CR13
Response
Response Pending
AI-assessed
Reconsider Border Force SAR function
Recommendation
The government should reconsider Mr Downer's recommendation in his independent review of Border Force that Border Force Maritime should not be providing an ongoing search and rescue function in the English Channel, with the result that HM Coastguard would assume responsibility for the surface assets used for search and rescue.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence indicating that the government has reconsidered Mr Downer's recommendation for Border Force Maritime to cease providing an ongoing search and rescue function in the English Channel, or that HM Coastguard has assumed responsibility for the surface assets used for search and rescue, as recommended by the Cranston Inquiry, has been identified.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 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
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Response Pending
Response
Response PendingNo government response recorded.
Responsible Bodies
Home Office
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
0.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates