MACP-11
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Apply Race Relations legislation to all police; make Chief Officers vicariously liable
Recommendation
That the full force of the Race Relations legislation should apply to all police officers, and that Chief Officers of Police should be made vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of their officers relevant to that legislation.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified detailing legislative changes to apply the full force of Race Relations legislation to all police officers or to establish vicarious liability for Chief Officers of Police for their officers' acts and omissions under such legislation. The Race Relations Act 1976 was largely replaced by the Equality Act 2010, but no specific evidence for this recommendation's implementation has been found since the inquiry's original response.
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
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
27.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates