Families seek answers over missing files

The families of two men have said they will be seeking answers after the Ministry of Justice admitted files from three inquiries have gone missing in the post.

The inquiries centre on Azelle Rodney and Mark Duggan, who were both shot dead by the Met Police, and Robert Hamill, who was beaten to death by a loyalists in Northern Ireland.

The family of Mr Hamill said they would be seeking "urgent answers" after the loss including whether the information on the disc was encrypted, when the disc was posted and how long it took before the loss was discovered.

"We will be seeking details of the content of the material and whether it included confidential information not previously published on the Inquiry website. We will want to know what protocols, if any, were breached in relation to the posting of material in this way," the family said.

Mr Rodney's mother Susan Alexander said she also wanted to establish what data was on the discs.

Ms Alexander said: "This is shocking news and very disappointing. My lawyers are in contact with the Ministry of Justice on my behalf to establish exactly what data from the case (including that relates personally to me) is on the discs that have gone missing."