Recommendation MACP-20: Review MPS scene procedures for officer co-ordination and senior command responsibilities

From Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report, published 24 February 1999.

Recommendation

That MPS procedures at the scene of incidents be reviewed in order to ensure co-ordination between uniformed and CID officers and to ensure that senior officers are aware of and fulfil the command responsibilities which their role demands.

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.

Source

Inquiry Macpherson Inquiry

Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999

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Themes and tags

Police investigation management

Recommendation made 27.7 years ago