Police chiefs apologised today in response to a damning report on the Hillsborough disaster.
The Rt Rev James Jones, a former bishop of Liverpool, set out 25 recommendations following the deaths of ninety-seven football fans as a result of a crush at a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15 1989.
Martin Hewitt, Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said: "I want to make an apology on behalf of the leadership of the police service.