HC Deb 27 November 2000 vol 357 c447W
Mr. Mackinlay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he has taken following the judgment given by Judge Harvey Crush at Maidstone Crown court on trials consequent upon Operation Nectarine. [140375]

Mr. Charles Clarke

This is a matter for the Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary and the Director of Public Prosecutions. However, I understand that, due to concerns about the outcome of this case, they have both instigated internal reviews of the conduct of Operation Nectarine which will establish lessons to be learned and implications in respect of future similar prosecutions.