While the Metropolitan police Commissioner Paul Stephenson mumbles noises about reducing the use of Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, his Officers continue to abuse their powers.
Paul Stephenson
Just in July, two plain clothed officers carried out a search in that hot bed of terrorism, Woolwich, SE London and managed …
Posted on September 24, 2009 by Tim .
Posted on September 16, 2009 by Tim .
Essex police force are no strangers to complaints about their use of CS spray.
In 1998 there were 18 complaints to the fore-runner of the IPCC, the PCA about the use of CS spray by Essex Police officers. Nationally in 1998 44% of complaints related to the spray not being used …
Posted on September 3, 2009 by Tim .
The IPCC consultation on proposed new statutory guidance for the police service closes on 7th October.
The statutory guidance document is a key for the IPCC, setting standards for how the complaint system should operate in the police service.
To understand better how the complaints system operates and provide your voice towards …
Posted on July 27, 2009 by Tim .
A one off, would be something tolerable, but unfortunately the IPCC are undertaking a significant investigation in to misuse of Credit Cards by Police Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service. There have been a total of 50 referals made to the IPCC and Auditors continue with their checks on the expenditure on 3 500 cards in use since 2006.
Posted on June 14, 2009 by Tim .
The police officers facing disciplinary action, 2 custody sergeants and a custody detention officer, lied on the custody record, claiming that an additional cell visit had been made, though the IPCC prefer the softer wording of ‘misleading and inaccurate information’. Police guidelines require a cell visit every 30 minutes for those thought to be intoxicated.
After the decision to call an ambulance was made, once again he was left alone in the cell for a further 21 minutes.
Naseem Malik, the IPCC Commisioner for the North West, in her report commented ‘…the final indignity was leaving a man in need of medical care alone on the floor his cell for 21 minutes…’
Posted on June 3, 2009 by Tim .
The IPCC became operational in 2004, a Quango, funded by the Home Office and independent of the Police. They have a legal duty to oversee the whole of the police complaints system, created by the Police Reform Act 2002.