Hillsborough disaster report live: victims and families ‘let down before, during and after the horrific events’
IOPC says 12 police officers would have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct relating to the Hillsborough disaster if they were still servingFull report: 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct casesTimeline: decades seeking justice and changeThe police watchdog in their report...
<p>IOPC says 12 police officers would have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct relating to the Hillsborough disaster if they were still serving</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/02/12-police-officers-would-have-faced-gross-misconduct-cases-over-hillsborough-says-watchdog">Full report: 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/06/hillsborough-disaster-timeline-decades-seeking-justice-and-change">Timeline: decades seeking justice and change</a></p></li></ul><p>The police watchdog in their report has found 110 cases against former officers, including for <strong>“falsehood and prevarication”</strong>, <strong>“discreditable conduct”</strong>, “<strong>abuse of authority”</strong> and <strong>“neglect of duty”.</strong></p><p>The 366-page report marks the culmination of 14 years’ work by the IOPC, <a href="https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/our-work/investigations/hillsborough">which describes it</a> as “the largest independent investigation into alleged police misconduct and criminality ever carried out in England and Wales”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/dec/02/hillsborough-disaster-report-independent-office-for-police-conduct-iopc-latest-news">Continue reading...</a>
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