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| A date has been announced for secret government and police documents on the Hillsborough disaster to be released to the families of those who died. | A date has been announced for secret government and police documents on the Hillsborough disaster to be released to the families of those who died. |
| The Hillsborough Independent Panel, which has examined thousands of papers, is to release them on 12 September. | The Hillsborough Independent Panel, which has examined thousands of papers, is to release them on 12 September. |
| Ninety-six Liverpool football fans died after a crush on overcrowded terraces in Sheffield on 15 April 1989. | |
| An official inquiry found the main cause was a failure in crowd control by South Yorkshire Police. | An official inquiry found the main cause was a failure in crowd control by South Yorkshire Police. |
| In a statement announcing the release date, the panel said it hoped it would "give the bereaved families sufficient time to prepare for the disclosure". | In a statement announcing the release date, the panel said it hoped it would "give the bereaved families sufficient time to prepare for the disclosure". |
| "One of the panel's central objectives has been consultation with the bereaved families," it said. "In due course the panel will contact each family to explain details of the disclosure arrangements." | "One of the panel's central objectives has been consultation with the bereaved families," it said. "In due course the panel will contact each family to explain details of the disclosure arrangements." |
| More than 400,000 pages of documents from more than 80 organisations had been analysed by the panel, it said. | More than 400,000 pages of documents from more than 80 organisations had been analysed by the panel, it said. |
| After the release to relatives of the victims, the papers will later be disclosed to the wider public. | After the release to relatives of the victims, the papers will later be disclosed to the wider public. |
| The panel will also deliver a report "explaining how the disclosed documents add to public understanding" of the disaster. | The panel will also deliver a report "explaining how the disclosed documents add to public understanding" of the disaster. |