Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation MACP-39: Amend law to prosecute racist language and offensive weapon offences privately.
From Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report, published 24 February 1999.
Recommendation
That consideration should be given to amendment of the law to allow prosecution of offences involving racist language or behaviour, and of offences involving the possession of offensive weapons, where such conduct can be proved to have taken place otherwise than in a public place.
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.
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
27.7 years ago