Letter from the Home Secretary to Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, dated 15 June 2021 (accessible)
Updated 15 June 2023
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From:
Home Secretary
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
www.gov.uk/home-office
To:
Cressida Dick
Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis
New Scotland Yard
Victoria Embankment
London
SW1A 2JL
15 June 2021
Dear Cressida,
Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
I am today publishing the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel. This has been a significant undertaking by the panel over the past 8 years, providing an exhaustive account of the tragic circumstances surrounding Daniel’s murder. I hope that the efforts of the panel provide some comfort to Daniel’s family.
The report is damning. It finds that examples of corrupt behaviour were not limited to the first investigation, that the Metropolitan Police made a litany of mistakes, and that this irreparably damaged the chances of a successful prosecution of Daniel Morgan’s murder.
I would be grateful if you could provide me with your response to the panel’s specific recommendations, as well as the wider findings, as soon as practically possible.
This afternoon I will also ask Sir Tom Winsor to consider whether HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services can look into the concerning issues raised. I will be in touch regarding this in due course.
Rt Hon Priti Patel MP