THE STEPHEN LAWRENCE INQUIRY

1 THE STEPHEN LAWRENCE INQUIRY REPORT OF AN INQUIRY BY SIR WILLIAM MACPHERSON OF CLUNY ADVISED BY TOM COOK, THE RIGHT REVEREND DR JOHN SENTAMU, DR RICHARD STONE Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department by Command of Her Majesty. February 1999 Cm 4262-I Volume I CONTENTS Paragraph Prelim CHAPTER ONE The Murder of STEPHEN LAWRENCE CHAPTER TWO Since the Murder CHAPTER THREE The INQUIRY Terms of Reference Limited immunity The Commissioner's intervention The Advisers Counsel and Solicitors The Secretariat CHAPTER FOUR Mr & Mrs LAWRENCE and STEPHEN CHAPTER FIVE Duwayne Brooks His evidence At the scene Stereotyped At the hospital At Plumstead

2 Police Station Liaison His prosecution Conclusion CHAPTER SIX Racism Kent Report Racism Institutional racism Unwitting racism Failure of first investigation The Commissioner's view The MPS Black Police Association's view 1990 Trust Commission for Racial Equality Dr Robin Oakley Dr Benjamin Bowling The INQUIRY 's "definition" Professor Simon Holdaway Institutional racism present ACPO view Mr Paul Pugh The Home Secretary CHAPTER SEVEN The Five Suspects Research Other offences Witness K Witness B 1994 Surveillance Evidence at the INQUIRY Divisional Court ruling Perjury 'Autrefois acquit' CHAPTER EIGHT Corruption and Collusion The allegation Standard of proof The "Norris factor" Sergeant XX Conclusion CHAPTER NINE The Stacey Benefield Case The allegation Identification The alleged bribe Raymond Dewar's trial David Norris' trial Acquittal of David Norris

3 Conclusion CHAPTER TEN First Aid Mr & Mrs Taaffe Duwayne Brooks Doctors' opinion PC James Geddis & Mrs Geddis PCs Linda Bethel & Anthony Gleason Training inadequate Senior officers present PC Gleason's actions ABC of First Aid PC Joanne Smith Treatment of Duwayne Brooks at scene and hospital Paramedics The Avery sisters Inspector Steven Groves The experts: Mr Graham Cook Mr David Sadler PC STEPHEN Hughes Conclusions CHAPTER ELEVEN Initial Response Lack of command and organisation Lack of documents Inspector Groves' notes TSG carriers Mr Groves goes to Welcome Inn Mobile search Disarray Other TSG vehicles Cordons Other senior officers present Absence of logs Control non-existent Duwayne Brooks The red Astra car Lack of information Lack of direction and control Summary Disagreement

4 With Kent CHAPTER TWELVE I Arrival at the Scene of Senior Officers II The Hospital III Arrival of the CID Chief Inspector Jonathan McIvor Chief Superintendent Christopher Benn Inspector Ian Little THE HOSPITAL Mr Little arrives Words used by Mr Little Visit to resuscitation room for identification of STEPHEN LAWRENCE Further conversation with Mr LAWRENCE Lack of sensitivity of Mr Little Lack of arrangements for Mr & Mrs LAWRENCE Unwitting racism Miss Mandy Lavin The CID DC Steven Pye Detective Inspector Philip Jeynes Chief Superintendent John Philpott Conclusion CHAPTER THIRTEEN The First Senior Investigating Officer Appointment as SIO Main complaint of Mr & Mrs LAWRENCE Fundamental error Mr Crampton at the scene Appointment of family liaison officers Briefings Start of vital information - Arrival of 'James Grant' - Second visit of 'James Grant' - Anonymous letters (Witness FF)

5 Decision not to arrest No record of decision 7 May arrests. Words used Search upon arrest for other offence No policy file entry, or apparent examination by senior officers Handover to Mr Weeden Fundamental misjudgment Clifford Norris Lack of connection Sergeant XX Mr Crampton's reference Conclusion re Sergeant XX No corruption or collusion Duwayne Brooks Resources Conclusion Post-script as to grounds for arrest Conclusion CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Second Senior Investigating Officer Detective Superintendent Brian Weeden Handover DIO not HOLMES trained Continuation of strategy

6 Arrest on reasonable grounds for suspicion Failure to arrest fundamental Witness K Source of James Grant's information Witness B Registration of James Grant Mr Weeden's honesty not impugned No racism as to investigation duties Norris connection No conspiracy Criticism of surveillance Red Astra car Outside pressures as to arrest on 7 May Opinion as to discontinuance Detective Sergeant Christopher Crowley Family Liaison Mr Weeden's briefing notes "Bombardment" by letter Failure to deal appropriately with family Unwitting racism Responsibility for failure of liaison Duwayne Brooks Conclusion CHAPTER FIFTEEN Deputy Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Benjamin Bullock Service Ignorance of AMIP guidelines HOLMES James Grant Clifford Norris Norris connection Family liaison Conclusion CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Incident Room Detective Sergeant Peter Flook DS Flook Ignorance of job

7 Description Multiple roles HOLMES inadequately serviced Delay Red Astra car Cross-examination as to the family Mr Imran Khan Lack of control Conclusion CHAPTER SEVENTEEN House to House Inquiries CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Surveillance No plan or record Priority Black binliners, Black binliners, Conclusion CHAPTER NINETEEN Detective Sergeant John Davidson, and Handling of Certain Witnesses James Grant Detective Sergeant John Davidson Lack of documents James Grant, James Grant, Registration of James Grant Witness B Arrest and interview of Gary Dobson Detective Sergeant Davidson's views as to motive Unwitting racism Conclusions CHAPTER TWENTY The Elimination of the Suspects and the red Astra car Red Astra at scene.

8 Red Astra car stopped Delay Detective Constable Michael Tomlin Conclusions as to Red Astra Examples of other failures Blue Stewart Michael Bunn Bradley & Scott Lamb Conclusion CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Identification Parades and Fair Haired Attacker Dates of parades Neil Acourt Luke Knight identified Improper control The fair haired attacker CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Details as to 3 June 1993 and Mr Brooks' contact with Detective Sergeant Christopher Crowley The allegation Escort duty.

9 Date of DS Crowley's statement Mr Brooks' "conversation" Return to Plumstead Central Criminal Court Conclusion Norris connection Rolan Adams case The allegation Mr Cattini Alleged robbery Statements taken by DS Crowley Mr Macdonald's concession Conclusion Volume I CONTENTS - continued Paragraph CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE The Arrests and Interviews Decision to arrest Information about hidden knives Attempt to arrest David Norris Arrest of Gary Dobson Arrest of Neil and Jamie Acourt Criticism of interviews Gary Dobson interview CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Exhibits Detective Constable Robert Crane - Exhibits officer The lost tissue Fibre testing DC Crane's view as to racist crime CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Scientific Evidence Mr Adrian Wain Result of fibre tests Mr Wain's report Dr Angela Gallop Conclusion CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Family Liais