§ Harry CohenTo ask the Solicitor-General when she expects the judicial review of the Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to prosecute officers involved in the Roger Sylvester case to be concluded; and if she will make a statement. [131789]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe judicial review into the Crown Prosecution Service's decision was adjourned on 21 May 2001 at the direction of Lord Chief Justice Woolf so that the inquest could proceed. The inquest concluded on 3 October 2003 and the jury returned a verdict that Mr. Sylvester was unlawfully killed. The Crown Prosecution Service will now conduct a further review of all the available evidence, including the evidence given at the inquest.