Ellison Review into policing in Stephen Lawrence case

A report outlined the findings of an independent review into the possible corruption and the role of undercover policing in the Stephen Lawrence case.

Stephen Lawrence was murdered in London in 1993 and an inquiry into the subsequent police investigation had been critical of police actions.

Further questions had been raised about potential corruption, and this independent review had been established initially to investigate corruption, with the terms then extended to look at wider matters, including alleged surveillance of the Lawrence family.

In response to the report, the Home Secretary announced a number of measures, including: that un-followed lines of enquiry regarding the murder would now be reconsidered; that there would be further investigation into the activities of the police’s undercover ‘special demonstration squad’ and possible affected cases; and that there would be a judge-led public inquiry once the criminal investigations had concluded.