Public Inquiry

Angiolini Inquiry

Status: Ongoing Chair: Lady Elish Angiolini KC Established: Feb 2022 Report: Feb 2024 Commissioned by: Home Office

Inquiry into events leading to the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving police officer Wayne Couzens. Part 1 (February 2024) examined Couzens's career and prior conduct; Part 2 First Report (December 2025) examined prevention of sexually motivated …

Response breakdown

30 recommendations total

97%

29 (97%) — Accepted

1 (3%) — Awaiting Response

Reports & milestones

Reports

29 Feb 2024 17 tracked recs Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report · Tracked recommendations · PDF

02 Dec 2025 13 tracked recs Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report: Prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces · Tracked recommendations · PDF

Timeline

03 Mar 2021 Murder of Sarah E… Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered by serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens.

31 Jan 2022 Inquiry Announced Non-statutory inquiry announced into vetting of Wayne Couzens.

31 Jan 2022 Chair Appointed Dame Elish Angiolini KC appointed to lead the inquiry.

16 Mar 2022 Terms of Referenc… Inquiry to examine police vetting, conduct and culture. · Source

29 Feb 2024 Part 1 Report Pub… Part 1 report on Wayne Couzens published with 16 recommendations. · Source

29 Feb 2024 Government Respon… Government accepted all Part 1 recommendations. · Source

25 Feb 2025 Part 2 Report Pub… Final report on police culture with 23 recommendations. · Source

25 Feb 2025 Government Respon… Government response to Part 2 recommendations.

Recommendations

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Code	Recommendation	Addressed to	Response
ANG-	Independent international research should be carried out to look more closely at the safety of Conductive Energy Devices.		No Response	View →
ANG-1	Specialist policy on investigating indecent exposure At the earliest opportunity, and by September 2024 at the latest, police forces should ensure that they have a specialist policy on …	National Police Chiefs Council	Accepted	View →
ANG-2	Improve guidance and training on indecent exposure By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs' Council, should improve guidance and training on indecent …	College of Policing	Accepted	View →
ANG-3	Fundamental review of masturbatory indecent exposure treatment With immediate effect, the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, College of Policing and National Police Chiefs' Council should work together to conduct …	Home Office	Accepted	View →
ANG-4	Research link between indecent exposure and contact offending With immediate effect, the Home Office, in collaboration with the College of Policing, should commission research to establish if there is an …	Home Office	Accepted	View →
ANG-5	Public campaign on indecent exposure criminality By March 2025, the Home Office, together with the National Police Chiefs' Council, should launch a public campaign to: a. raise awareness …	Home Office	Accepted	View →
ANG-6	Review sexual offence allegations against serving officers By September 2024, the National Police Chiefs' Council, in collaboration with all force vetting units, and building on the results of the …	National Police Chiefs Council	Accepted	View →
ANG-7	In-person interviews and home visits for police candidates With immediate effect, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force recruitment, should ensure that every new candidate applying to become a …	College of Policing	Accepted	View →
ANG-8	Strengthen recruitment and vetting practices By June 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force vetting units, should take further steps to prevent those unsuitable for …	College of Policing	Accepted	View →
ANG-9	Improve vetting decision-making quality and consistency By March 2025, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force vetting units, should take steps to improve the quality and consistency …	College of Policing	Accepted	View →
ANG-10	Vetting Code compliance for officer transfers With immediate effect, all recruiting forces should have regard to the new Vetting Code of Practice, which requires the parent force to …	National Police Chiefs Council	Accepted	View →
ANG-11	Strengthen information-sharing practices By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force vetting and recruitment units, should ensure that information-sharing practices, including data …	College of Policing	Accepted	View →
ANG-12	Officers held to higher standard with fettered privacy rights With immediate effect, police forces should convey to all existing and prospective officers and staff that they must be held to a …	National Police Chiefs Council	Accepted	View →
ANG-13	Stronger vetting aftercare and randomised re-vetting By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with all force vetting units, should develop a stronger approach to force vetting …	College of Policing	Accepted	View →
ANG-14	Public commitment to anti-sexist anti-racist organisation With immediate effect, every police force should commit publicly to being an anti-sexist, anti-misogynistic, anti-racist organisation in order to address, understand and …	National Police Chiefs Council	Accepted	View →
ANG-15	Remove barriers to reporting sexual offences by colleagues With immediate effect, all police forces should take action to understand and confront the barriers that police officers and staff face when …	National Police Chiefs Council	Accepted	View →
ANG-16	Improve conditions for female officers By September 2024, the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs' Council should review and examine the conditions of female officers …	College of Policing	Accepted	View →

Parliamentary activity

42 mentions since Dec 2021

4 debates 25 questions 12 statements

15 Jun 2026 Written Question Angiolini Inquiry
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour)

01 Jun 2026 Written Question Angiolini Inquiry: Costs
Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative)

16 Mar 2026 Written Ministerial Statement Angiolini Inquiry Part 3 Terms of Reference
Sarah Jones (Labour)

16 Mar 2026 Written Ministerial Statement Angiolini Inquiry Part 3 Terms of Reference
Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour)

20 Feb 2026 Written Question Police: Standards
Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat)

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