Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation MACP-10: Disclose investigating officers' reports to complainants, subject only to substantial harm test
From Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report, published 24 February 1999.
Recommendation
That Investigating Officers' reports resulting from public complaints should not attract Public Interest Immunity as a class. They should be disclosed to complainants, subject only to the "substantial harm" test for withholding disclosure.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
27.7 years ago