colleagues. Invitations to the media are an
important part of the commissioner's policy of encouraging greater public
understanding of police operations, and are an example of the
accountability of the police to the public. Decisions on representation
on individual operations are taken in the light of circumstances and with
a view to effective coverage for all parts of the community.