Summer 2024 disorder

Home Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Nov 2024 Closed: 9 Dec 2025 Parliament page
Disorder took place in several UK cities between 30 July and 7 August 2024, following the violent events in Southport on 29 July. The Government has reported that over 40,000 additional officer shifts were worked by public order officers over the course of ten days, with 6,600 officers deployed on … Read more
8 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
3 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
3 Jul
2025
Report published
23 Apr
2025
Correspondence
14 Apr
2025
Report published
25 Feb
2025
Oral evidence
25 Feb
2025
Correspondence
25 Feb
2025
Correspondence
25 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
10 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
10 Dec
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
25 Feb 2025
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Andrew Johnson · Home Office Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist · Metropolitan Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington · National Police Chiefs' Council Chief Constable Serena Kennedy · Merseyside Police Emily Spurrell · Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP · Home Office
10 Dec 2024
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Chris Noble · Staffordshire Police Judi Heaton · Humberside Police Lauren Poultney · South Yorkshire Police Mark Webster · Cleveland Police
Title HC No. Published Items Response
2nd Report – Police response to the 2024 summer disorder HC 381 14 Apr 2025 21 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
2 Conclusion Acknowledged
2nd Report – Police response to th…
Inadequate contempt of court laws and CPS guidance fail social media era communication needs.
Merseyside Police were put in a very difficult position given legal restrictions on communicating the identity of the Southport suspect and the need to withhold certain information in order to protect the trial. The inconsistent advice from the CPS over … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is carefully considering recommendations from both the Inspectorate and the Committee, committing to publish a Police Reform White Paper that will outline its intentions to address findings, strengthen public order policing, and enhance the response to violent disorder.
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9 Recommendation Acknowledged
2nd Report – Police response to th…
Set out government's plan to improve police mutual aid provision in response to HMICFRS.
As part of a formal response to the HMICFRS reports the Government should set out in particular how it is supporting forces to improve the provision of mutual aid, including how changes to the national policing system will support mutual … Read more
Government Response
The government states that a forthcoming Home Office White Paper on police reform will cover various issues including how the policing system can work better. However, it does not specifically commit to setting out how it will support forces to improve mutual aid or how a new national policing system will specifically support mutual aid, as part of a formal response to the HMICFRS reports.
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16 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Numerical recruitment targets for neighbourhood policing risk cheap hires and lack of experienced officers.
We commend the efforts of police forces to maintain business-as- usual policing, particularly the importance attached to maintaining neighbourhood policing. Nonetheless, the disorder and subsequent investigations have had a knock-on impact on other areas of policing, including neighbourhood policing. The … Read more
Government Response
The government outlines its neighbourhood policing programme for 2025/26, committing £376.8 million to maintain officer numbers and stating that workforce mix decisions are local but forces are expected to deliver suitably. It does not explicitly address the concern about ensuring the 'right mix' of experienced officers or avoiding hiring cheaply.
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21 Conclusion
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No evidence of 'two-tier policing' suppressing peaceful protest last summer.
The right to protest is fundamental in our democracy and we would take seriously any evidence that peaceful protest was being suppressed based on the political views expressed. However, we have seen no evidence that this was the case during … Read more
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Government Response AI assessment · 20 of 8 classified
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 9
Total 8 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
23 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions relating to the Committee’s report on the Police response to the 2024 summer disorder 11.04.2025
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25 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from the Crown Prosecution Service on the Process and guidance around publication of prosecution information 21.02.2025
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25 Feb 2025 From committee Letter to the Crown Proseution Service on the Process and guidance around publication of prosecution information 04.02.2025
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