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The Macpherson Report: twenty-two years on

Status: Closed Opened: 5 Jun 2020 Closed: 31 Jan 2024 25 recommendations 77 conclusions 1 report

The Home Affairs Committee has confirmed its intention to complete its predecessors’ work on The Macpherson Report: twenty years on , and will take new evidence on policing and race including on concerns raised about the policing of the Covid-19 lockdown and reported disproportionality in fines and investigations of individuals from BME communities. In 2020 …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - The Macpherson Report: Twenty-two years on HC 139 30 Jul 2021 102 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
54 Conclusion Third Report - The Macpherson Report: T… Deferred

Inadequate and inconsistent stop and search data collection hinders proper monitoring and oversight.

We are very concerned about shortcomings in data collection and transparency with regard to stop and search powers. It is inexcusable that forces do not have proper monitoring and oversight systems in place. In particular, there is far too great a disparity in the detail and consistency by which the …

Government response. The government acknowledges the need for improved accountability and transparency but defers a final decision on requiring data collection for s.163 road traffic stops until ongoing pilots and NPCC consultation are considered. It also commits to considering a range of …
Home Office

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
22 Jul 2020 Bishop Derek Webley · Windrush Cross-Government Working Group, Inspector Dan Popple · West Midlands Police, Pastor Lorraine Jones · Dwayne Simpson Foundation CIC, PC Adam Ahmed, Sayce Holmes-Lewis · Mentivity View ↗
17 Jun 2020 Katrina Ffrench · StopWatch, Mirren Gidda · Liberty Investigates, Nick Glynn · Open Society Foundations, Professor Ben Bowling · Kings College London, Rosalind Comyn · Liberty View ↗

Correspondence

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
1 Jul 2022 From cttee Letter to the Home Secretary on the Macpherson Report: 22 years on, dated 23 Ma…
27 Apr 2022 To cttee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Macpherson Report: 22 years on, dated 31 …
23 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Equalities on the Government's response to the Com…
23 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the Home Secretary on the government response to the Macpherson Rep…
22 Jul 2020 To cttee Letter from the Director General of the Independent Office of Police Conduct on…