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Recommendations: Daniel Morgan Panel
1,814 tracked recommendations
35 inquiries
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Recommendations issued by UK statutory and non-statutory inquiries, with their tracked government response and supporting evidence.
Recommendations
| Code | Recommendation | Inquiry | Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM-1 |
Forensic analysis of Daniel Morgan's diary
The Panel has received advice from an independent forensic science expert it consulted, Dr Kathryn Mashiter that useful work could still be …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-2 |
DNA samples from Police Officer Z31's relatives
The Panel recommends that the Metropolitan Police consider the desirability and explore the possibility of obtaining samples of DNA from former Police …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-3 |
Prevent replication of Abelard Two management failures
It is recommended that the Metropolitan Police introduce systems to ensure that the management arrangements which applied during the Abelard Two Investigation …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-4 |
Review HOLMES system resources
The HOLMES system is both an investigative tool and a quality assurance mechanism, but it requires significant resources if it is to …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-5 |
Separate SIO and Family Liaison Officer roles
The Metropolitan Police should ensure that the role of the Family Liaison Officer is never carried out by the Senior Investigating Officer …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-6 |
Guidance on unlawful disclosure recovery options
It is recommended that the Metropolitan Police establish a process to inform police officers about the recovery options available to them when …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-7 |
CPS guidance on disclosure for profit
It is recommended that the Crown Prosecution Service's additional guidance should be amended to include a requirement that the Prosecutor should consider …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-8 |
Guidance on disclosing material to journalists
Guidance should be issued by the Metropolitan Police to enable officers to determine whether it is appropriate, necessary and lawful to disclose …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-9 |
Regulation of private investigators
The Government should act on its stated intention in 2013 to require licensing measures, introduce legislation to ensure the creation and use …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Not Accepted |
| DM-10 |
Custodial sentences for data protection offences
Given the potential seriousness of such offences, it is recommended that the Government take an early opportunity to amend the Data Protection …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Not Accepted |
| DM-11 |
IPCO inspections of informant policies
The Panel is concerned that the policies and procedures relating to the use of informants by law enforcement agencies still allow scope …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-12 |
Resources for tackling police corruption
The Metropolitan Police must ensure that the necessary resources are allocated to the task of tackling corrupt behaviour among its officers. Without …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-13 |
HMICFRS review of whistleblower protections
It is recommended that Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services conduct a thematic investigation of the operation of …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-14 |
Register membership of organisations like Freemasons
All police officers and police staff should be obliged to register in confidence with the Chief Officer of their police force, at …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted in Part |
| DM-15 |
Regular security clearance updates for police
Security clearance processes for police officers and police staff are fundamental to any anti-corruption strategy. Regular updating of the security status of …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-16 |
Duty to cooperate with independent scrutiny bodies
In the interest of transparency and public accountability, all public institutions should be under a duty to cooperate fully with independent scrutiny …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-17 |
Statutory duty of candour for law enforcement
The Panel recommends the creation of a statutory duty of candour, to be owed by all law enforcement agencies to those whom …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted in Part |
| DM-18 |
Realistic timelines for non-statutory inquiries
Prior to the establishment of any future non-statutory inquiries or panel, there should be an honest and full discussion between the relevant …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-19 |
Timely access to material for panels
Arrangements must be made in future to ensure that any Panel has timely access to the material required to do its work. …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-20 |
HOLMES access for independent panels
All independent panels and inquiries examining police investigations should be given full access to the associated HOLMES accounts at their secure premises …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-21 |
Review archiving processes for historic material
In order to avoid most of the delays and difficulties inherent in this case, and in so many other unsolved cases, there …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-22 |
Secure storage for panel sensitive material
In any future Panel inquiry, arrangements should be made for the storage of sensitive material in the Panel's premises, in a similar …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |
| DM-23 |
Retain documents in digitised form
It is recommended that, whenever a major incident remains under investigation or inquiry, documents should be retained in digitised form, subject to …
|
Daniel Morgan Panel (2021) | Accepted |