Recurring concern
Unreliable management and control of emergency incident scenes
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Request correctionFirst reported 7 Jul 2015•Latest report 24 May 2016
What this concern includes
Includes failures in the operational management of an emergency incident scene, including timely scene control, securing the area, managing access or unauthorised personnel, coordinating attending responders, and protecting or appropriately managing injured or vulnerable people at the scene.
Not included
- Excludes formal crime-scene investigation, forensic evidence collection and post-incident investigative processes where operational scene control is not the deficient condition.
- Excludes ambulance dispatch, police attendance or emergency-service response delays after the scene-management issue has been resolved.
- Excludes generic inter-agency communication or notification failures unless they directly leave the incident scene or people at it without appropriate professional management.
- Excludes routine site security, crowd control or premises access concerns without an emergency incident-scene context.
- Reports
- 4
- Individual concerns
- 5
- Date range
- 2015–2016
- Stated actions
- 2
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
First to latest report issue date
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
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Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to appropriately manage the incident scene and patient safety and dignity
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one 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 safeguard an injured or intoxicated vulnerable person before police departure
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response 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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Action
Complete wider vulnerability work incorporating lessons learned from this case.
Stated by Ian Hopkins QPM., MBA
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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Position
Specific waiting times cannot be formalised because circumstances vary and fixed timescales would be impractical.
Stated by Ian Hopkins QPM., MBA
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Position
The National Decision Making Model is considered sufficient for officers to assess risks and decide whether to remain at a scene.
Stated by Ian Hopkins QPM., MBA
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Concerns raised1
Failure to provide adequate initial regard, enquiry and ambulance response to injured third parties at pursuit scenes
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response 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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Action
Embed the National Decision Model in recruit and refresher training, pursuit procedures, and online reference toolkits.
Stated by 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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Position
The available evidence does not show officers knowingly prioritised suspect capture over preserving life; their decisions reflected the information available at the time.
Stated by Metropolitan Police Service
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Concerns raised2
Failure of attending officers to secure the scene and remove an off-duty colleague
Failure of an off-duty police officer to withdraw from a forensic scene
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026