William Macpherson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 3 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 1,1926 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Blairgowrie And Rattray |
| United Kingdom | |
| Job | Judge |
| Education | Summer Fields School |
| Trinity College | |
| Wellington College | |
| Spouse | Sheila McDonald Brodie |
| Branchservic | British Army |
| Children | James Brodie Macpherson of Cluny |
| Alan Thomas Macpherson | |
| Anne Macpherson | |
| Parents | Catharine Richardson Hill |
| Alan David Macpherson of Cluny Macpherson and 5th of Blairgowrie, 26th Chief | |
| Date of died | February 14,2021 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 521705 |
William Macpherson Life story
Sir William Alan Macpherson of Cluny, 6th of Blairgowrie was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales, and the 27th Hereditary Chief of Clan Macpherson.
Senior Stephen Lawrence officer Ray Adams was corrupt, says secret Met report
... Sir William Macpherson s landmark 1998 public inquiry into the murder did not hear about this link between Mr Adams and the informant...
Stephen Lawrence case: Retired detectives will not face prosecution over inquiry
... The retired officers investigated by the IOPC are: In 1999 a public inquiry led by Sir William Macpherson said the first Lawrence murder investigation was " marred by a combination of professional incompetence, institutional racism and a failure of leadership by senior officers"...
Stephen Lawrence: BBC names new suspect in UK's most notorious racist murder
... He also revealed Sir William Macpherson, head of the inquiry, privately asked the Met what was being done to investigate White, but the inquiry did not receive an answer...
Police Scotland chief has made job more difficult - officers
... " Sir William Macpherson s definition of institutional racism, set out in his 1999 report into the killing of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, is the collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture, or ethnic origin...
What has really happened since Macpherson's report
... Led by retired judge Sir William Macpherson, the inquiry published its findings on 24 February 1999...
Stephen Lawrence: How has his murder changed policing?
... The inquiry - led by retired High Court judge Sir William Macpherson of Cluny - heard evidence from 88 witnesses and considered 100,000 pages of statements and documents...
Stephen Lawrence case: Retired detectives will not face prosecution over inquiry
By Daniel De SimoneBBC News
Four retired detectives who ran The First Stephen Lawrence murder investigation will not face criminal prosecution for their actions in the case, The Bbc has been told.
The Crown Prosecution Service made its decision after considering a file of evidence for nearly three years.
An official Public Announcement is due later on Thursday.
The officers had been investigated by The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
Stephen Lawrence , 18, was murdered in April 1993 in Eltham, South London , in a racist attack by a gang of young white men.
The disastrous initial investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. Two of Stephen's murderers were eventually jailed in 2012.
The retired officers investigated by the IOPC are:
In 1999 a public inquiry led by Sir William Macpherson said The First Lawrence murder investigation was " marred by a combination of professional incompetence, Institutional Racism and a failure of leadership by senior officers".
The Macpherson report was highly critical of Mr Crampton, Mr Weeden and Mr Ilsley for the decision not to make quick arrests - arrests did not take place for Two Weeks despite police receiving information implicating four of the Prime Suspects within 24 hours of the stabbing.
In 1997 an investigation by The Police watchdog had also been critical, but only and therefore available for a disciplinary process.
The IOPC investigation which led to the referral to the CPS was a spin-off from an NCA investigation that started in 2014 into allegations of corruption against another Officer - John Davidson - who worked on The First Stephen Lawrence murder investigation.
The NCA investigation followed an official review by barrister Mark Ellison KC, which said there were outstanding lines of inquiry into allegations that Mr Davidson was in a corrupt relationship with The Father of David Norris , one of Stephen's killers.
The claims were made by Mr Davidson 's former colleague, Neil Putnam, a corrupt Officer turned super-grass.
Mr Putnam, who did not work on the Lawrence murder inquiry, alleged that Mr Davidson had admitted the corrupt relationship to him. Davidson denied the claims.
John Davidson was told in 2019 that he was no longer under investigation because there was no evidence of corruption on his part in relation to the Stephen Lawrence case.
The National Crime Agency then investigated Mr Putnam and passed a file to the CPS to consider whether he should be charged with perjury. The CPS has decided he will not be charged.
The IOPC investigation ended up focusing on The Four senior officers from The First murder investigation, and their handling of the early part of the case.
In 2020, the IOPC passed a file of evidence to the CPS, which was asked to consider whether they may have committed The Criminal offence of misconduct in public office.
The Criminal offence of misconduct in public office is committed when The Office holder acts - or fails to Act - in a way that constitutes a breach of the duties of that office.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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