00:00The inquiry's findings in the report are quite clear so whilst the criminal investigation
00:05operates to a different legal framework which means we can't use the report as evidence
00:10to go to the Crown Prosecution Service for charges but what we will be doing now alongside
00:15our criminal investigation is forensically reading the inquiry's report line by line
00:22bringing that work and any additional inquiries we might need to make with our evidence and our
00:27investigation with the view to go into the Crown Prosecution Service for decision on whether
00:32individuals or organisations or companies may be charged. We are investigating some of the
00:38most serious criminal offences, corporate manslaughter, gross negligent manslaughter,
00:44misconduct in public office and some of the most serious health and safety offences.
00:48The scale of this investigation is something I've never encountered in my policing service
00:54so we have 58 individuals who are criminal suspects, we have 19 companies or organisations
01:00who are criminal suspects, we have seized over 150 million documents. I estimate it might take
01:06us 12 to 18 months to be in the position before we go to the Crown Prosecution Service to secure
01:12justice for those who died and those so deeply affected by the tragedy. We have one chance to
01:18get our investigation right and those that are affected they have mine and the Met Police
01:22absolute commitment that we do everything we can thoroughly and diligently to get the
01:28best possible evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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