| Issue: |
Whether the Secretary of State for the Home Department could lawfully remove a potential material witness to a death in custody, in circumstances where their evidence had not been secured and a coroner had not made a decision as to whether they were required to give evidence at the inquest hearing; whether the Secretary of State’s failure to have in place a policy framework, which made clear provision for a proper investigation into witnesses to a death in custody prior to any enforcement action being taken, was a breach of Art 2 procedural obligations. |