Covert Operations
Recommendations related to covert operations
5
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (5)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
5 total
JB-15.11
Accepted
Jermaine Baker Inquiry
Training requirement for covert monitoring post officers
Only those officers who have received the requisite training and accreditation should be posted to a Covert Monitoring Post (CMP).
- The Metropolitan Police Service stated on 28 October 2022 that significant CMP training improvements had been made, with 172 H2-trained staff and 350 CMP …
College of Policing
JB-15.12
Accepted
Jermaine Baker Inquiry
Written guidance for covert monitoring posts
There should be clear and unequivocal written guidance for the CMP from the TFC as to the key information and intelligence that is being sought.
- The Metropolitan Police Service stated on 28 October 2022 that the recommendation had been reviewed by the National CMP Working Group and that an …
College of Policing
JB-15.13
Accepted
Jermaine Baker Inquiry
Training on note-taking for covert monitoring officers
The training referred to in paragraph 15.11 must emphasise the importance of covert monitoring officers (CMOs) making accurate notes of: (a) what they have heard; and (b) what they have …
- The Metropolitan Police Service stated on 28 October 2022 that H2 training and the CMP operatives awareness course comprehensively covered accurate note-taking and dissemination …
College of Policing
JB-15.14
Accepted
Jermaine Baker Inquiry
Require trained CMP manager for covert monitoring posts
CMPs should not be established without the appointment of a properly trained CMP manager, whose responsibility it should be to appoint a team of CMOs, once satisfied from proper assessment …
- The Metropolitan Police Service stated on 28 October 2022 that guidance had been issued reaffirming the Surveillance Manual of Standards 2021 position that only …
College of Policing
JB-15.15
Accepted
Jermaine Baker Inquiry
SOP for covert monitoring post evidence recording
When a CMP is being used to gather evidence or intelligence, the MPS (and other forces) should consider developing an SOP to ensure that the information is adequately recorded to …
- The Metropolitan Police Service stated on 28 October 2022 that it had not yet developed the SOP for CMP evidence and intelligence recording, pending …
Metropolitan Police Serv…