[2025] EWHC 2684 (KB)

In his statement DS Brownsell set out that;

“The day of action was flagged for the 14th of November…On the 23rd of October I spoke with DS Kirkham in the ECU to ask who would be available from the ECU and the Hi-Tech Crime Unit for 13 and 14 November. I subsequently spoke with DC Deacon who else to provide a written guidance document on computer seizures for the day of action briefing pack.”

When cross-examined DS Brownsell stated that he could not recall if DC Deacon was briefed about Mr Deveney (who had left the employment of Chancellor Care Limited a year earlier) and that he could only assume the failure to seize the computer on the day was because it “fell between the gaps”. He said that they were later told the content had been downloaded by DLA Piper.