§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to date is of the inquiry by Bedfordshire police into the Metropolitan Police Service's investigation of the death of Rikki Reel; when the inquiry will be completed; and if the report will be made available to the Reel family. [139759]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeBedfordshire police are conducting their inquiry on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service, under the supervision of the Police Complaints Authority. The rechargeable cost of the Bedfordshire police inquiry up to the end of October is £12,500; salary costs are not rechargeable. Bedfordshire police expect that their inquiry will be concluded by the end of the calendar year. The decision to disclose the inquiry's findings will rest with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.