PART 2Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime

CHAPTER 2Offensive weapons homicide reviews

I128Conduct of review

I21

Where a review under section 24 of a person’s death takes place, the review partners that arranged it must co-operate in and contribute to the carrying out of the review.

I22

The purposes of a review under section 24 are—

a

to identify the lessons to be learnt from the death, and

b

to consider whether it would be appropriate for anyone to take action in respect of those lessons learned.

I23

Where the review partners consider that it would be appropriate for a person to take action as mentioned in subsection (2)(b), they must inform that person.

I24

The review partners must prepare a report on the review and send it to the Secretary of State.

I25

The report must include—

a

the findings of the review,

b

any conclusions drawn by the review partners, and

c

recommendations made in light of those findings and conclusions (including those referred to in subsection (3)).

I26

The review partners must not include in the report sent to the Secretary of State material that they consider—

a

might jeopardise the safety of any person, or

b

might prejudice the investigation or prosecution of an offence.

I37

The Secretary of State must publish, or make arrangements for the publication of, the report, unless the Secretary of State considers it inappropriate for the report to be published.

I38

If the Secretary of State considers it inappropriate for the report to be published, the Secretary of State must publish, or make arrangements for the publication of, so much of the contents of the report as the Secretary of State considers appropriate to be published.