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[Magda Hassan]

Kelly 'never opened reprimand letter'

Dr David Kelly never opened an official letter reprimanding him for secretly briefing BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan.
The weapons expert left the letter from MoD personnel director Richard Hatfield - which stopped short of formal disciplinary action - unopened in a briefcase on his desk at home.
It was only found - and first read - by police searching Dr Kelly's office after his death, the inquiry set up to investigate his apparent suicide heard on Tuesday.
Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Webb of Thames Valley Police told the Hutton Inquiry that he travelled to Dr Kelly's house in Southmoor, Oxfordshire, on July 18 to inform the family that a body had been found.
He said he spent much of the day there and carried out a "very cursory search" of Dr Kelly's study.
Inside a closed briefcase which he opened he found a letter in a sealed envelope dated July 9 2003 and addressed to Dr Kelly from Mr Hatfield, headed: "Discussions with the Media."
Det Sgt Webb said he opened the letter and accepted he was the first person to see it.
The document, which had already been published on the Hutton Inquiry website, told Dr Kelly that he would not be formally disciplined for his unauthorised contact with journalists.
But Mr Hatfield wrote: "These are serious breaches of standard departmental procedure and you were unable to give me any satisfactory explanation for your behaviour.
"Your contact with Mr Gilligan was particularly ill-judged. Your discussion with him in May has also had awkward consequences for both yourself and the department which could easily have been avoided."
Mr Hatfield went on: "I have concluded that although your behaviour fell well short of the standard that I would expect from a civil servant of your standing and experience, it would not be appropriate to initiate formal disciplinary proceedings. You should, however, understand that any further breach of departmental guidelines in dealing with the media would almost certainly result in disciplinary action, with potentially serious consequences."


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