Stronger vetting aftercare and randomised re-vetting
Angiolini Inquiry · Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report · Issued 29 February 2024 · Addressed to: College of Policing
Government responseHome Office: Accepted (Mar 2024)
DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Oct 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, Recommendation 13
By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with all force vetting units, should develop a stronger approach to force vetting aftercare in order to monitor an individual effectively throughout their career with the police and be aware of any change in circumstances as soon as possible to ensure that potential risks/red flags are identified and assessed. In particular, that approach should include the following: a. Mandatory, randomised re-vetting should be introduced, as an additional layer to standardised vetting periods, for police officers and staff, akin to randomised drug-testing. b. In addition to police officers and staff being required to declare any material changes in their circumstances within a managed system, such as a human resources system, supervisors, or anyone with concerns relating to behaviour, welfare or performance, should report them to Professional Standards Departments at any point. c. Professional Standards Departments should systematically exchange relevant and necessary information with vetting and counter-corruption units to consider information disclosed by any individual, and any action necessary.
Angiolini Inquiry, Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report · 29 Feb 2024 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Inquiry called for randomised police re-vetting and stronger vetting aftercare to monitor officers. In October 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that the recommendation had been addressed in the Authorised Professional Practice on Vetting, with the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) maintaining focus on randomised re-vetting through wider reforms and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) inspecting whether forces undertake it (Cabinet Office, Oct 2026). Previously, in December 2025, the Angiolini Inquiry found that although the NPCC stated the recommendation had been delivered in full, mandatory randomised re-vetting had not yet been introduced (Rt Hon. Lady Elish Angiolini LT DBE PC KC, Dec 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 16 Oct 2026.
About this summary
Government response
●Home Office · Accepted · 25 Mar 2024
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.
Response document: Government accepts all recommendations made by Angiolini Inquiry
Earlier statement from Home Office (1)
●Home Office · Under consideration · 29 Feb 2024
However, the report today highlights the need for further action and the government, in tandem with policing partners, will thoroughly consider the recommendations made by Lady Elish and respond in full in due course.
Response document: Angiolini Inquiry Part 1
Delivery
●Cabinet Office says completed · 5 Oct 2026
This sub-recommendations has been addressed in the previous and revised versions of the Authorised Professional Practice on Vetting. The NPCC intend to use wider vetting reform work to maintain a focus on randomised re-vetting. In the new inspection methodology, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) includes a question on whether forces are undertaking randomised re-vetting.
This sub-recommendations has been addressed in the previous and revised versions of the Authorised Professional Practice on Vetting.
This sub-recommendations has been addressed in the previous and revised versions of the Authorised Professional Practice on Vetting.
From: Angiolini Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, October 2026 (data file)
What other bodies have found
●Angiolini Inquiry · 2 Dec 2025
1.40 Summary of progress: The National Police Chiefs’ Council confirmed that “this recommendation has been delivered in full”; however, mandatory randomised re-vetting has not yet been introduced.
How this page is built
The recommendation and the government responses are verbatim from primary documents. Delivery statements and other bodies' findings are shown in their own words, each with its source. The summary is written by this site and labelled as such. The Index does not paraphrase sources or characterise intent; it records what has been published.