Tag: guidance
Police get new guidance on releasing suspects’ ethnicity
Police will be encouraged to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations under new guidance, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) says. It is hoped the change will reduce the risk to public safety where there are high levels of misinformation about an incident or in cases of significant…
Greens call for single-sex guidance to be withdrawn
Interim guidance on single-sex spaces is “ill-considered and impractical” and should be withdrawn, the Green Party has said. Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer told the BBC the guidance puts trans people at risk of discrimination, while Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said there were questions over how it would be enforced. Asked if the…
HHS will review guidance on the addition of fluoride to drinking water
By Alana Wise The Department of Health and Human Services is directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make new recommendations on the addition of fluoride to U.S. water sources. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blamed the fluoridation of water for a number of health problems. The agency is directing the…