Apply Race Relations legislation to all police; make Chief Officers vicariously liable
Macpherson Inquiry · Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 24 February 1999
Government responseNot tracked (historical inquiry)
DeliveryNo statement from the addressee found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
That the full force of the Race Relations legislation should apply to all police officers, and that Chief Officers of Police should be made vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of their officers relevant to that legislation.
Macpherson Inquiry, Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report · 24 Feb 1999 Source PDF →
Government response
●No formal government response recorded
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Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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