Brandon Pryde and David Faulkner
12 Aug 2022 · Coroner Adrian Farrow · Manchester South
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of clear command and control during pursuit
“The GMP Force Duty Supervisor assumed that the NWMPG Supervisor had taken Command and Control when they had not done so”
2. unclear communication of command responsibility
“The NWPGM Supervisor did not communicate whether they had taken Command and Control clearly”
3. unauthorised pursuit command on motorway
“The GMP Force Duty Supervisor did not consider that they had any authority to perform Command and Control of the pursuit once it had entered the motorway network”
4. protocol failure in command and control
“The Protocol did not operate in practice so that there was no effective Command and Control at any point during the pursuit”