§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of the Police Complaints Authority and staff have been assigned to investigate the shooting of Diarmuid O'Neill in each month since September 1996; and how many staff hours were expended each month. [48366]
§ Mr. MichaelOne member of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) and one caseworker have been assigned to this case since it was referred to the PCA for supervision of the investigation in September 1995. The PCA does not record its staff time expended on individual cases.
In accordance with standard practice, the investigation by the Metropolitan Police into the shooting of Mr. O'Neill was deferred until the completion in December last year of criminal proceedings against those arrested in the same operation.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the Police Complaints Authority to complete its investigation into the shooting of Diarmuid O'Neill; and when he expects the family will be notified of the full circumstances of his death. [48367]
§ Mr. MichaelI understand that the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) expects the investigation to be completed by the end of August. The Crown Prosecution Service and the PCA will then consider whether any criminal or disciplinary proceedings should be brought against any of those involved in the case.
A police report on Mr. O'Neill's death will also be submitted to the coroner. The coroner's inquest will inquire into the cause of death and the circumstances in which it occurred, unless these have already been established by criminal proceedings following the PCA investigation.