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  • The Hillsborough Disaster - The report of the IOPC and Operation Resolve investigations
  • The names of those who were unlawfully killed
  • Executive summary
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  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The safety of Hillsborough Stadium
  • 3. Police planning for the 1989 FA Cup Semi-Final
  • 4. The events of 15 April 1989
  • 5. The emergency response
  • 6. The treatment of families and friends of those who died
  • 7. SYP’s interaction with the media after the disaster
  • 8. SYP’s engagement with MPs after the disaster
  • 9. SYP’s collection of evidence
  • 10. SYP’s presentation of evidence to the Taylor Inquiry
  • 11. SYP’s presentation of evidence to the Popper Inquests and contribution proceedings
  • 12. The checking of blood alcohol levels of those who died
  • 13. Police National Computer checks carried out on those who died
  • 14. WMP’s work for the Taylor Inquiry
  • 15. WMP’s criminal investigation into the Hillsborough disaster
  • 16. WMP’s investigation of complaints made against SYP officers
  • 17. WMP’s work for the Popper Inquests
  • 18. The disappearance of video tapes from the stadium
  • 19. Alleged surveillance of family members of those who died
  • 20. Norman Bettison’s appointment as Chief Constable of Merseyside Police
  • 21. The allegation that SYP and WMP sought to deflect blame for the disaster away from the police
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  • Appendix A: Terms of reference
  • Appendix B: Police Discipline Code 1985
  • Appendix C: The role of the IOPC
  • Timeline of the IOPC’s investigations

Summary of outcomes

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An infographic showing a summary of the outcomes from the IOPC and Operation Resolve Hillsborough investigations. 352 complaints and conduct matters were investigated. 138 officers were under investigation and there were 98 complainants. Out of 260 complaints, 92 (35.4%) were upheld or there would have been a case to answer and 168 (64.6%) were not upheld or there was no case to answer. Out of 92 conduct matters, 18 (19.6%) found a case to answer, while 74 (64.6%) found no case to answer.

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