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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Dalton

Independent inquiry to be launched into how sex offender was mistakenly set free, says Lammy

An independent investigation into how a sex offender was wrongly set free instead of being deported will be launched and report its findings within weeks, justice secretary David Lammy has announced.

Dame Lynne Owens, a former deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and ex-director general of the National Crime Agency, will look into what went wrong and make recommendations to stop similar cases, Mr Lammy told MPs.

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