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 →

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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