The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in South Yorkshire on 18 June 1984, which caused 120 injuries.
“The violent scenes and subsequent prosecutions raised concerns that have been left unanswered for decades, and we must now establish what happened,” she said.
The inquiry will be statutory with powers to compel people to provide information where necessary, the Home Office said.
He said he did not “underestimate the weight of expectation or the significance of the task”.
Campaigners say they want to know who was responsible for the deployment of multiple police forces and why operational orders disappeared (Photo: PA/PA Wire)The campaign group said it wanted the inquiry to find out how it was decided that “striking miners should be attacked and arrested at Orgreave and charged with riot and unlawful assembly, which carried heavy prison sentences”.
The Home Office said formal consultation between the Home Secretary and the Rt Revd Wilcox on the inquiry’s terms of reference has begun.
She added: “We now need to be satisfied that the inquiry is given the necessary powers to fully investigate all the aspects of the orchestrated policing at Orgreave, and have unrestricted access to all relevant information including government, police and media documents, photos and films.”
“It is vital that this trust is won back and the NUM believe this inquiry will go some way to rebuilding that trust,” he said.
“We need a quick and thorough inquiry with a tight timescale so that surviving miners can at last obtain the truth and justice they have been waiting for.”
“The Inquiry represents an opportunity to examine not only the actions of South Yorkshire Police and other forces on that day, but also the broader role of government at the time,” he said.
“It’s a step towards setting the historical record straight, ensuring lessons are learned, and restoring public trust.”
Hence then, the article about orgreave inquiry launched to uncover what happened at 1984 miners strike was published today ( ) and is available on inews ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Orgreave inquiry launched to ‘uncover what happened’ at 1984 miners’ strike )
Also on site :