Please help me explain sentences "One officer close to the negotiations told the newspaper: 'The ability for police to be able to speak in confidence and with confidence to doctors would assist us."

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Please help me explain sentences "One officer close to the negotiations told the newspaper: 'The ability for police to be able to speak in confidence and with confidence to doctors would assist us." Please help me explain the meaning of the paragraph above. I'm so confused about the phrase" close to" and the last sentences I read this from the article above http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/70333/police-want-teenage-girls-sexual-health-data-to-help-crack-down-on-child-sex-grooming

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In news reports, they often use a shortened form of english. The full sentence would be: "One officer, who was close to the negotiations, told the newspaper:" but it's a bit long to say when speaking, so we shorten it to : one office (who was) close to the negotiations said: this is a very common style of language seen in news reports, either spoken or written.

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