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Membership of rioting victims' panel announced Victims' panel may take evidence from rioters
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The membership of the panel set up to hear from communities affected by the riots has been announced. A panel set up to hear from communities affected by rioting may take evidence from those who carried out the violence, its chairman has said.
It will be led by the current JobCentre Plus chief executive, Darra Singh, and include Simon Marcus, a youth leader in Tottenham, north London - where the rioting began. Darra Singh, currently JobCentre Plus chief executive, told the BBC he had "not ruled out" speaking to offenders about their motivation.
It will also feature ex-local authority chief Hannah Rabbetts and former head of the Refugee Council Maeve Sherlock. The four-strong panel will deliver its early findings by November.
The panel will deliver its early findings by November. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said it must ask "difficult, searching questions" about what happened.
Rioting erupted in Tottenham on 6 August following widespread local anger about the shooting dead of a man, Mark Duggan, by police. Rioting erupted in Tottenham on 6 August following the shooting dead of a local man, Mark Duggan, by police.
Unrest then spread over subsequent nights to other parts of London, including Ealing in the west and Croydon in the south, and to other English cities like Birmingham and Manchester. Unrest then spread over subsequent nights to 22 out of London's 33 boroughs, from Ealing in the west and Croydon in the south, and to other English cities like Birmingham and Manchester.
'Resilient communities''Resilient communities'
The independent communities and victims panel will consider why riots broke out in certain areas, what motivated those who took part, and how key public services, including the police, worked to deal with them.The independent communities and victims panel will consider why riots broke out in certain areas, what motivated those who took part, and how key public services, including the police, worked to deal with them.
It will also consider what drove people to stand up to rioters in their area or to clean up after the events had taken place - and how communities can be made "more socially and economically resilient" in order to prevent future problems.It will also consider what drove people to stand up to rioters in their area or to clean up after the events had taken place - and how communities can be made "more socially and economically resilient" in order to prevent future problems.
Mr Singh - a former Chief Executive of Ealing and Luton councils - will step down from his role at JobCentre Plus at the end of September to concentrate on leading the four-strong body. Mr Singh - a former chief executive of Ealing and Luton councils - will step down from his role at JobCentre Plus at the end of September to concentrate on leading the four-strong body.
He will be joined by Mr Marcus, head of the Boxing Academy, who was also the Conservative candidate in Barking, east London, in 2010. He said he wanted it to give a voice to residents, business owners, police and probation officers, and others affected by the riots, many of whom he said would have a view about their causes.
Heather Rabbatts and Maeve Sherlock will complete the panel, which will hear from residents, parents, shopkeepers and young people. Asked whether he would take evidence from those convicted of rioting or looting, he told the BBC: "That is an issue that we will be looking at fairly quickly.
"What we will do is structure our approach so that everyone who wants to give us a view can do."
He added later: "I haven't ruled anything in or out.
"It's an interesting idea. It's something I will discuss will my fellow panel members."
Mr Singh will be joined on the panel by Simon Marcus, a youth leader in Tottenham, who was also the Conservative candidate in Barking, east London, in 2010.
Heather Rabbatts and Maeve Sherlock will complete the panel.
Ms Rabbatts, a barrister, has served as chief executive of Merton and Lambeth councils in London, and is also a former governor of the BBC.Ms Rabbatts, a barrister, has served as chief executive of Merton and Lambeth councils in London, and is also a former governor of the BBC.
Ms Sherlock is a life peer who has served as head of the National Council for One Parent Families and the Refugee Council.Ms Sherlock is a life peer who has served as head of the National Council for One Parent Families and the Refugee Council.
During a visit to Tottenham on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the panel would ask "difficult, searching questions" about why the riots took place. 'No simplistic solutions'
During a visit to Tottenham on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the panel must not rely on "instant wisdom or instant judgement" about why the riots took place and should look to the deeper causes.
"It's really, really important that we don't forget about the plight of these victims," he said."It's really, really important that we don't forget about the plight of these victims," he said.
"It's going to take a long time for them to find their feet again. That's why I've announced this panel - to listen to the victims, listen to the communities, learn the right lessons - so this never, ever happens again.""It's going to take a long time for them to find their feet again. That's why I've announced this panel - to listen to the victims, listen to the communities, learn the right lessons - so this never, ever happens again."
The panel will deliver its final report in March 2012 to Mr Clegg, Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband.The panel will deliver its final report in March 2012 to Mr Clegg, Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband.
Mr Miliband, who led calls for an inquiry into the riots and promised to hold his own if the government failed to do so, said the panel must look at "the deeper causes of the criminal behaviour". Mr Miliband, who led calls for an inquiry into the riots and promised to hold his own if the government failed to do so, said: "The temptation for politicians is to reach for simplistic solutions to the issues we face as a society.
"The temptation for politicians is to reach for simplistic solutions to the issues we face as a society," he said.
"That would be a dereliction of duty to the vast majority of law-abiding people in those communities. After going out and understanding the point of view of those on the ground, the task of this commission is to make recommendations which can help tackle the complex causes of what we saw.""That would be a dereliction of duty to the vast majority of law-abiding people in those communities. After going out and understanding the point of view of those on the ground, the task of this commission is to make recommendations which can help tackle the complex causes of what we saw."