Police watchdog expected to release long-awaited Hillsborough report
It is the biggest ever investigation into police actions carried out in England and Wales
The police watchdog is expected to release a long-awaited report into the actions of officers before, during and after the Hillsborough disaster today.
97 Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush on terraces during an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest in Sheffield in 1989.
It remains Britain's worst sporting disaster.
The Independent Officer of Police Conduct has been investigating the actions of South Yorkshire Police since 2012.
In 2016, fresh inquests into the deaths of the victims determined they had been unlawfully killed.
But in March, the IOPC told families no officers would face misconduct proceedings, because legislation in place at the time did not include a police duty of candour.
All those who would face potential disciplinary proceedings have since left the police.
The IOPC report comes after the introduction of the so-called Hillsborough Law to the Commons.
The legislation includes a duty of candour, including forcing public officials to tell everything they know during inquiries, or face criminal sanctions.