Written questions as alternative to face-to-face IOPC interviews
Jermaine Baker Inquiry · Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · Issued 5 July 2022 · Addressed to: Independent Office for Police Conduct
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, 15.23
Consideration should be given to the introduction of a practice requiring, as an alternative to a face-to-face interview, the submission of a list of questions for written answer within a fixed time – failure to provide which, absent a reasonable excuse, would amount to misconduct.
Jermaine Baker Inquiry, Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · 5 Jul 2022 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The government announced its intention to commission a review of the complaints and disciplinary system following the Jermaine Baker Inquiry (College of Policing APP-AP update, August 2023).
- The Police Accountability Rapid Review was published in October 2025 by Tim Godwin and Sir Adrian Fulford, covering police accountability reforms. The review recommended amending the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 (Police Accountability Rapid Review, Home Office, October 2025).
- No published evidence that a practice requiring written questions as an alternative to face-to-face interview has been introduced has been identified to March 2026.
Response — verbatim from government
●Independent Office for Police Conduct
IOPC has called for fundamental reform of complaints and disciplinary system. Government announced intention to commission review.
Independent Office for Police Conduct · 1 Aug 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 Aug 2023 Status as of College of Policing APP-AP update (August 2023): Awaiting Response Source →
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