Parliamentary Activity
Angiolini Inquiry
— 40 mentions in Parliament
since Dec 2021
Written Question
Commons
20 Feb 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department has in providing oversight and assurance where public confidence in policing has been undermined by media reporting and documentary evidence; and whether there are existing in
Government answer
Home Office
This Department supports the police and is clear that public confidence is crucial to our model of policing by consent. We hold our police to the highest of standards and expect action to be taken where this confidence is undermined. There are a number of...
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Written Question
Commons
02 Dec 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the ability of police forces to (a) investigate sexual offences, (b) fill gaps in data on violence against women and girls and (c) implement recomme
Government answer
Home Office
Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government with a manifesto mission to halve VAWG in a decade. We will deliver a cross-government transformative approach to halving VAWG, underpinned by a new VAWG strategy, whic...
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Written Question
Commons
24 Oct 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections are currently in place for police whistle-blowers reporting misconduct within their own force.
Government answer
Home Office
Police officers and staff have protections under ‘whistleblowing’ law, meaning they are protected from being unfairly dismissed or from suffering any detriment due to having made a protected disclosure. The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 expressly refl...
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Written Question
Commons
14 Oct 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Metropolitan Police leaders on safeguards to protect whistleblowers who report (a) misogyny and (b) racism.
Government answer
Home Office
The Home Secretary and I have regular meetings with the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and other police leaders on a range of issues including police conduct.Police officers have a statutory duty to report wrongdoing by their colleagues when they see it...
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Written Question
Commons
09 Sep 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in reforming vetting procedures for police recruits since 3 March 2021.
Government answer
Home Office
The framework for police vetting, which applies to the existing workforce as well as new recruits, is currently set by the College of Policing via its statutory code of practice on vetting and authorised professional practice (APP) guidance on vetting.The...
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Written Question
Commons
25 Apr 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for th
Government answer
Home Office
a) Honourable Society These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report. b) Cinnamon Club These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice ...
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Written Question
Commons
25 Apr 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for th
Government answer
Home Office
a) Honourable Society These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report. b) Cinnamon Club These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice ...
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Written Question
Commons
25 Apr 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, which Honourable Society was paid £10,112.40 on 27 Febr
Government answer
Home Office
a) Honourable Society These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report. b) Cinnamon Club These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice ...
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Written Question
Commons
25 Apr 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, what the overseas costs linked to his visit were for th
Government answer
Home Office
a) Honourable Society These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report. b) Cinnamon Club These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice ...
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Written Question
Commons
04 Mar 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report, published in February 2024, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's review entitled Pornography Regulation, Leg
Government answer
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Independent Pornography Review will involve a comprehensive assessment of the impact of pornography on viewers and wider society, including the impact of violent and extreme pornography, identifying any links to violence against women and girls. It wi...
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Written Question
Commons
16 Oct 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase public trust in the police.
Government answer
Home Office
The Government has been clear that police officers must be held to the highest standards and that this is vital to public trust.The Home Office established the Angiolini Inquiry following the horrific murder of Sarah Everard, to identify lessons for polic...
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Written Question
Commons
14 Mar 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police officers accused of violence by women are appropriately investigated.
Government answer
Home Office
The Government has been clear that police officers must be held to the highest standards and that those who commit acts such as domestic and sexual abuse must be rooted out.By law, allegations of serious assaults, serious sexual offences or abuse of posit...
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Written Question
Commons
31 Jan 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve standards in policing.
Government answer
Home Office
It is crucial that the public have trust and confidence in the police and expect them to fight crime, keep us safe and carry out their duties to the highest professional standardsIn the wake of the shocking murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police offi...
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Written Question
Commons
15 Nov 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle misogyny in police forces in England and Wales.
Government answer
Home Office
The Government remains determined to tackle misogyny in the police. That is why His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) was tasked with reviewing vetting and counter-corruption arrangements in policing across Englan...
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Written Question
Commons
12 May 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to respond to the correspondence from the Member for Portsmouth South of 25 October 2021 on the Angiolini Inquiry.
Written Question
Commons
18 Feb 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has met any representatives of the Metropolitan Police to discuss the finding of the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to the behaviour of officers at Charing Cross Police
Government answer
Home Office
The Home Secretary was appalled to learn of the behaviour of Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers following publication of the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) investigation report on Operation Hotton.Being a police officer is a privil...
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Written Question
Commons
19 Jan 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to update the House of any request by the Chair of the Angiolini Inquiry to convert that inquiry into a full statutory inquiry within five days of receiving that request
Government answer
Home Office
As the Home Secretary said in her statement to the House on 22 November 2021 when announcing the appointment of Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini QC as Chair of the inquiry, she will not rule out converting it to a statutory footing should Dame Elish feel that ...
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Written Question
Commons
19 Jan 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will convert the Angiolini Inquiry into a full statutory inquiry in the event of such a recommendation from the independent chair.
Government answer
Home Office
As the Home Secretary said in her statement to the House on 22 November 2021 when announcing the appointment of Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini QC as Chair of the inquiry, she will not rule out converting it to a statutory footing should Dame Elish feel that ...
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Written Question
Commons
19 Jan 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will define and publish the criteria that will inform her decision on whether to convert the Angiolini Inquiry into a full statutory inquiry.
Government answer
Home Office
As the Home Secretary said in her statement to the House on 22 November 2021 when announcing the appointment of Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini QC as Chair of the inquiry, she will not rule out converting it to a statutory footing should Dame Elish feel that ...
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Written Question
Commons
13 Dec 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase public confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service.
Government answer
Home Office
The Government is committed to do everything in its power to deliver improvements within policing and across the criminal justice system to secure confidence in the police and ultimately keep people safe.As at 30 September 2021, the Metropolitan Police Se...
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Written Question
Commons
07 Dec 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase women's confidence in the Police.
Government answer
Home Office
The Government is committed to do everything in its power to deliver improvements within policing and across the criminal justice system to improve women and girl’s confidence in the police and ultimately keep people safe. This includes the establishment ...
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