Recommendation DM-22: Secure storage for panel sensitive material
From The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published 15 June 2021.
Recommendation
In any future Panel inquiry, arrangements should be made for the storage of sensitive material in the Panel's premises, in a similar manner to provision made for inquiries being conducted under the Inquiries Act 2005.
In brief (written by this site)
The Home Office stated in June 2023 that organisations disclosing material to non-statutory inquiries should do so in a timely manner, that "all efforts should be made" to ensure future panels can access material at their own premises where security requirements allow, and that police HOLMES databases had become cloud-based to support remote access on corporately managed devices (Home Office response, Jun 2023). The record holds no update since the Home Office's response of June 2023 (Home Office response, Jun 2023).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
2.3.14. The Panel was critical of the stance taken by the MPS as to practical access arrangements for sensitive material. There were – in addition – several issues with the Panel’s access to the MPS’s HOLMES database. The government agrees with the Panel that organisations which make commitments to disclose material to non-statutory inquiries or panels should do so in a timely manner, and that all efforts should be made to ensure that future panels and non-statutory inquiries are able to access relevant material at a convenient location, including at their own premises where security requirements allow. Since 2020, police HOLMES databases have become Cloud-based, making the system accessible for the first time via a corporately managed device for those with the appropriate security clearance and purpose.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: The response is arranged by theme and does not name this recommendation. This is paragraph 2.3.14, in its section "Working with inquiries", given once; the same words are recorded on recommendations 19, 20 and 22.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Home Office has been found in the sources searched (last checked 30 January 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Who has spoken
- Home Office
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