The police forces were not prepared for the level of violence that exploded in disturbances after the murder of three children in Southport last summer, according to a report by parliamentarians.
He left the officers exposed to “significant risk,” said the Internal Affairs Committee, in disorder that saw attacks on hotels living to applicants and asylum mosques.
However, the report says that the police response was “completely appropriate” given violence and crime, without evidence of suggesting “two -level surveillance.”
Police leadership for the national response said the report “rightly praises the efforts” of the officers and the staff, and added that the recommendations will be considered.
The disorder exploded throughout the country after the fatal stabbing or the king of baby, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Da Silva Agiaar, nine, in a dance and yoga event by Taylor Swift in July 2024. He pagured in the attack.
Monday’s report identified 246 events that were placed after its consequences, 88 or that were considered significant, some become violent.
As of January 22 of this year, 1,804 sentences had been issued and 1,072 charges were issued, according to the report.
Recognizing that this was the sausage that the country had seen since 2011, parliamentarians said the police forces should have “better anticipated the risk of disorder in general” after an initial instance of disorder in Southport.
Officers from all over the country worked “tirelessly”, according to the report, which could not act proactively exposed.
The “courage and professionalism” of the officers praised after 302 were injured and between 54 and 69 tasks to the hospital.
Staffordshire police chief Chris Noble, told the Committee: “This will change some officers for the rest of their lives and will live with the impacts for the rest of their lives.”
The report did not find evidence to support the “two -level surveillance” statements, finding instead that said comment “[ed]”The efforts of the officers.
“Those who participated in the disorder were not monitored more strongly due to their alleged political views, but because they threw missiles, assaulting police officers and committing fires caused,” he said.
Later, the day of Southport’s attack, the police said they had arrested a 17 -year -old man. He was appointed Axel Muganwa Rudakubana three days later, when restrictions that identified him due to his age were raised.
The erroneous information regarding the identity of the suspect spread rapidly online after the attack. The forces and the Ministry of Interior said it was a “significant factor” in the spread of disorder.
The reports describe the “difficult position” that the Merseyside police faced the details of the publication around the suspect, but added the lack of information created a “emptiness.”
A recommendation has been made for the Crown Prosecutor’s Office to publish its new media protocol “as soon as possible” and keep it regularly updated after parliamentarians discovered that the existing orientation “was not suitable for the era of social networks.”
The Law Commission is reviewing the contempt or judicial law.
Police chief BJ Harrington, who directed the national response, said: “We are pleased that the report does not agree with the notion of” two -level surveillance. “
“We also appreciate the consideration given to the dangerous of misinformation and misinformation in social networks, which remain substantial risk areas for surveillance …”
The president of the committee, Lady Karen Bradley, said that “the lessons must be learned” of the way in which the criminal justice system worked as a whole.
“You should ensure that police forces can improve the way they handle regular surveillance work, as well as to support them to develop the ability to respond to crises.”
A government spokesman said they were “working closely” with the police to improve national decision making and support for officers.
A CPS spokesman said work to update the media protocol and before disorder, adding that “they are working to publish an updated version at the end of this year.”
“Together with this, we support the proposals for the reform of the law that will make the application of the cleanest and simplest contempt law.”
