July 7th Review Committee Transcripts

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The London Assembly 7th July Review committee transcripts are available on their website here:

http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/resilience/index.jsp

The transcript from the 23/3 meeting aren't available yet.

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I contacted the GLA re: 23rd March transcripts:

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Oliver Wright (The Times): The facilities for pooling photographs worked quite well. Our picture desk felt that it was appropriate. We did get into huge trouble later on, though, when the images from the Underground came out from America. The response from the MPS was ‘You can’t use these. If you use them you are potentially in contempt of court under the Terrorism Act.’
Without any great explanation as to why we should not use them or why we might be able to use one and not the other, it was simply a blanket statement. Unfortunately, for them, that fell apart within hours and they were all published. It perhaps was not the most sensible response to the fact that those pictures were out there and being broadcast on ABC and the internet. Once you get that cascade, you cannot do things the way you would have done 10 or 15 years ago.

http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/resilience/2006/77reviewjan11/minute s/transcript.pdf

What is the story behind the leaking of those pictures?

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The transcipt of the 7th July Review 'survivors' committee is now available

http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/resilience/index.jsp