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Correspondence from Detective Superintendent David Williams (Senior Investigating Officer) to Paul Close (Casework Directorate, Crown Prosecution Service) re 'Operation Rochester An investigation into deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital'

  • 2 Aug 2005
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001433

Refers to: correspondence from Detective Superintendent David Williams (Senior Investigating Officer) to Paul Close (dated 13 May 2005), Lake, Wilson, Cunningham, Gosport War Memorial Hospital, guidance provided by {redacted} (dated 12 August 2004), Dr Jane Barton, GMC, application under Section 31a of the Medical Act 1983 for disclosure of material in relation to the Devine case, correspondence from Detective Superintendent David Williams to the GMC (dated 28 April 2005), CPS, Mr Close and the Counsel's advice. Associated with: CPS001397.

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Operation Rochester' - 'Disclosure of Material to the General Medical Council' by D/SIO DW with subheadings 'Situation Report' and 'General Medical Council Disclosure',

  • 23 Jul 2004
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001431

Refers to: Operation Rochester, 'number of deaths of elderly patients at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital between 1988 and 2000', Gladys Richards (died 21 August 1998), Dr Jane Barton, medicines, Crown Prosecution Service, Det Chief Inspector Burt (investigation passed to him 29 September 1999), Professor Liveley [Livesley?] (medical expert), David Perry (Treasury Counsel), Esa [Eva?] Page, Brian Cunningham, Robert Wilson, Alice Wilkie, Det Supt James (Senior Investigating Officer), Dr Mundy [also appears as Professor] (medical expert), Professor Ford (medical expert), Commission for Health Improvement, Detective Chief Superintendent Watts, Chief Medical officer, Matthew Lohn (legal-medico lawyer), Detective Superintendent James raised Dr Barton's professional conduct with the GMC Fitness to practice Directorate (dated 6 February 2002), Mr Michael Hudspith (GMC), section 35A of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2000, Woolgar v Chief Constable of Sussex Police 2000, GMC's Interim Orders Committee, GMC's preliminary Proceedings Committee, Professional Conduct Committee, Linda Quinn (GMC), Hampshire Police, Chief Constable Kernaghan, Mr Findlay Scott (Chief Executive, GMC), Louise Povey (Fitness to Practice Directorate, GMC), meeting (dated 6 July 2004), Category 2 cases (sub-optimal care), Mr Robert Drybrough-Smith, Paul Close, category 3 cases and 'Disclosure Options for discussion Friday 23 July 2004'. Associated with: CPS001397.

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Correspondence from Rob Drybrough-Smith (Head London Division II) to Paul Close (Special Casework Lawyer) re 'Operation Rochester - Gosport War Memorial Hospital' - 'Guidance to expert witnesses and Disclosure to GMC' enclosing correspondence

  • 27 Jul 2004
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001430

Annotated with correspondence from Paul to RDS reading: 'Sorry for slippage. Of course i agree with the law notes ([...])! I enc you old working gile with DP's advice in case law in it may assist. as to (4) and (5) i do not know th answer - can we discuss? I think i [...]' [Note - bottom of page cut off due to photocopying] Enclosing: 1. Correspondence from Detective Superintendent David Williams (Operation Rochester) signed pp Y Martin to Mr R Dryborough Smith (Crown Prosecution Service) re 'Re: Operation Rochester - Investigation into deaths at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital' annotated '196' 2. 'two notes which I have prepared, relying heavily in part on Steve O'Doherty's training material for deaths in custody'. [Note - the 'two notes' were not present at the time of cataloguing] Refers to: guidance on law, disclosure to the GMC, disciplinary hearing, meeting between Detective Superintendent David Williams and Rob Drybrough-Smith (dated 6 July 2004), meeting between Detective Superintendent David Williams and Detective Chief Superintendent Watts (dated 23 July 2004), ongoing criminal investigation, Hampshire Constabulary, medical notes, associated police reports, '60 or so cases that have been assessed into the sub optimal category', prima facie evidence, IOC, Dr Barton, clinical team of five experts, Crown Prosecution, expert witnesses, legal issues around Homicide and four cases which have been fast tracked by the CPS. Associated with: CPS001397.

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Correspondence from Robert Drybrough-Smith (Head of London Division II) to Detective Superintendent D Williams re 'Operation Rochester'

  • 12 Aug 2004
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001428

Refers to: Correspondence from Detective Superintendent D Williams to Robert Drybrough-Smith (dated 27 July 2004), Paul Close, Louise Povey (GMC), sub-optimal care, Interim Orders Committee, adverse publicity, 'Unlawful Act Manslaughter', Causation, Church (1966), DPP v Newbury (1977), Goodfellow (1986), 'Gross Negligence Manslaughter', Adomako (1994), Murder, 'Hastening/acceleration of death', 'De minimis', R v HM Coroner for Inner London, ex parte Douglas-Williams (1998), R v Dyson (1909), Sinclair, Crown and Multifactorial. Associated with: CPS001397.

