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Hillsborough police findings to be published

A report into police conduct around the Hillsborough tragedy is set to be published.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been investigating South Yorkshire Police’s handling of the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool supporters since 2012.

Families of the victims were told in March that no officers would face misconduct proceedings due to the lack of legislation in 1989 over a public ‘duty of candour’.

Last month, the government brought its plans for a long-awaited Hillsborough Law to Parliament to ensure that public officials will be held accountable for their actions.

In an update, the IOPC said its report will bring together “the key findings of our work, a summary of the outcomes of the complaints we considered and the key evidence we used to inform those decisions”.

South Yorkshire Police claimed that ticketless Liverpool fans had contributed to the fatalities in Sheffield, which the Hillsborough Independent Panel report debunked.

The IOPC confirmed in July that it will be condensing the report, which will be published next month, to 400 pages in line with concerns raised by the families.

It said: “We found no evidence to support police accounts to the media, the Taylor Inquiry and both sets of inquests, which suggested that the behaviour of supporters caused or in any way contributed to the disaster.”

Families will be allowed to examine the report the day before it is published.