ANG-2 Accepted

Improve guidance and training on indecent exposure

Angiolini Inquiry · Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report · Issued 29 February 2024 · Addressed to: College of Policing

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

Inquiry recommendation, Recommendation 2

By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs' Council, should improve guidance and training on indecent exposure, in order to improve the quality of investigations and management of indecent exposure cases. In particular, the College of Policing should: a. review and update training, informed by crime statistics and research into the nature of indecent exposure and its impact on victims; b. review and update the guidance for police officers to improve the handling of indecent exposure cases; c. include guidance on appropriate resourcing for investigations; and d. ensure that guidance and training reflect the Sentencing Council guidelines, which recognise factors indicating increased harm and culpability. This activity should be informed by the results of Recommendation 4 below.

Angiolini Inquiry, Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report · 29 Feb 2024 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:

- The government accepted this recommendation on 25 March 2024, with the NPCC and College of Policing committing to address recommendations on police culture and vetting (Government accepts all recommendations made by Angiolini Inquiry, Home Office, 25 March 2024).
- The recommendation set a deadline of December 2024 for improved guidance and training on indecent exposure.
- The Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 report, published 2 December 2025, noted that new guidance and e-learning on indecent exposure were launched by the College of Policing and NPCC in January 2025 (Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report, December 2025).
- As of September 2025, only 45% of police officers (66,332 out of 148,886) had completed this training, nine months after the December 2024 deadline (Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report, December 2025).

Response — verbatim from government

Home Office — initial response

Home Secretary James Cleverly said: "The act of pure evil committed against Sarah shocked the nation to its core. My heart goes out to Sarah's family and to all the brave victims who came forward to help inform this report and drive change. The man who committed these crimes is not a reflection on the majority of dedicated police officers working day in, day out to help people. But Sarah was failed in more ways than one by the people who were meant to keep her safe, and it laid bare wider issues in policing and society that need to be urgently fixed. In the 3 years since, a root and stem clean-up of the policing workforce has been underway and we have made huge strides – as well as making tackling violence against women and girls a national policing priority to be treated on par with terrorism. But we will continue to do everything in our power to protect women and girls. I am grateful to Lady Elish for her meticulous investigation. Her insights will be invaluable as we move forward in supporting our police to build forces of the highest standards of integrity and regain the trust of the British public."

Home Office · 29 Feb 2024 Written response →

College of Policing — follow-up

The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and College of Policing has at the same time committed to addressing the remaining recommendations in Lady Angiolini's report concerning police culture and increasing the robustness of police vetting. The government will follow up with further detail on how the recommendations will be delivered in partnership with the College of Policing and NPCC in due course.

College of Policing · 25 Mar 2024 Written response →

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

  • 9 Oct 2025 Inquiry assessment: Only 45% of police officers have completed the new training on indecent exposure, nine months after the deadline. Source →
  • 9 Oct 2025 · Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 Report Only 45% of police officers have completed the new training on indecent exposure, nine months after the deadline. View source → Insufficient Progress

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