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| Met officer who told Rebekah Brooks about phone-hacking probe cleared | Met officer who told Rebekah Brooks about phone-hacking probe cleared |
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| The Met police officer who met Rebekah Brooks in 2006 and told her about Scotland Yard's phone-hacking investigation, in the course of informing her that her own voicemail had been hacked, will not face charges of misconduct in public office, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. | The Met police officer who met Rebekah Brooks in 2006 and told her about Scotland Yard's phone-hacking investigation, in the course of informing her that her own voicemail had been hacked, will not face charges of misconduct in public office, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. |
| After reviewing a file prepared by the Independent Police Complaints Commission about the officer, the CPS said there was no evidence to suggest that the officer had behaved corruptly or dishonestly. | After reviewing a file prepared by the Independent Police Complaints Commission about the officer, the CPS said there was no evidence to suggest that the officer had behaved corruptly or dishonestly. |
| "The purpose of the meeting was to gauge the willingness of the journalist [Brooks], as a potential victim of crime, to provide a witness statement to support the ongoing prosecution," it said. | "The purpose of the meeting was to gauge the willingness of the journalist [Brooks], as a potential victim of crime, to provide a witness statement to support the ongoing prosecution," it said. |
| The meeting between the unnamed officer and Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, took place on 14 September 2006. She was editor of the Sun at the time. | The meeting between the unnamed officer and Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, took place on 14 September 2006. She was editor of the Sun at the time. |
| Although the CPS does not name Brooks, an email giving details of the meeting was handed to the Leveson inquiry in February by News International's management and standards committee and at the same time led to an investigation by the IPCC in whether the disclosure was appropriate. | Although the CPS does not name Brooks, an email giving details of the meeting was handed to the Leveson inquiry in February by News International's management and standards committee and at the same time led to an investigation by the IPCC in whether the disclosure was appropriate. |
| The Leveson inquiry heard how Brooks had been told there were between 100 and 110 victims at a time when the News of the World was under criminal investigation for hacking phones in the royal household. | The Leveson inquiry heard how Brooks had been told there were between 100 and 110 victims at a time when the News of the World was under criminal investigation for hacking phones in the royal household. |
| The email referring to the meeting also said there were records suggesting NI had paid more than £1m to the private investigator contracted by News of the World. | The email referring to the meeting also said there were records suggesting NI had paid more than £1m to the private investigator contracted by News of the World. |
| It also emerged during the Leveson inquiry that she was told by an officer that her phone was hacked twice a week by colleagues at the News of the World while she was editing the Sun. | It also emerged during the Leveson inquiry that she was told by an officer that her phone was hacked twice a week by colleagues at the News of the World while she was editing the Sun. |
| Brooks – who was also a former editor of the News of the World and became chief executive of parent company News International in 2009 – did not take up the offer. | Brooks – who was also a former editor of the News of the World and became chief executive of parent company News International in 2009 – did not take up the offer. |
| She subsequently briefed the News of the World's lawyer, Tom Crone, who then relayed the information to Andy Coulson, the then editor of the News of the World, according to an email submitted to the Leveson inquiry. | She subsequently briefed the News of the World's lawyer, Tom Crone, who then relayed the information to Andy Coulson, the then editor of the News of the World, according to an email submitted to the Leveson inquiry. |
| The briefing Brooks received came in sharp contrast to other victims of phone hacking who were not told, including former deputy prime minister John Prescott. | The briefing Brooks received came in sharp contrast to other victims of phone hacking who were not told, including former deputy prime minister John Prescott. |
| Earlier this year, Prescott brought judicial review proceedings against the Met, which formally admitted it was wrong not to warn victims – and potential victims – of phone hacking that their privacy had been, or might have been, invaded. | Earlier this year, Prescott brought judicial review proceedings against the Met, which formally admitted it was wrong not to warn victims – and potential victims – of phone hacking that their privacy had been, or might have been, invaded. |
| The IPCC launched its investigation into the "allegation of inappropriate disclosure of information between a senior Metropolitan Police Service officer and an executive at News International" in February after details emerged at the Leveson inquiry. | The IPCC launched its investigation into the "allegation of inappropriate disclosure of information between a senior Metropolitan Police Service officer and an executive at News International" in February after details emerged at the Leveson inquiry. |
| At the time, it said in a statement: "In this case, the allegation of an inappropriate disclosure of information from an MPS officer to an executive at News International raises important issues of public confidence in the MPS." | At the time, it said in a statement: "In this case, the allegation of an inappropriate disclosure of information from an MPS officer to an executive at News International raises important issues of public confidence in the MPS." |
| It referred its review of the case to the CPS this summer. | It referred its review of the case to the CPS this summer. |
| The CPS said the meeting between the office and Brooks was legitimate and "had been convened in accordance with the MPS victim strategy for this investigation". | The CPS said the meeting between the office and Brooks was legitimate and "had been convened in accordance with the MPS victim strategy for this investigation". |
| It added: "The evidence also showed that the nature of the matters subsequently discussed at the meeting was not such as to amount to wilful misconduct or neglect on the part of the officer, and the conduct was therefore not such as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust." | It added: "The evidence also showed that the nature of the matters subsequently discussed at the meeting was not such as to amount to wilful misconduct or neglect on the part of the officer, and the conduct was therefore not such as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust." |
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