Inquiries: Criminal Investigation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether guidance exists on the circumstances in which individuals identified in official Statutory Inquiries concerning safeguarding failures should be referred for criminal investigation.
Answered by Jess Phillips
Public inquiries operate independently of criminal proceedings.
Findings of an inquiry do not constitute criminal findings, but they can inform subsequent police investigations.
Inquiries have processes whereby information indicating potential criminal conduct can be shared directly with the police or other relevant authorities, such as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
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