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Forensic analysis of Daniel Morgan's diary

Daniel Morgan Panel · The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · Issued 15 June 2021 · Addressed to: Metropolitan Police Service

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation, Volume 1

The Panel has received advice from an independent forensic science expert it consulted, Dr Kathryn Mashiter that useful work could still be carried out on this document. It therefore recommends that the Metropolitan Police considers the operational benefits of submitting the diary for a forensic handwriting analysis in order to ascertain whether the entries were made by Daniel Morgan, as well as ESDA testing to ascertain if there is evidence of writing by someone other than Daniel Morgan.

Daniel Morgan Panel, The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · 15 Jun 2021 Source PDF →

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Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Status as of Government Response (June 2023): Completed.

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Government response (2023-06-22): Accepted Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-daniel-morgan-report/government-response-to-the-report-of-the-daniel-morgan-independent-panel Text: The MPS were tasked to undertake further work related to the investigation and provided outcomes in its response to the recommendations. This included conducting additional forensic analysis, the results of which have since been communicated to Daniel's family. Progress update (2023-06-22): Completed Status as of Government Response (June 2023): Completed Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-daniel-morgan-report
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Response — verbatim from government

●Metropolitan Police Service

The MPS were tasked to undertake further work related to the investigation and provided outcomes in its response to the recommendations. This included conducting additional forensic analysis, the results of which have since been communicated to Daniel's family.

Metropolitan Police Service · 22 Jun 2023 Written response →

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