§ Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if an investigator independent of the Metropolitan police has been appointed to investigate complaints by members of the public against officers below the rank of commander in Operation Helios; [39363]
(2) what complaints by (a) members of the public and (b) others against police officers involved in the Operation Helios investigation of (i) Superintendent Ali Dizaei and (ii) Chief Inspector Leroy Logan have been recorded in accordance with police discipline regulations; [39358]
(3) how many police officers involved in Operation Helios have formally been given regulation 9 notices specifying the nature of complaints against them. [39359]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that, in light of the on-going proceedings involving Superintendent Ali Dizaei, the views of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have been sought. The issue of complaints will be a matter for consideration in the disclosure process within the criminal proceedings.
As the relevance and admissibility of these matters may well be an issue at the trial it is the view of the CPS, which has been accepted by the Commissioner, that to disclose information at this time would risk possible prejudice to the trial process.