According to the section of the OS about Nevill's (alleged) call to the police, "Malcolm Bonnett claimed in his 16 December statement that all police calls were recorded onto audio tape [14]. According to a letter from the ICO, Essex Police destroyed the audio tapes after twenty-eight days[15]. This was probably standard practice unless the defence team requested the tapes, but Jeremy was not arrested until after this twenty-eight day period had expired. However, documents released to the defence team show that tapes of the calls were copied after 12 September 1985 (action 146)[16]. This action was carried out, and was recorded on report number 123, which is also dated 12 September 1985[17]. Although these tapes were supposed to have been destroyed on 7 September, this could not have occurred since copies were made of these calls after this date."
