Hillsborough emergency services poised to release files
April 22nd, 2009 | Published in UK News
All emergency services involved in the Hillsborough tragedy 20 years ago are poised to release their own censored files.
South Yorkshire Police this week agreed to make 300 boxes of secret documents public.
Now the county’s ambulance and fire service have indicated they are ready to follow suit.
The news comes ahead of a meeting scheduled for the coming week of Merseyside MPs and home secretary Jacqui Smith.
They want the government to deliver her promise of “full disclosure” to secure justice for families and Reds fans.
Ms Smith and Culture Secretary Andy Burnham agreed to drop the 30-year secrecy rule which normally covers police and government files.
But there are still questions over how the files will be released – police documents alone fill 300 boxes – and whether they will be censored for legal reasons.
Read full article: Liverpool Echo.co.uk
