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Additionally, a force's professional standards department may also make a 'voluntary' referral – in which a force will ask the IOPC to consider if they wish to investigate independently, supervise a force professional standards investigation, or decline and refer the investigation back to the force to investigate without any IOPC input. [2]
IOPC regional director Charmaine Arbouin said: “Police officers have a duty to protect the public from harm and the evidence from our investigation supported the first officer’s belief that he ...
But the IOPC said that a detective sergeant should face a gross misconduct hearing for allegedly failing to supervise that investigation properly, and a detective constable and a police staff ...
The IOPC said its investigation found no evidence to suggest the officer who reported seeing the gun was influenced by the child's race. The Met Police previously apologised for the "trauma ...
Independent investigations carried out by the IPCC's own investigators and overseen by an IPCC Commissioner. In an independent investigation, the IPCC investigators had all the powers of the police themselves. Managed investigations carried out by police Professional Standards Departments (PSDs), under the direction and control of the IPCC.
An IOPC spokesman said: “Following our further inquiries to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) regarding cases involving strip searches of children, we have received eight further complaint ...
The Home Office refuted these claims, saying it is "right the CPS and the IOPC were able to carry out their investigations independently". [9] In November, Farage and Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice announced they would be moving forward with their plans to pursue prosecution. [10]
The IOPC announced in February 2023 that it was investigating potential offences of causing death by dangerous driving. That investigation, which started after Merseyside Police referred itself to ...