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
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Recommendation age
27.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates