The inquiry into the death of London teenager Stephen Lawrence is to be held in Bradford.

The visit is part of a series of meetings to be held in four cities in England to look at the lessons to be learned when investigating racially-motivated crimes.

The meeting will be held at the Stakis Hotel on October 21.

Stephen, 18, was murdered at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.

There has been criticism of the police handling of the murder inquiry, which failed to lead to a conviction for his killing.

David Norris, 21, Luke Knight, 20, Gary Dobson, 22, Neil Acourt, 22, and his brother Jamie, 21, were all charged at various times with his murder.

Neil Acourt, Knight and Dobson were acquitted at the Old Bailey in 1996. The case against Jamie Acourt and Norris never came to court.

Last month, at the independent inquiry into Stephen's death, there were angry scenes as the five men suspected of the murder arrived to give evidence.

The police were accused of protecting murderers as violence erupted.

West Yorkshire Assistant Chief Constable (designate) Lloyd Clarke, the secretary to the Association of Chief Police Officers' race and community relations sub-committee, welcomed the visit to Bradford.

"We are fully supportive of the process being carried out through the Stephen Lawrence inquiry," he said.

"West Yorkshire Police has a good track record in dealing with racial incidents and we will study the recommendations of this important inquiry with interest."

Mohammed Amran, member of the Commission for Racial Equality, earlier this month called for the inquiry to visit Bradford. He said the city could provide vital insights in to the causes of racially-motivated crime.

"I'm pleased the inquiry is coming to Bradford," he said. "There are a lot of positive work going on in the district which could be implemented elsewhere in the country."

The inquiry team has chosen Bradford as one of its areas due to the city's ethnic mix.

The meeting will run from 10am to 4.30pm and will be chaired by Sir William Macpherson of Cluny. One of his advisors, Tom Cook, is a former deputy chief constable of West Yorkshire.

The inquiry will also be visiting London, Manchester and Bristol.

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