AR-1 Response Accepted

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:
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Commander Basu's MPS review and updates provided in August 2014..
Sources
Government response (2014-08-12): Accepted Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-azelle-rodney-inquiry Text: No formal government response published. MPS confirmed implementation on 3 June 2014 following internal review by Commander Basu. Progress update (2014-08-12): Completed Implementation status based on Commander Basu's MPS review and updates provided in August 2014. Source: https://cornerstonebarristers.com/metropolitan-police-service-responds-azelle-rodney-inquiry-report/
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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.

Metropolitan Police Service response to Azelle Ro… View Source
Source
Inquiry Azelle Rodney Inquiry
Report The Report of the Azelle Rodney Inquiry 05 Jul 2013
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Responsible Bodies
Metropolitan Police Service Primary
Themes & Tags
Police investigation management Police Vetting Inconsistencies Armed Policing Operational Review Debriefing MPs
Recommendation age 12.9 yrs
Last formal update 4310 days ago