Summary
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is doing little to prevent complaints against police behaviour despite an ever-increasing workload.
Despite a budget of £35 million per annum the organisation lacks clear success measures. ‘The Work of the Independent Police Complaints Commission’ (HC 366), reports on the urgency for the Commission to reconnect with the public to improve UK policing.
The report covers:
- The management structure and independence of the IPCC;
- Whether complainants are the heart of the process; and
- Reform of the IPCC.
Although the IPCC has staff of around 400 people, The Home Affairs Committee is concerned that the complaints procedure remains ‘the police investigating the police’.
The Commission needs to work with bodies such as Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) to improve police performance.
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