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The government should act now to stop the police destruction of archived evidence | Letters

Edward Rees KC and Dr Keith Flett express their outrage at the actions of Northumbria police in destroying files on the Battle of OrgreaveI had the privilege of representing two of the striking miners indicted for riot following events at the Orgreave coke plant near Sheffield in June 1984. In April last year, shortly before the election of a Labour party that was known to be promising a public inquiry, Northumbria police destroyed “two boxes containing documents/records in relation to the miners’ strike and Orgreave” (Northumbria police destroy Battle of Orgreave and other miners’ strike files, 24 June). The force claims to have done so because the records “were outside of the retention period” and that the destruction was “in line with force policy and the Data Protection Act 2018”. It is not presently known if any of the other forces deployed at Orgreave have also destroyed documents.The “authorised professional practice” issued by the College of Policing in 2023 in relation to review, retention and disposal of material that has “historical value and enduring public interest” or which may be required “for academic ... or statistical purposes” is that such material “should be archived”, irrespective of the fact that the retention period has expired. Moreover, the Data Protection Act and its regulations expressly allow for the retention of such material. Continue reading...

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