Editorial standards

Police Brutality UK is an independent public-interest publication. Every article on this site is reviewed by a human moderator before it appears in the public news feed. Automated ingestion never publishes content directly.

Sources we use

• National and local UK news outlets (BBC, Guardian, ITV, regional press, etc.)
• Court reports and published judgments
• IOPC, HMICFRS, and force watchdog publications
• Freedom of Information disclosures
• Public submissions, verified before publication

Verification

Articles must cite at least one verifiable source. Where a story relies on social media or unverified material, this is recorded against the article and the source-reliability badge is shown to readers. Stories naming individual officers go through additional legal review.

Allegations vs findings

We are clear with readers when something is an allegation rather than an official finding. A standing disclaimer appears on every article: allegations remain allegations unless confirmed by court judgments, official findings, or admissions.

Independence

We accept no funding from policing bodies, political parties, or organisations representing them. We carry no advertising on case-related pages.

Updates and archival

Where possible we link to an archived copy of the original source so the record survives if the source is removed. Substantive updates to a published article are timestamped on the page.