The report is expected to contain a ‘sizeable chapter’ on police corruption and has been delayed while the Home Office decides whether to redact parts of it, which Daniel’s family described as a ‘kick in the teeth’.
The government has been accused of interfering with a report on the unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan more than 30 years ago with an ‘unnecessary’ last-minute review.
But the panel said it had already worked extensively with lawyers to ensure its report met all legal obligations and allowed a specialist Metropolitan Police team to check it for ‘potential security risks’. Despite five police inquiries and an inquest, no one has ever been brought to trial, with the Met Police admitting police corruption hampered the original murder investigation.In a statement on Tuesday, the panel added: ‘A review of this nature has not been raised previously in the eight years since the panel was set up by then-home secretary Theresa May in 2013.
‘A senior specialist Metropolitan Police team, subject to strict non-disclosure agreements, also reviewed all relevant parts of the near final report as part of a security check governed by an agreed protocol with the Metropolitan Police.It added: ‘The panel’s terms of reference drawn up in 2013 and a management statement agreed to by the secretary to the panel and the Home Office in 2014, outline the responsibilities of the Home Secretary in relation to the Panel’s work.
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