AR-1 Response Accepted Self-assessed

Full Review of Operation Tayport

Recommendation

I recommend that, as soon as is reasonably practicable, the MPS undertake a full, thorough review of all aspects of Operation Tayport. The review should be conducted by a senior officer appointed by the Commissioner with no inhibitions about critical examination of the conduct of SCD7, SCD11, and CO19. The object of the exercise is to serve the interests of the Service and thus the public. The resultant report should be made to the Commissioner for such further distribution as he may direct.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) confirmed on 3 June 2014 that a full operational review of Operation Tayport was conducted by a senior officer, Commander Basu, as recommended by the Inquiry. This review aimed to critically examine the conduct of involved units. No further published evidence has been identified since August 2014.
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Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Accepted
Accepted Metropolitan Police Service
12 Aug 2014

No formal government response published. MPS confirmed implementation on 3 June 2014 following internal review by Commander Basu.

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Confirmed Completed
03 Jun 2014
Metropolitan Police Service Other

Commander Basu's report confirmed that Recommendation 1 (full thorough review of Operation Tayport) has been implemented. MPS completed internal review as recommended by Sir Christopher Holland.

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MPS confirmed on 3 June 2014 that the full operational review had been conducted by a senior officer appointed by the Commissioner with no inhibitions about critical examination of involved units.

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Source
Report The Report of the Azelle Rodney Inquiry 05 Jul 2013
Responsible Bodies
Metropolitan Police Service Primary
Recommendation age 12.7 yrs
Last formal update 4242 days ago