Security services' handling of Skripals put public at risk, say novichok victim's family

The report today contains no recommendations. That is a matter of real concern. There should, there must, be reflection and real change.

- 

Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal. Left, security personnel investigate in Salisbury in 2018. Right, Dawn Sturges, who died after being exposed to novichok

(CHRIS J RATCLIFFE/ GETTY IMAGES)

They added: "Skripal was described by Vladimir Putin as a traitor and convicted of treason. Yet there were no sufficient and regular assessments of the risk he faced from Russian retaliation. That put the British public at risk, and led to Dawn's death.

"The chair considered secret evidence from the government and the UK intelligence services. Today's report does not set out, publicly, how the risks that led to Dawn's death will be prevented in the future. Adequate risk assessment of Skripal was not done; no protective steps were put in place. That is a serious concern, for us now, and for the future."