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Tuesday 22nd February 2011 | 09:17
Met under fire over NoW contacts
The Metropolitan Police Authority has just been handed a list of meetings between senior Met officers - including Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - and senior execs at the News of the World.
Of course, it's perfectly normal that top cops and newspaper editors and execs meet up for dinners now and again.
But with the Met inquiry into phone hacking ongoing during some of this period, it's causing a poltical row.
Lib Dem MPA member Dee Doocey says:
"I find it quite extraordinary that when allegations about illegal phone hacking relating to the News of the World were still unresolved that the Met Commissioner thought it was appropriate to be regularly dining with the News of the World and News Corporation. Imagine the outcry there would be if the Commissioner was seen dining with a member of the public who was the subject of a police investigation.
"I will be raising this issue at the MPA Full Authority meeting on Thursday".
Today's note follows an agreement by acting Commissioner Tim Godwin to let the MPA have all the details.
Here's the full note of the meetings.
Response to request from MPA for details of meetings that senior officers have had with NoW
Criteria:
• Must be meetings whose purpose was for MPS officers to meet specifically with News of the World.
• The MPS holds regular briefings and presentations with the Crime Reporters Association, which are events attended by representatives from all national media, including journalists from the News of the World - these are not included in the information provided.
• Social events at which News of the World journalists or executives may have been present are not included as they are not hosted by NoW.
• Timeframe is 5-year period, January 2006 to present
2006
September - Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson - dinner with Deputy Editor, News of the World and Dick Fedorcio
2007
November - Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson - dinner with Deputy Editor, News of the World and Dick Fedorcio
2008
February - Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson - dinner with Deputy Editor, News of the World
October - Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - meeting with Deputy Editor, News of the World and Dick Fedorcio
October - Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - dinner with Editor, News of the World and Dick Fedorcio
2009
February - Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - dinner with Deputy Editor, News of the World and Dick Fedorcio
May - Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - dinner Editor, News of the World and Dick Fedorcio
June - Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin, Participation in News of the World Save our Streets Roadshow alongside the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
June - Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - attendance at News Corporation reception
June - Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - dinner with Deputy Editor, News of the World and Dick Fedorcio
November - AC Yates - Dinner with Editor and Crime Editor, News of the World
2010
August - AC Dick - At request of Commissioner met with Deputy Editor and Chief Lawyer of the News of the World, together with two Detective Superintendents where they were handed material alleging Pakistan Cricketers Spot Fixing allegations which resulted in arrest and searches later that day.
June - Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson - attendance at News Corporation reception
No relevant meetings for:
AC Allison
AC McPherson
AC Owens
November 2010
Malcolm Redfellow
Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent (that's for Boris). For the rest of us: "If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas".
bruce
bloody hell - has Sir Paul Stephenson lost his marbles - where was his judgement??