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1 results foundAuthor: Jones, James Title: 'The patronising disposition of unaccountable power': A report to ensure the pain and suffering of the Hillsborough families is not repeated Summary: 1. This report aims to provide an insight into what the bereaved Hillsborough families have experienced over the 28 years which have passed since April 1989, and to place that insight on the official public record. In doing so, I hope that the truth of their experience will bring its own pressure to bear, delivering necessary changes to the way in which public institutions treat the bereaved. 2. The common thread to the experiences set out in this report is what I describe in the letter to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary which opens this report as 'the patronising disposition of unaccountable power'. This does not just describe the families' experience of the police, but also of other agencies and individuals across the criminal justice system and beyond. And it does not simply describe a historic state of affairs, but instead one that stretches forward to today, including aspects of the most recent inquests. Neither is it an experience of those in positions of power which is unique to the Hillsborough families, as my conversations with other bereaved families make clear. 3. So this report is not about a perspective on simply about 'how things were'. The families' experiences demonstrate a real and continuing need for change, and this report sets out proposals for how to bring about that change. 4. What this report describes as a 'patronising disposition' is a cultural condition, a mindset which defines how organisations and people within them behave and which can act as an unwritten, even unspoken, connection between individuals in organisations. One of its core features is an instinctive prioritisation of the reputation of an organisation over the citizen's right to expect people to be held to account for their actions. This represents a barrier to real accountability. 5. As a cultural condition, this mindset is not automatically changed, still less dislodged, by changes in policies and processes. What is needed is a change in attitude, culture, heart and mind. To bring this about, I first ask that those in positions of leadership listen seriously to the experiences of the Hillsborough families described in this report. I ask that they note too the perspectives of other families bereaved by public tragedy who I have listened to in the writing of this report, and whose experiences echo those of the Hillsborough families. 6. Having heard the families' experiences, I ask that those in positions of leadership take action in order that - as my terms of reference put it - the families' 'perspective is not lost'. 7. My report contains 25 points of learning across a range of subjects, describing the changes which I believe are necessary. I consider each to be vitally important, but three in particular are crucial. 8. First, I propose the creation of a Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy - a charter inspired by the experience of the Hillsborough families. The experience of the Hillsborough families demonstrates the need for a substantial change in the culture of public bodies. To help bring about that cultural change, I propose a charter drawn from the bereaved families' experiences and made up of a series of commitments to change - each related to transparency and acting in the public interest. I encourage leaders of all public bodies to make a commitment to cultural change by publicly signing up to the charter. Details: London: House of Commons, 2017. 122p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 2, 2017 at: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2017/nov/uk-ho-Hillsborough-Report.pdf Year: 2017 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2017/nov/uk-ho-Hillsborough-Report.pdf Shelf Number: 147962 Keywords: Families of VictimsHillsborough Stadium DisasterPolice Misconduct |