Martyn Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 Home Secretary Alan Johnson has agreed to release previously unseen documents relating to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.Johnson told the mothers of three of the 96 victims of his decision at a face-to-face meeting in London on Tuesday. The release of the documents, in cooperation with South Yorkshire Police, will be co-ordinated by The Hillsborough Independent Panel, which is to be set up in the coming weeks. The panel could start sifting through the paperwork as early as September. The Home Office said the documents would be made available to the families before they are made public because they many contain sensitive and personal information about the last minutes of the victims' lives. "Hillsborough was a terrible tragedy and the Government is committed to full disclosure of information held centrally and by local agencies in order to help provide a permanent record of documentation relating to the tragedy," a Home Office spokesman said. "This will be done in close co-operation with South Yorkshire Police. "The Home Secretary, together with Health Secretary Andy Burnham and justice minister Michael Wills, have had a useful and productive meeting with the Hillsborough Family Support Group to explore options that will enable them to have access to all relevant papers. "The Government's intention is to appoint an independent panel, 'The Hillsborough Independent Panel', to oversee release of this information. "Disclosure will take into account the wishes of the families to protect sensitive and personal information about the victims. "With this in mind, the Government will seek to ensure that representatives of the Hillsborough families will have prior disclosure of documents on an agreed timescale before they are made more widely available. "The Government will continue to work with the families to complete this work." Brilliant news. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/758122-the-hillsborough-football-disaster-15th-april-1989/page/3/#findComment-591351032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subject Delta Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Time for David Duckenfield, Dr Stefan Popper, and everyone else who screwed up that day to stop hiding from their guilt and face the music for their horrendous screwups Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/758122-the-hillsborough-football-disaster-15th-april-1989/page/3/#findComment-591352396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBluebird Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Somehow, I doubt it will be the whole truth. If they admitted the whole truth, they'd have to lay a good proportion of the blame on the police, and I doubt the government would actually do that (officially anyway). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/758122-the-hillsborough-football-disaster-15th-april-1989/page/3/#findComment-591405852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subject Delta Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 If they release the files in full, the truth will come out. The whole world know what really happened at Hillsborough and the government can't hide forever Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/758122-the-hillsborough-football-disaster-15th-april-1989/page/3/#findComment-591405904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 Somehow, I doubt it will be the whole truth. If they admitted the whole truth, they'd have to lay a good proportion of the blame on the police, and I doubt the government would actually do that (officially anyway). They've had 20 years to doctor the documents, so you never know what will come out of it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/758122-the-hillsborough-football-disaster-15th-april-1989/page/3/#findComment-591406044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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