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Recommendation 18
18
Accepted
Paragraph: 49
Establish influential independent scrutiny of police professional standards and misconduct processes
Recommendation
The perception of policing as marking its own homework with regards to professional standards and misconduct is damaging. We recommend influential independent scrutiny of these processes.
Government Response Summary
The government asserts that the IOPC already publishes recommendations and forces are legally required to publish their responses, with local policing bodies like PCCs already mandated to hold forces to account independently.
Paragraph Reference:
49
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
44. The IOPC already publish their recommendations and forces (or local policing bodies or others to whom recommendations are made) are required by law to publish their responses and actions taken in response. Local policing bodies, such as PCCs or those exercising PCC functions are already required to hold their local forces to account and operate independently of the government.