SOP for covert monitoring post evidence recording
Jermaine Baker Inquiry · Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · Issued 5 July 2022 · Addressed to: Metropolitan Police Service
Government responseMetropolitan Police Service: Under consideration (Oct 2022)National Police Chiefs Council: Noted (Oct 2022)
DeliveryNo statement from Metropolitan Police Service found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, 15.15
When a CMP is being used to gather evidence or intelligence, the MPS (and other forces) should consider developing an SOP to ensure that the information is adequately recorded to provide a clear audit trail.
Jermaine Baker Inquiry, Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · 5 Jul 2022 Source PDF →
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In October 2022, the Metropolitan Police Service stated that it had not yet developed a standard operating procedure because of anticipated changes to digital platforms, adding that further consideration would follow the introduction of national technical solutions (Metropolitan Police Service response, Oct 2022). Earlier in October 2022, Chris Haward, NPCC Lead for Surveillance, reported that a Situational Awareness system was in procurement and implementation while a Decision and Case Management System remained in design and development (Chris Haward response, Oct 2022). The record holds no update since the Metropolitan Police Service's response of October 2022 (Metropolitan Police Service response, Oct 2022).
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Government response
●Metropolitan Police Service · Under consideration · 28 Oct 2022
Finally, the MPS recognises the need to improve information sharing and recording tools, both for live operational purposes and to ensure a clear audit trail. At present, there is ongoing work at a national level to improve electronic logging systems for situational awareness and decision case management. The MPS is contributing as a key policing stakeholder in the development of the planned Dynamic Decision and Case Management System (D-DaCS) which is in the design stage. In light of anticipated significant changes to digital platforms used in CMPs, the MPS has not yet developed an SOP. Instead, the MPS has focused on reinforcing the national Surveillance MoS as it presently stands via internal guidance and training as described above. Further consideration to introducing an SOP will be given following the introduction of the technical solutions being progressed by the NPCC and other partners.
Response document: Public Inquiry into the Death of Jermaine Baker: Update on Recommendations
●National Police Chiefs Council · Noted · 20 Oct 2022
A number of digital platforms are currently in use within UKLE to record information / intelligence flow and resultant decision making. Two solutions, Situational Awareness system and a Decision and Case Management System, are currently being developed to better record and manage decision making within proactive operations (SIO / TFC). The Situational Awareness system is currently in procurement and implementation whilst the Decision / Case Management System is still in design and development.
Response document: Jermaine Baker Public Inquiry (NPCC Lead for Surveillance response to the Inquiry)
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Metropolitan Police Service has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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