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Note of meeting with Professor Paul Wiles' - '15 November 2005' enclosing 'A Minute to Head of Division and to Selected Crown Prosecutors with knowledge and experience of the types of cases referred to'

  • 15 Nov 2005
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001427

Attendees: Ken Macdonald QCC (DPP), Professor Paul Wiles (Head Forensic Science and Pathology Unit, Home Office) and Moira Mac Daid (Policy Directorate). Refers to: Forensic Science and Pathology Unit (FSPU), CPS, terrorist cases, judges, juries, DNA evidence, Forensic Science Service and Royal Statistical Society. [Note - 'A Minute to Head of Division and to Selected Crown Prosecutors with knowledge and experience of the types of cases referred to' was not present at the time of cataloguing] Associated with: CPS001397.

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Email exchange between Carmen Dowd re 'Fw: PO 56 2005 - Meeting with Professor Paul Wiles, Head of the Forensic Science and Pathology Unit' enclosing Minute from Ken MacDonald QC (Director of Public Prosecutions)

  • 5 Dec 2005
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001426

Minute to Alison Saunders, Susan Hemming, Carmen Dowd, Rene Barclay, Robert Drybrough-Smith, Chris Enzor, Howard Cohen, Withiel Cole and Stephen O'Doherty re 'This minute requests Head of Division and Crown Prosecutors to identify serious cases which are highly dependent or depend exclusively on expert scientific evidence'. Refers to: Nicolette Movick (Policy Directorate), Chris Newell, Jaswant Narwal, Esther George, Karen Squibb Williams, meeting with Professor Paul Wiles (Head of Forensic Science and Pathology Unit, Home Office) (dated 15 November 2005), CPS, FSPU and CPS. Associated with: CPS001397.

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Miscellaneous paper - handwritten notes referring to DP, LM, Hampshire (4), 28 September 2005, 6HBW, Devine, causation, Lavender, Pittock, CHI, Prof Baker's statement, Wilcock, Black, HSE, homicide and Code for CP

  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001425

Also refers to: RP, Re P, Re V, Re T, Walsh, Len, US, La Tar, Kent, additional advice, Black's reports, Wilcock's reports ('very thorough'), Dr B, Ford, Livesly [Livesley?], Richards and GMC Action. Associated with: CPS001397.

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Duplicate of email from Robert Drybrough-Smith to Paul Close re 'Gosport Hosp'

  • 15 Dec 2005
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001422

Email includes excerpt from media article entitled 'Doctor cleared of three ""deliberate terminations""'. Refers to: medicine, Howard Martin, Teeside Crown Court, The Guardian, Voluntary Euthanasia Society, British law, Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Evening Standard, Sun and Mirror. Associated with: CPS001397. [Refers to material in the Public Domain] [Duplicate of CPS001421]

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Email from caseworker (CPS) to Paul Close re 'Monthly report.form.Op.Rochester'

  • 9 Apr 2006
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001420

Email includes table entitled 'London SCD - Monthly Report' - 'March/April 2006'. Refers to: Operation Rochester, LB3.108.01, Paul Close, David Perry, Louis Mably, Mrs Gladys Mabel Richards, Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Professor Livesey, Counsel, Gross Negligence Manslaughter, Officer in Charge, Officers from Hampshire, RDS, report regarding Elsie Devine (dated 23 December 2004) and conference with Officers from the Hampshire Constabulary (dated 28 September 2005). Associated with: CPS001397.

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Email exchange between caseworker (CPS) and Detective Superintendent re: 'Re: operation rochester'

  • 6 Jul 2006
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001414

Refers to: Counsel's clerk, Paul Close, case number 8 (Geoffrey Packman), Service case, Gregory case, summary doc (dated 10 June 2006), Spurgin, Wilson, Pittock, Lavender, Lake, Dr Reid, interview of Dr Reid (11 and 14 July), meeting with counsel (either 25 or 27 July) and ACC Mr Watts. Detective Superintendent David Williams states that the 'cases having the most potential for criminal prosecution' are Packman, Spurgin, Wilson, Lavender and Lake. Associated with: CPS001397.

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Duplicate of email exchange between Press Officer, Crown Prosecution Service and Paul Close re 'Fw: Gosport War Memorial Hospital Deaths'

  • 6 Jul 2006
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Document ID: CPS001413

Email chain includes: Dominic Blake (BBC Portsmouth). Refers to: Hampshire Police press release, Operation Rochester, 90 elderly patients, Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Detective Superintendent David Williams, General Medical Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Crown Prosecution Service, PA, Russel Hayes and Adam Blackmore (BBC News Editor). [Note - press release included in this exchange is in the public domain] Associated with: CPS001397. [Duplicate of CPS001411]

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