MACP-8 Response Historic AI-assessed

Empower HMIC to use lay inspectors for racist crime investigation inspections

Recommendation

That HMIC shall be empowered to recruit and to use lay inspectors in order to conduct examination and inspection of Police Services particularly in connection with performance in the area of investigation of racist crime.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified confirming that HMIC (now HMICFRS) was empowered to recruit and use lay inspectors for the examination and inspection of Police Services, particularly concerning the investigation of racist crime. The most recent evidence identified is general search results on GOV.UK related to HMIC inspections, which do not provide specific actions or dates.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 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
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Macpherson Inquiry
Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
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Themes & Tags
Police institutional racism Police investigation management
Recommendation age 27.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates