Recommendation DM-13: HMICFRS review of whistleblower protections
From The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, published 15 June 2021.
Recommendation
It is recommended that Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services conduct a thematic investigation of the operation of the practices and procedures introduced following the adoption of the Code of Ethics in 2014 to determine whether sufficient resources are available to ensure appropriate protection of those police officers and police staff who wish to draw alleged wrongdoing to the attention of their organisations.
In brief (written by this site)
The Panel recommended a thematic investigation into protections for police whistleblowers. In June 2023, the Home Office reported that HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) had inspected corruption within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and published findings in March 2022, though whistleblower protections were not mentioned (Home Office response, Jun 2023). The department noted that Baroness Casey's review of the force in March 2023 found that the inspectorate's recommendations were repeatedly not acted upon (Home Office response, Jun 2023). It also recorded that while the force accepted all of those recommendations, it had not met all of them by the March 2023 deadline (Home Office response, Jun 2023).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 1 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
2.2.3. The then Home Secretary acted immediately to concerns raised in the Panel’s report by commissioning HMICFRS to undertake a thematic inspection into corruption within the MPS. It published its findings on 22 March 2022. The report stated that the force’s procedures for rooting out corrupt officers and staff were ‘fundamentally flawed’ and ‘not fit for purpose’. The MPS set up a Counter Corruption Learning Group in April 2022 to provide oversight in responding to HMICFRS’s recommendations. The deadline for these recommendations was 31 March 2023. The MPS have provided the Home Secretary an update to demonstrate that all recommendations have been accepted, however not all recommendations have met by the deadline set by HMICFRS. The Home Office will continue to work with HMICFRS, the MPS and MOPAC to ensure these changes are made by the Commissioner. Meeting these recommendations is crucial, especially in light of Baroness Casey’s review of the MPS in March 2023 which stated that HMICFRS recommendations were made repeatedly and not acted upon by the force.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has been found in the sources searched (last checked 30 January 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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- Home Office
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