Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 37
37
Accepted
Paragraph: 82
Formally consider introducing a professional duty of candour to increase police transparency.
Recommendation
We recommend that the NPCC, College of Policing, Home Office and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners formally consider whether a professional “duty of candour” might drive greater transparency in policing. We consider that, while this would not be enough on its own to drive the culture change needed, it would help set the direction of travel towards a presumption of openness.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) already have statutory responsibilities for setting policing objectives and holding Chief Constables to account, implying existing mechanisms cover accountability.
Paragraph Reference:
82
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 19 January 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