One of the most acute criticisms of the security services was over a photograph of Mohammad Sidique Khan, the bombers‘ ringleader, which was so badly cropped before being passed to the FBI that it could not be shown to an informant.

MI5 said it used „wet film“ and a scanner in 2004, but digital photography and better software had improved the overall quality of photographs shown to agents.

Hallett handed down her verdicts on 6 May, concluding: „The evidence I have heard does not justify the conclusion that any failings on the part of any organisation or individual caused or contributed to any of the deaths.“