Broadwater Farm
01 January 1991
Broadwater Farm
artdoc May=1991
House of Commons written answer 11.12.89 cols.475-6
Mr Bernie Grant asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department
if he will call for a report on the reasons why the inquiry, conducted by
the Police Complaints Authority, into the Broadwater Farm disturbances of
1985 has taken two and half years to Complete.
Mr. Peter Lloyd: Supervision of the investigation of complaints
against the police is the responsibility of the Police Complaints
Authority. The time elapsed is accounted for by the various stages in the
process laid down in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. 1
understand that in this case the investigation, which was carried out by
officers from the Metropolitan police under the supervision of the Police
Complaints Authority, was extremely detailed and wide ranging. All the
papers were considered by the Police Complaints Authority to ensure that
the investigation had been carried out to their satisfaction, and by the
Crown prosecution service to establish whether criminal charges should be
brought against any police officer. There then followed further
consideration by the Police Complaints Authority of the proposals relating
to disciplinary proceedings.