"Twelve police officers would have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct for a catalogue of professional failings relating to the Hillsborough disaster if they were still serving, the police watchdog has said. However, no former officer named by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired. Some, including Peter Wright, the chief constable of South Yorkshire police at the time of the 1989 disaster, have died."
"The IOPC listed six gross misconduct allegations against Wright , including for seeking to minimise the force's responsibility and deflect blame on to the victims, Liverpool football club supporters. Two other men were senior officers in West Midlands police, which was appointed to investigate the South Yorkshire force after the disaster. Mervyn Jones and Michael Foster would have faced allegations that they failed to investigate effectively and were biased against supporters in favour of South Yorkshire police."
The Independent Office for Police Conduct completed a 366-page, 14-year probe into alleged police misconduct related to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Twelve former officers would have faced gross misconduct disciplinary cases if still serving; none will face proceedings because they have retired or died. Ten served in South Yorkshire Police, including senior officers. Six gross misconduct allegations were listed against chief constable Peter Wright, including attempts to minimise the force's responsibility and shift blame onto Liverpool supporters. Two senior West Midlands officers were alleged to have failed to investigate effectively and been biased in favour of South Yorkshire. The inquiry upheld 110 complaints or cases to answer, including falsehood, prevarication and neglect of duty.
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