Metropolitan Police Response to the Committee's Third Report: Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service
- HC No.
- HC 742
- Published
- 2 Feb 2016
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- No government response is linked to this report.
Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Police investigations and the role of the CPS
Closed
Opened 13 Oct 2015
Closed 23 May 2016
Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Commons Home Affairs Committee says the Metropolitan Police Service was wrong to be influenced by a fear of "media criticism and public cynicism" in its handling of the Lord Brittan case. It says this is not a proper basis for police decisions on whether to proceed with an investigation, which should be considered in a wholly objective manner, based solely on the evidence. The Committee believes that errors of judgement were made in this case and that the MPS should take steps to ensure that its future decision-making is not influenced improperly by its perceptions of potential public criticism. Government and CPS responses CPS Response: Police investigations and the role of the CPS Met Police Response: Police investigations and the role of the CPS [Inquiry previously named 'The Investigation into the late Lord Brittan']
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 13 October 2015.
The committee has published 2 reports, most recently Metropolitan Police Response to the Committee's Third Report: Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service on 2 February 2016.
The government's response to each report
Metropolitan Police Response to the Committee's Third Report: Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service
No government response is linked to this report.
3rd Report - Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service
No government response is linked to this report.
Reports
- Metropolitan Police Response to the Committee's Third Report: Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service2 February 2016
- 3rd Report - Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service20 November 2015
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 21 October 2015
Recent activity
- Metropolitan Police Response to the Committee's Third Report: Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service2 February 2016, Report published
- CPS Response to the Committee's Third Report: Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service12 January 2016, Correspondence
- 3rd Report - Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service20 November 2015, Report published
Recommendations and conclusions 0 shown
No recommendations or conclusions are indexed for this inquiry yet.
Reports
3rd Report - Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service
- HC No.
- HC 534
- Published
- 20 Nov 2015
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- No government response is linked to this report.
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2015 |
Oral evidence session
No witnesses recorded
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2016 | Not recorded | CPS Response to the Committee's Third Report: Police investigations and the role of the Crown Prosecution Service |
| 16 Oct 2015 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to Tom Watson MP, 13 October 2015 |
| 16 Oct 2015 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, 13 October 2015 |