MACP-36 Response Historic

CPS must personally notify victims and families of discontinuance decisions sensitively.

Recommendation

That the CPS should have the positive duty always to notify a victim and victim's family personally of a decision to discontinue, particularly in cases of racist crime, with speed and sensitivity.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Macpherson Inquiry
Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
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Themes & Tags
Police investigation management Victims' Code breaches (CSA)
Recommendation age 27.3 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates