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The Inquiry Team

Raju Bhatt

Assessor

Raju Bhatt is one of the founding partners of Bhatt Murphy, a team of lawyers based in London who work together to make a contribution to the protection of civil liberties in the UK. He specialises in working with members of the public who seek accountability from the state and its officers, focussing upon the treatment of individuals in the criminal justice system in particular.

Mr Bhatt's experience and authority in relation to deaths in custody and other contentious circumstances has been recognised on various fronts. In 2015, he was appointed to the Reference Group on the Independent Review of Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody by Dame Elish Angiolini, which reported to the Home Secretary in 2017. In 2010, he was appointed to the Hillsborough Independent Panel which reported to the Home Secretary in September 2012.

Michael Fuller

Assessor

Michael Fuller is a former Chief Constable of Kent Police and Her Majesty's Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. He has more than three decades of experience in policing including managing numerous high profile incidents and investigations.

Working in the Met, Mr Fuller helped establish the Racial and Violent Crime Task Force and drew up the action plan in response to criticism arising from the Macpherson Inquiry which investigated the death of Stephen Lawrence.

He is the holder of the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) for distinguished police service.