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Police conduct and complaints

Status: Closed Opened: 11 Aug 2020 Closed: 31 Jul 2022 15 recommendations 17 conclusions 1 report

This inquiry will examine the role and remit of the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to the police conduct and discipline system. It will look at how the IOPC and police forces around the country work to resolve complaints and at progress in reforming the system following criticisms of the time taken to … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report - Police Conduct and Complaints HC 140 1 Mar 2022 32 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
2 Conclusion Sixth Report - Police Conduct and Compl… Rejected

Public confidence is undermined when police officer misconduct is not appropriately punished.

It should be clear that a police officer accused, for example, of mistreating a member of the public or of bullying colleagues or subordinates should be subject, like any other person working in the public service, to investigation and sanction if proven to have done so. Public confidence is undermined … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government stated it could not agree to the recommendation due to the timing of its PCC review, but committed to assessing the impact of police complaints reforms implemented in February 2020, including the enhanced role of Police and Crime Commissioners.
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Home Office

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
19 May 2021 Claire Bassett · Independent Office for Police Conduct, Craig Guildford · West Midlands Police, Kathie Cashell · Independent Office for Police Conduct, Matt Parr CB · HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, Michael Lockwood · Independent Office for Police Conduct View ↗
12 May 2021 Kit Malthouse MP · Home Office, Michael Cordy · Home Office, Paul Regan · Home Office View ↗
17 Mar 2021 Amania Scott-Samuels · Independent Office of Police Conduct Youth Panel, Kardaya Rooprai · West Midlands Neighbourhood Watch Force Area Association, Lady Brittan of Spennithorne, Nick Glynn · Open Society Foundations, Rose Dowling · Leaders Unlocked View ↗
3 Mar 2021 Dr Clare Torrible · Bristol University, Dr Graham Smith · Manchester University, Julia Mulligan · Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Rt Hon Alun Michael, Sue Mountstevens View ↗
27 Jan 2021 Deborah Coles · INQUEST, Michael Oswald · INQUEST Lawyers Group, Phill Matthews · Police Federation of England and Wales, Victor Marshall OBE · Police Superintendents' Association View ↗

Who gave evidence

22 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Amania Scott-Samuels · Member Independent Office of Police Conduct Youth Panel 1
Claire Bassett · Deputy Director General, Operations Independent Office for Police Conduct 1
Craig Guildford · Chief Constable West Midlands Police 1
Deborah Coles · Executive Director INQUEST 1
Dr Clare Torrible · Lecturer Bristol University 1
Dr Graham Smith · Senior Lecturer Manchester University 1
Julia Mulligan · Commissioner Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire 1
Kardaya Rooprai · Chair West Midlands Neighbourhood Watch Force Area Association 1
Kathie Cashell · Director, Strategy and Impact Independent Office for Police Conduct 1
Kit Malthouse MP · Minister for Crime and Policing Home Office 1
Lady Brittan of Spennithorne — 1
Matt Parr CB · HM Inspector of Constabulary HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services 1
Michael Cordy · Head of Police Integrity Unit, Policing Policy Di… Home Office 1
Michael Lockwood · Director General Independent Office for Police Conduct 1
Michael Oswald · Representative INQUEST Lawyers Group 1
Nick Glynn · Senior Programme Officer Open Society Foundations 1
Paul Regan · Head of Neighbourhood Crime Unit, Crime Reduction… Home Office 1
Phill Matthews · Chair, Conduct and Performance Sub-Committee Police Federation of England and Wales 1
Rose Dowling · Chief Executive Leaders Unlocked 1
Rt Hon Alun Michael — 1
Sue Mountstevens — 1
Victor Marshall OBE · Professional Standards Coordinator Police Superintendents' Association 1

Correspondence

8 letters
DateDirectionTitle
6 Jul 2022 To cttee Letter from the Director General of the Independent Office of Police Conduct on…
15 Jun 2022 From cttee Letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions on the Independent Office of Poli…
15 Jun 2022 To cttee Letter from Director of Public Prosecutions on the Independent Office of Police…
25 May 2022 To cttee Letter from the Home Secretary on the Government Response to the Report on poli…
25 May 2022 From cttee Letter to the Home Secretary on the Government Response to the Report on police…
11 May 2022 To cttee Letter from the Independent Office of Police Conduct Unitary Board on the inqui…
9 Jun 2021 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Crime and Policing following oral evidence, dated …
19 May 2021 To cttee Letter from Michael Lockwood, Director General, IOPC, on publication of outcome…