The police have changed their approach to a phone hacking incident that could affect Andy Coulson. Coulson, the media adviser for the Prime Minister, was previously an editor for the News of the World.
The police have taken steps to halt the flow of information that could implicate high-ranking journalists at the News of the World. Changes in policy might have significant implications for Andy Coulson.
The police have announced they will no longer provide public figures with information about phone hacking. This decision relates to data, computer records, and tapes seized from Glenn Mulcaire, a private detective.
It is suspected that the data implicates senior journalists in a phone hacking incident. Allegedly, these journalists instructed Mulcaire to investigate well-known individuals, including politicians and sports stars. Police recently admitted they did not fully investigate the data during their initial inquiry.
The police have stated they will not continue investigating the data. When judges ruled that the information should be accessible for court cases, parts of the data were redacted, making it impossible to identify the journalists who directed Mulcaire.
Until the recent policy change, the police provided summaries to public figures containing information that mentioned their names. Scotland Yard reported that 194 people had requested summaries of the data related to their activities.
