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| IPCC will not investigate David Crompton complaint | IPCC will not investigate David Crompton complaint |
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| A complaint against the suspended South Yorkshire Police chief David Crompton over alleged instructions to his legal team at the Hillsborough inquests will not be investigated. | A complaint against the suspended South Yorkshire Police chief David Crompton over alleged instructions to his legal team at the Hillsborough inquests will not be investigated. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Mr Crompton was alleged to have told lawyers to "pour blame" on Liverpool fans at the hearings. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Mr Crompton was alleged to have told lawyers to "pour blame" on Liverpool fans at the hearings. |
| Families of some of the victims had lodged the complaint. | Families of some of the victims had lodged the complaint. |
| The inquests concluded 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed. | The inquests concluded 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed. |
| Mr Crompton was suspended after the inquests over "an erosion of trust". | Mr Crompton was suspended after the inquests over "an erosion of trust". |
| The commission, which acts as the national police watchdog, said an investigation would be "significantly hampered" because a legal principle of confidentiality would prevent it from reviewing communications between Mr Crompton and his legal team. | |
| The force declined a request from the Independent Police Complaints Commission to waive legal professional privilege, which makes communication between lawyers and their clients confidential. | |
| The commission's deputy chair, Rachel Cerfontyne, said the evidence it assessed "doesn't indicate that a criminal or misconduct offence has occurred". |