Reconsider Border Force SAR function
Cranston Inquiry · The Cranston Inquiry Report · Issued 5 February 2026 · Addressed to: Home Office
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The government should reconsider Mr Downer's recommendation in his independent review of Border Force that Border Force Maritime should not be providing an ongoing search and rescue function in the English Channel, with the result that HM Coastguard would assume responsibility for the surface assets used for search and rescue.
Cranston Inquiry, The Cranston Inquiry Report · 5 Feb 2026 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●No formal government response recorded
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Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 5 Feb 2026 Awaiting government response. Report published 5 February 2026.
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