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Police Misconduct Findings in England and Wales

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) have released figures revealing 641 police officers in England and Wales may have seriously breached policing professional standards. The officers are said to have breached the standards which could have resulted in them being made redundant between the years of 2015 and 2020. Instead, only 54 officers were dismissed after any disciplinary action was carried out internally.

The IOPC were given statutory powers in February 2020 to make sure forces investigated those found to have a case to answer. However, the internal police disciplinary panels have the final say and the IOPC said the role is not to be the judge and jury.

The figures subsequently raise questions about how efficient the IOPC is when they receive £71 million each year from the Home Office.

In particular the IOPC have been criticised over its inability in holding police officers accountable. The concerns are that officers who enforce law can remain in a position of high power and respect despite having allegations of gross misconduct proven against them.

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Blog by Rachael Gibbon, Paralegal in the Actions Against Public Authorities department

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