Steve Rotheram – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Rotheram on 2014-04-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces (a) handed over evidence relating to the Hillsborough disaster and (b) contacted the Independent Police Complaints Commission to inform it that they did not have any evidence relating to the Hillsborough disaster.

Mrs Theresa May

I wrote to all Chief Constables in England and Wales on 4 March 2014 to request
that all police forces search their records to establish whether they possess
any material that relates to the Hillsborough tragedy. The purpose of the
letter was to assist the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and
Operation Resolve in recovering any material which had not already been
provided. I understand that all forces have now responded to the IPCC and I am
aware that the IPCC is currently assessing these responses. I am expecting a full
report from them in due course.