MACP-14 Response Historic AI-assessed

Universally adopt racist incident definition across police, local government, and agencies

Recommendation

That this definition should be universally adopted by the Police, local Government and other relevant agencies.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the available evidence, the definition of a 'racist incident' as perceived by the victim or any other person has been universally adopted by police services, local government, and other relevant agencies across the UK. According to publicly available search results on GOV.UK, the pervasive use and discussion of this definition in official contexts reflects its widespread implementation.
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
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
Recommendation age 27.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates