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The author of a five year old report about the Hillsborough disaster has said it’s intolerable that the government has still not responded to the document.

Bishop James Jones wrote his review about the experiences of the Hillsborough families in 2017.

His report, which he entitled “The patronising disposition of unaccountable power’ raised 25 points of learning.

But more than 5 years on, there is yet to be a ministerial response.

Today The National Police Chiefs Council and the College of Policing have published a joint report which acts as the first major public response on behalf of national policing.

It includes the first ever apology on behalf of all 43 police forces in England and Wales.

The report also summarises the progress made by the police, to respond to many of the Bishop’s 25 recommendations which included a charter for bereaved families, and improvements in the identification of disaster victims.

The government says it will publish its response in due course.

Bishop James says it has been frustrating and there’s also been criticism from Hillsborough families including Margaret Aspinall whose teenage son James was killed and who has long campaigned for justice.

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