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Five police officers and a police detention officer remain under criminal and gross misconduct investigation due to their involvement in the restraint of Mr Briggs on 4 November 2013. In relation to the criminal investigationthe offences are of unlawful act manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, misconduct in public office and section 7 Health & Safety at Work Act. Four of those officers, a police constable and three sergeants, were served with further gross misconduct notices in December 2014, which relate to allegations of conferring at the police post-incident procedure on 4 November 2013.

The final investigation report is in the process of being written. We have recently received a second draft and will now review this and begin draft conclusions. We are not in a position to say how long this will take. We are keeping Mr Briggs’ family, the coroner, Bedfordshire Police and those under investigation updated.

Following completion of the final report, the commissioner will consider whether it is appropriate to refer the matter to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). HM Coroner will also consider the timing of the next pre-inquest hearing and inquest.

NB: The above information was provided as part of a response to an invite to a community meeting on Wednesday 26 August 2015 that the IPCC was unable to attend.