Documents relevant to the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel (DMIP) have been discovered by the Metropolitan Police.
The paperwork was found in a locked cabinet that had not been used for a number of years at New Scotland Yard.
A careful assessment has been completed to understand the significance of the documents and any potential impact.
Some of this material should have been disclosed to DMIP which published its final report in June 2021.
Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray said: “We fully acknowledge how unacceptable and deeply regrettable this situation is.
“We are working to understand what has taken place and any impact. We apologise to the family of Daniel Morgan and to the Panel.”
The documents were found in January and an assessment started in February.
Some of the material is relevant to the work of DMIP and a subsequent inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
HMICFRS, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and the Home Office have been informed.
The Met has undertaken a careful assessment of the documents to consider whether any should have been disclosed.
A total of 95 pages of material (37 documents) have been initially identified that would have been disclosed under a protocol agreed with the Panel.
In addition, we also identified a further 71 pages (23 documents) that would have been provided to HMICFRS as part of their subsequent inspection.
Our assessment is that there are no evidential documents that relate to criminal investigations into the murder.
The Met has written to the family of Daniel Morgan and Baroness Nuala O’Loan to explain what we believe has taken place and outline next steps.
The Police Inspectorate has agreed to review the documents and our assessment as a follow up to their previous inspection. We remain in discussions with the IOPC.
In addition, we will make any material that should have been disclosed to the Panel available to the family of Daniel Morgan and to Baroness O’Loan.
