Met Cleared Of 'Any Wrongdoing' In Mark Duggan IPCC Report

The Metropolitan Police have welcomed the publication of report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) of their investigation into the death of Mark Duggan.

Mr Duggan was shot and killed in Tottenham on 04 August, 2011. It is understood that Mr Duggan was under surveillance by police at the time of his death.

The IPCC found that the police operation was "appropriate" and cleared the force of any wrongdoing.

The Met's Assistant Commissioner Patricia Gallan said: "It may be almost four years since the death of Mark Duggan but I do not underestimate the impact his death still has on his family, the community and the officers involved.

"There has now been an inquest and an IPCC investigation. All of the evidence and the events of that day have been considered in the most in-depth detail.

"Last year the jury at the inquest found that our officers acted lawfully when they confronted an armed criminal who they believed posed a threat to them and to the public.

"And now the IPCC, having examined all of the evidence, have produced a report which says that the operation was appropriate in the circumstances and the IPCC found no wrongdoing or misconduct for any armed officer involved in the police operation.

"These conclusions have not been made lightly and the IPCC have produced a very careful and full explanation of their findings. I hope that people take their time to study it and it goes some way to helping the public understand the events of that day.

"There is of course an opportunity for us to improve and the recommendations will now be carefully reviewed by both ourselves and the Association of Chief Police Officers. We are a learning organisation that looks for opportunities to improve and we will take this opportunity to learn from the report.

Mr Duggan's family said in their response to the report that it "confirms their belief that the IPCC are unfit for purpose".

(MH/IT)