Chief Officer contact with the media

Here you will find a register of any contact between Chief Officers and media representatives that does not result in media coverage.

The vast majority of contact between officers and the media is planned and in relation to specific incidents or issues, where they may be interviewed or quoted to give their view. Such contact is not recorded in this log, as it is already available and transparent through quotes included in News Releases issued by Dorset Police and/or in resulting media coverage.

This log would record any interactions that take less formally or are unplanned, such as media being invited for an Editors' briefing or Chief Officers speaking to journalists at a civic event.

A record is made of any contact in the same way Hospitality is recorded. Any contact will be released on a quarterly basis, and listed below.

Please note: This process was started in June 2016 in response to recommendations in the Leveson Report.

Date	Location	Name of media organisation	Topic of conversation	Rank
20/10/16	Telephone interview	Dorset Echo	ONS Crime Stats	DCC
20/10/16	Telephone interviews	Wessex FM	ONS Crime Stats	DCC
05/12/17	Poole Police Station	Bournemouth Echo, ITV Meridian, BBC South Today	Meet the editors event	ACC
05/12/17	HQ Winfrith	Dorset Echo, Wessex FM, Ridgeway Radio, BBC Spotlight	Meet the editors	ACC
08/03/18	Telephone interview	BBC Radio Solent	International Women's Day and women in policing	CC
23/03/18	Live TV Interview at London Sky studio	Sky News	Coercive and controlling domestic abuse	DCC
04/04/18	Telephone interviews	Heart FM	Chief Constable retirement	CC
06/04/18	Telephone interviews	Radio Solent	Chief Constable retirement	CC
10/04/18	Telephone interviews	Wessex FM	New Chief Constable	CC
11/04/18	Telephone interviews	Radio Solent	Number of police officers	CC
13/04/18	Telephone interviews	Bournemouth Echo	New Chief Constable	CC

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