Baroness Nuala O'Loan:

I am all in favour of openness but I agree with the Commissioner about the management of information, especially to prevent disinformation. I think of a case, for example, where somebody at an incident scene said that something had happened and described the incident scene in a particular way. That was reported very widely. It subsequently transpired that the officer who made that statement had not been fully informed and when all the information became available, there were then suggestions of a cover-up. I would hesitate to go towards the freedom to speak to the media to the extent that the witness is suggesting.