Recurring concern
Failure of police post-incident performance learning and remediation
- Reports that mention this concern
- 6
- Times this concern has been raised
- 6
- Stated actions linked to this concern
- 3
What this concern includes
Includes failures in police post-incident performance learning and remediation, including thresholds that prevent reflective practice, absent or inadequate individual or organisational review, and failure to implement remediation for identified performance failings.
What is not included
- Excludes generic organisational learning or incident-investigation failures that are not specifically tied to police post-incident performance review, reflection or remediation.
- Excludes clinical, education, care, transport and other non-police learning processes unless the assertion explicitly concerns the police post-incident performance-learning process.
- Excludes routine training or professional-development deficiencies where no post-incident performance failing or safety-related learning need is identified.
- Excludes failures in the underlying police operational response when no deficiency in post-incident review, reflection or remediation is asserted.
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Reports and published responses 6 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
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Concerns raised1
Failure to reflect on or remediate identified performance failings
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Metropolitan Police Service
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Metropolitan Police Service
The DPS review was appropriate and went as far as expected because it identified no conduct, performance or organisational learning.
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Concerns raised1
Threshold for reflective practice set too high
This report raised 24 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Metropolitan Police Service
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Metropolitan Police Service
The MPS cannot unilaterally lower the Reflective Practice Review Process threshold because it is subject to statutory guidance.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of organisational learning and procedural change after a serious incident
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- British Transport Police
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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British Transport Police
Circulate a force-wide bulletin highlighting learning from the incident.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to identify and address officer training or attitudinal deficits through supervision
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked responses
- Independent Office for Police Conduct
- Metropolitan Police Service
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Metropolitan Police Service
Implement the Reflective Practice Review Process for the officer, including reflection on the missed apology and identification of any additional training needs.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.2
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Metropolitan Police Service
The conduct did not meet the threshold for disciplinary proceedings, so no disciplinary action was pursued.
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Independent Office for Police Conduct
A further investigation was unnecessary because existing body-worn video and inquest evidence established the officer’s behaviour, while reflective practice provided appropriate intervention.
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Concerns raised1
Failure of post-incident performance review and organisational learning processes
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to learn from incidents and change practice
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Metropolitan Police Service
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Metropolitan Police Service
Improve officers’ sharing of vital incident information with colleagues, ambulance crews and medical staff.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Data last updated 7 September 2026