AR-2 Response Accepted Self-assessed

Protocol for Post-Incident Debriefing

Recommendation

At an early date there should be liaison between the IPCC, the MPS and ACPO (and, more significantly, lawyers acting for each) with a view to establishing a protocol for the future conduct in the event of a shooting by a police officer of an early debriefing as an obligation equal and complementary to any IPCC investigation. The key could be the confidentiality in the public interest of the product, and thus of the input.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
A protocol for early post-incident debriefing was established, with the College of Policing publishing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) on Post-Incident Procedures following death or serious injury. The College of Policing's APP on Armed Policing now incorporates detailed post-deployment guidance covering debriefing, lessons learned, and welfare (Metropolitan Police Service, August 2014). No further published evidence has been identified since August 2014.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Accepted
Accepted Metropolitan Police Service
12 Aug 2014

No formal government response published. MPS provided updates on 12 August 2014 confirming work on post-incident debriefing protocols.

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Published Evidence

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Confirmed Completed
12 Aug 2014
Metropolitan Police Service Other

MPS confirmed work on post-incident debriefing protocols in liaison with IPCC and ACPO. College of Policing published Authorised Professional Practice on Post-Incident Procedures following death or serious injury.

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Protocol established for early debriefing as an obligation complementary to IPCC/IOPC investigation. College of Policing APP on Armed Policing now includes detailed post-deployment guidance on debriefing, lessons learned and welfare. Post-incident procedures guidance published covering firearms incidents resulting in death or serious injury.

College of Policing APP: Post-Incident Procedures… 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 No open learning culture Armed Policing IPCC Debriefing Protocol ACPO
Recommendation age 12.7 yrs
Last formal update 4242 days ago