MACP-15 Response Historic AI-assessed

Establish Home Office Codes of Practice for reporting and recording racist incidents/crimes

Recommendation

That Codes of Practice be established by the Home Office, in consultation with Police Services, local Government and relevant agencies, to create a comprehensive system of reporting and recording of all racist incidents and crimes.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the GOV.UK search results, the widespread adoption of the definition of a racist incident and the emphasis on reporting and recording suggests that such codes or comprehensive systems for reporting and recording racist incidents and crimes have been established by the Home Office in consultation with relevant agencies, while the provided evidence does not name specific Codes of Practice. According to the available evidence, no recent specific evidence detailing these codes has been identified.
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
Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
Recommendation age 27.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates