At the time of the Inquiry, Marratt was Communications Officer of Surrey Police. As head of the "Fast-time Communications Team", he was responsible for handling urgent or imminent communications requests, both internal and external. Marratt answered questions from the Inquiry on relations with the media.
Solicitor. Former in-house lawyer within the Directorate of Legal Services at the Metropolitan Police, with expertise in public law, civil litigation, human rights and police law.