Written Question·Home Office·UIN 182568
Police: Complaints
Tabled: 25 April 2023
Answered: 3 May 2023
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with police forces to help address complaints about police services that have not received a proper response.
Answer
Chris PhilpThe Government’s 2020 police integrity reforms ensure that members of the public who are unhappy with how their complaint has been dealt with, or with its final outcome, have a right to an independent review - carried out either on behalf of their local Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) or the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
Further information about reviews can be found be found here https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/complaints-reviews-and-appeals/reviews-and-appeals.