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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.