Dale Semper and family settle their civil claim against the Metropolitan Police

Dale Semper and family settle their civil claim against the Metropolitan Police
We can announce today that Dale Semper and two family members have settled their civil
action against the Metropolitan Police relating to a police investigation which took place
between 2017 and 2019, involving searches of their properties and various other steps, and
which led to no further action being taken.
The Metropolitan Police have as part of the settlement issued a statement apologising that
some elements of the investigation “were not handled as well as they could have been” and
have reiterated their apology for comments which were made by officers during the
investigation.
The police have also agreed to reinvestigate parts of Mr Semper and his family’s complaints
which were initially dismissed after a delay of over five years.

Mr Semper made the following statement:

“Seven years after the unjustified search of my and my families’ homes, and the intrusive
steps taken afterwards, the Metropolitan Police has finally apologised for its officers’ conduct
and settled my and my families’ civil claims against them. We remain convinced that the
actions taken against me were motivated by racism, both conscious and unconscious.
This is a bitter-sweet moment, as although I feel some justice has been done, my and my
family’s lives have been torn apart by the unjustified actions of the police, and the extreme
delays in responding to our complaints, which, disgracefully, remain ongoing seven years after
the events. I hope that my case can be an example to the Met and will assist in Sir Mark
Rowley’s stated intention to make the Met “truly anti-racist”. We would now welcome an
invitation by Sir Mark to discuss with him how we were treated and how the Met can learn
from our experiences.

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Notes for editors:

1. Dale Semper and his family were represented by Natasha Shim of Holborn Adams
solicitors, instructing Adam Wagner of Doughty Street Chambers.

2. For interview requests, please contact Natasha Shim

at natasha.shim@holbornadams.com

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