Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation MACP-57: Ensure racist acts by police officers lead to disciplinary proceedings and dismissal

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

Recommendation

That the Police Services should through the implementation of a Code of Conduct or otherwise ensure that racist words or acts proved to have been spoken or done by police officers should lead to disciplinary proceedings, and that it should be understood that such conduct should usually merit dismissal.

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

Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
Recommendation made 27.7 years ago