MACP-30 Response Historic AI-assessed

Proactively use local minority ethnic contacts for victim support and sensitive witness handling.

Recommendation

That Police Services and Victim Support Services ensure that their systems provide for the pro-active use of local contacts within minority ethnic communities to assist with victim support and with the handling and interviewing of sensitive witnesses.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to publicly available information on GOV.UK, content related to "police services" and "victims of crime" exists. While general victim support and community engagement initiatives are likely in place, according to the provided search results, there is no specific evidence of systems within Police Services and Victim Support Services that explicitly provide for the pro-active use of local contacts within minority ethnic communities to assist with victim support and the handling and interviewing of sensitive witnesses.
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