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An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 1
On Monday 29 July 2024, three young girls, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, were killed in a knife attack in Southport. Following these tragic events, widespread unrest and violent disorder broke out in many towns and cities across the UK. On 6 September 2024, the Home Secretary commissioned HMICFRS to carry out a rapid review into the policing response to the disorder, to identify lessons for the future. The commission divided the work into two tranches (parts). The terms of reference for Tranche 1 required HMICFRS to examine:
- the police service’s public order public safety (POPS) capacity and capabilities;
- the police service’s ability to mobilise officers across police force areas to respond to the disorder; and
- how the well-being and resilience of officers might be affected by repeated exposure to incidents of disorder.
In our second report, which will be publish in 2025, will set out HUMICFRS’s findings on:
- intelligence relating to violent disorder;
- social media misinformation and disinformation that inflamed, incited or brought about more widespread disorder; and
- investigations into offences.
The first part of the review can be read here – An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 1 (HTML)
And be downloaded here – An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 1 (PDF document)
PFCC Comment
“The PFCC welcomes this report and the focus it places on the both the safety and welfare of police officers and improving the response to outbreaks of public disorder. Whilst operational policing decisions are the responsibility of the chief constable, it is vital that PCCs/PFCCs are fully briefed and comfortable with their force’s ability to manage difficult and dynamic situations in an effective and proportionate manner. I will of course ensure I receive regular updates through our accountability process to ensure Northamptonshire Police can embed the recommendations as set out by this report.”
