Recommendation MACP-31: Ensure training and use of victim/witness liaison officers for racist incidents.

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

Recommendation

That Police Services ensure the provision of training and the availability of victim/witness liaison officers, and ensure their use in appropriate areas particularly in the field of racist incidents and crimes, where the need for a sensitive approach to young and vulnerable victims and witnesses is paramount.

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 Staff training and development Victims' Code breaches (CSA)

Recommendation made 27.7 years ago